Changing Map Names on Rider/Go etc

idiot53 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 02, 2006 Posts: 15

Hi all, can anyone please help me find a way to change the name of a map I have on my Rider? I'm currently using 2 Great Britain maps (TeleAtlas and NavTeq), The latest Navteq Western Euro map and a selection of older TeleAtlas European country maps all on a 2gb SD card. My problem is that when I "switch map" I have a choice of 2 maps named "Great Britain" which I would like to tell apart. Is there a way of renaming one of them to maybe "TeleAtlas GB" to make life a little easier when swapping?

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Andy_P · Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 3:25 pm Post subject:

I've never tried this myself but you could try just changing the name of the Map folder. (Don't forget what it WAS called though, in case you need to change it back again).

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idiot53 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 02, 2006 Posts: 15

thanks Andy, I tried that earlier with no success. The maps are actually in differently named folders i.e. "Great_Britain-Map" and "Great_Britain" but they are both called "Great Britain" on the "switch map screen"
They do seem to keep their place in the list of maps available on the "switch map screen" so I do know which one is which but it would be nice see a difference.

thanks again Smile

Andy_P · Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 3:59 pm Post subject:

Sorry that didn't work... Its a very good question!

thebinman · Banned Joined: Mar 04, 2006 Posts: 770

Do you really NEED all the maps on your card?

If not just delete the map folders you don't want/need.

Tim Buxton · Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 6:05 pm Post subject:

You can do it by editing the .pna file. You will find that, at the moment, both are probably called Great_Britain in the ID= line. I have the TA and NT maps on one SD card and have appended them _TA and _NT accordingly.
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idiot53 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 02, 2006 Posts: 15

hi binman, thanks for the reply.
the maps I have installed are....
TeleAtlas GB map v562.0
NavTeq GB map v612.0
NavTeq Western Euro map v660.1256
+ various TeleAtlas Euro maps
The TeleAtlas maps have much more/better detail re. rivers and sideroads but the Navteq should hopefully have newer roads added (but very few rivers and sideroads/tracks).
I suppose the thing to do would be to bin the earlier NavTeq GB map and just use the TeleAtlas GB map and NavTeq Westwern Euro map.

BUT, there again, a man shouldn't need a reason NOT to do something, if it's possible to do it, he will try to do it Laughing Out Loud

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idiot53 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 02, 2006 Posts: 15

Hi Tim, thanks for the tip, I'll try it later (I'm currently on Christmas Tree Erection Duty) then let you know how I got on......

Merry Christmas :D

idiot53 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 02, 2006 Posts: 15

Hi Tim, you were right, both map folders have a .pna file named Great_Britain.
I've changed the names to what you suggested but now they don't show at all on my "switch map" screen. You recommended that I "edit" the .pna file but I can't see any way of changing it other than "renaming" it. Am I missing something? I've changed the names back now so I'm back to where I started. now you might realise why I chose my username Laughing Out Loud

Tim Buxton · Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 9:15 pm Post subject:

You can open the .pna file with Notepad. Right click the .pna file and choose 'Open with', then choose Notepad. You need to edit the first line in the .pna file, not the name of it. Make the TA one

ID=Great_Britain_TA.pna

and then save it again.

Guess what you need to do to the one in the one Navteq map directory? You'll know which one you're in as the build number is also in the .pna file.
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idiot53 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Dec 02, 2006 Posts: 15

Many thanks Tim, it works a treat. I've even renamed my "Oesterreich-Schweiz" map too Laughing Out Loud

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Wishing you a Very Merry Christmas

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