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Wow... thanks Oz... how come it took you less time to process it and it took me 2 and a 1/2 days??? lol

Thanks again...

Edit: Im done downloading... I appreciate the help... 

Shnick

Thanks -Oz-, im uploading now...


Shnick

-Oz-:

i just used GM for the transportation, when loaded in GM, all the roads show their appropriate size/type etc.

the NHD files - zipped, 271 MB...
the transportation files - zipped, 163 MB

Shnick

O.K., i have officially given up on the water files...  after reinstalling, it now says port 5432 is already in use...

if someone wants to finish the water for me and send the files back, thats the only option i see as of now... i have all the other files processed except the water files, i can send them thru IM...

I use skype for instant messaging, if someone would like to process the water for me, email me your contact info and I'll add you to my list... hansenml at i-mnet dot net

I'll keep the files for a couple weeks, after which i'll burn them on disc...


Thanks...
Shnick

-Oz- I had the same issue, copying sendg.dll to the same directlry as the .exe solved it...

maps4gps beat me to it... LOL  Good catch!

Shnick

This starts when installing postgis_1_3_5_pg83.exe, it says:

So it makes me think... is it a bad install???

Shnick

nope... it says the same thing...

Although I can "start service" with pgAdminIII, but it wont let me connect...

in the cmd prompt, i type: psql -d postgis -h localhost -U postgres -f nhd_area.sql

psql: could not connect to server: Cannot assign requested address (0x0000274D/10061)
Is the server running on "localhost" and accepting TCP/IP connections on port 5432?


i have it remember my password, so i left out the -p... if i leave it in, it says something different:

psql: warning: extra command-line argument "nhd_areas.sql" ignored
psql: could not connect to server: Cannot assign requested address (0x00002741/10049)
Is the server running on "localhost" and accepting TCP/IP connections on port -f?


Shnick

OK, that worked, sort of...

I converted an old hard drive and installed Postgres/Postgis on it.  I have it running, but i get:

could not connect to server: Connection refused (0x0000274D/10061)
         Is the server running on host "127.0.0.1" and accepting
         TCP/IP connections on port 5432?

After doing some searches on the 'net, i found similar issues...
Is the server even running? i can ping the 127.0.0.1 with no packet loss, but it bounces back when i specify port 5432...

Also had install issue with libiconv-2.dll, it failed to write when i tried to install Postgis using the Application Stack Builder.  i continued with the install and ignored that particular file. 

HELP!!!!

Shnick

Yeah i found the initdb.exe file and clicked it, but all it does it make a command prompt pop up for a split second and really doesnt appear to do anything productive...

Shnick

I am reinstalling postgresql-8.3.6-2 on my pc, and its saying it cant install the database onto a non-NTFS volume. 

Is there a workaround for this? i dont remember what i did last time...

Shnick

Thanks Boyd, that .pdf covers a lot of my questions... great document, i wish i had it before i started all this, looks like i have a lot of reading to do...

LOL

Shnick

Nevermind guys... I found it... Tools/Control Center/Options/Classify Unclassified Area Features As/

NHDWaterbody.shp = Lake
NHDArea.shp = Major River
NHDFlowline.shp = Minor River

Now all 3 layers are blue and i am happy

LOL
Shnick

GM says "<NO LABEL> Unknown Line Type" the lines go from one end of the lake to the other to plot the (deepest?) part of the water, then jut out to the streams and rivers on the edge of the lake...

when i combined all the layers and processed it all with cGPSMapper, i assumed the lines would be covered up by the NHDWaterbody.shp files, turning the lakes blue. 

my question is, how do i color in the lakes, rivers and streams a nice shade of blue? when loaded onto my garmin, they show exactly as displayed in global mapper...

did i compile the .shp files wrong? i pretty much followed the directions to a T, but i'm still too new at this to understand the inner workings of these programs and how they're supposed to process data...

Thanks, Shnick

_Oz_: i was using Windows XP at the time, then did a windows update, and it didnt like postgis, so it misaligned the drivers assigned memory, and then BAM! reboot cycle... NDIS.sys, GIVEIO.sys, and many others were corrupted.  postgis just happened to take the blame since it was the last program i installed prior to updating... who knows, it coulda been something else...

mapsforgps: thanks for the info, and i didnt think of the flowline representation of current flow, but looking at the lake (or lack therof) the lines are perpendicular to the supposed flow of water... if i code them for "artificial path" will they still show up as visible lines?

Boyd: I'll try that after work...Thanks!

Thanks everyone for the quick reply and helping out a noob like myself...

Shnick

O.K., I used Global Mapper to combine the .shp files and i have them in my NHD folder.  when i veiw them in GM, they look like this. 

For example, this is Lake Winnebago, the largest water body in WI.  (see attached file)

When veiwed in Mapsource, the lines across the water are labeled as "roads", and the Garmin Legend Hcx shows the same, lines where there should be blue...

???I'm a little disappointed in my work, as my PC just spent 2 days processing .mp's to .img's... LOL

I didn't run the .shp files thru postgis, I tried that program and it crashed my PC...

Is that the cause??

Thanks, Shnick