AVEC V6 Released: Now Has 3D Terrain

Homebrew coder Art has just released the latest update of his cool application, the AVEC– a GPS for the PSP. Now with the 3D terrain and improved MPI routines, this is probably the best version of this much-needed app.

Version 6 is composed of the following changes:

Implemented 3D terrain view mode for topographic maps with two configurable terrain exaggeration levels.

Fixed bug present only in user mode version where the grid was not rotating with map while in GPS mode.

Removed canvas size option from the configuration menu.

Changed position indicator slightly to improve visibility.

Added street names to map display at highest zoom level if street names are available in the map file.

Fixed zoom routine to ensure highest zoom level is always available.

Changed the default GPS mode zoom level to the highest zoom level.

Removed delays in image capture routine that were not supposed to be present in any public release.

Improved the look and the control of scrolling in the configuration menu.

Sound now works in GPS mode for user mode version only. USB GPS routines are running in a dedicated thread.

Implemented new compressed mpi file format resulting in faster map file searching and smaller file size.

The PSP-290 USB GPS unit can now be plugged in after the user mode version of the program has started.

Fixed bug in mpi converter routine. Program would crash if a street name began with an open bracket character.

Program no longer adjusts the PSP clock speed. By default, the PSP will run at 222MHz.

The download also includes an MP Converter Tool since leaning on the PSP to do the conversion of maps might take forever. This version also has a turn-by-turn navigation feature, so you might as well download it for you to test it on the road.

Download AVEC V6

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