Mapping
To assist with the accurate recording of biological data the
Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger series has been made available
for use with Recorder. There are 812 digital map tiles
(raster images) covering England, Scotland and Wales in areas of
20km by 20km. These tiles are encrypted due to licence requirements
and are provided on a set of five CD's. These are available to
purchase from the
NBN
Trust for £16.00. It should be noted that the CDs contain
the installer for Recorder 2002. To use the tiles in Recorder 6 a
specific Recorder 6 installer (called NBN Browser Software) is
required. This uses the linked Access database nbndata.mdb (usually
located in Program Files/Recorder 6/Database) and is available to
download below or you can email the
There is now a
specially designed
tool which recreates the Access database
nbndata.mdb if it is missing or not functioning correctly.
Obtain the five CD set
Install the Recorder 6 NBN Browser Software
Register as a user of the map tiles
Select the tiles you wish to use and add
them to your order basket
Order the unlock keys from the NBN
Trust
Install the map tiles
Known issues
Obtain the five CD set
The full Ordanance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger series is
available, in encrypted form, on the five CD set along with
the installer required for Recorder 2002. The CD set is designed
for the selection, ordering and installation of map tiles rather
than their everyday use. Therefore it is entirely acceptable to
share the CD sets between Recorder users (as per the licence
agreements). The CD set can be purchased from the NBN
Trust for £16.00.
Install the Recorder 6 NBN Browser Software
Download the installer for
the NBN Browser Software for use in Recorder 6 or obtain it from
the
Navigate to the Setup.exe within the zipped file or on the CD
sent to you from the NBN Trust and doubleclick the file.
Click through the screens to install 'Maps for NBN V2' (as
opposed to 'Maps for NBN' which is the installer for Recorder 2002)
and adds the files to the Program Manager group 'Recorder 6'. The
installation process then continues and ensures that you register
as a user of the map tiles (you will only need to register
once).
Register as a user of the map tiles
Enter your Recorder Site ID when prompted and an NBN Maps
Account ID will be created.
The configuration screen appears next and you need to enter your
details (organisation and address) and click on the register
account button to continue. You are then presented with two
delivery options for the registration - via email or post. If the
automated email generation does not work (ie if Outlook is not
open) you will need to email the registration file to the
The registration file
is saved to Program Files/Recorder 6/OSMaps/OutBox. On clicking OK
you can now browse the maps and order map tiles.
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Select the tiles you wish to use and add them to your order
basket
Insert CD 1 when prompted after registration, click OK and
wait until the Map Selector screen is displayed. The Map Selector
screen displays a map of Great Britain with a 100km grid overlay.
You can use the map selector to select map tiles individually by
clicking on a grid square and viewing the 100km square with more
detail or by selecting all of the tiles for a county, vice county
of Land Ranger Map sheet. More detail is only provided for 100km
squares that have land area. i.e. nothing happens if you click
100km squares that only have sea area within them. The OSMAPS.HLP
file on CD 1 is a very useful help file to assist with the use of
the software and includes a section on the map selector screen
(simply browse to the file on the CD and doubleclick to open). It
should be noted that the tiles are free of charge.
From the map selector screen click the back button to select the
option to view your basket. From the Map Tiles Basket screen you
can add, remove and order tiles as well as saving them to
order later and clearing the entire basket. To open the map
selector other than at registration (ie at a later date) the NBN
Map Browser program is listed under Recorder 6 on the program menu
under Start\Programs\Recorder 6 (you will need CD1 for it to
function).
Ordnance Survey Mapping © Crown copyright. JNCC licence
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Order the unlock keys from the NBN Trust
Click on the Order Now! button on the Map Tiles Basket screen to
order your selected tiles. Again this will give you the option to
send your order by email or post and saves the order file to
Program Files/Recorder 6/OSMaps/OutBox (note that an email order is
preferred by the NBN). Once the tiles are ordered your basket is
automatically cleared.
Install the map tiles
You will receive a fax, letter or email (depending on your
chosen method) containing your unlock keys and instructions for
installing the tiles. If you have received your unlock keys by
email save the attached file in your OSMaps 'Inbox' (usually
C:\Program Files\Recorder 6\OSMaps\InBox) and follow the steps
below. As well as the option to 'Unlock File' there is
also 'Unlock Code' for a single code and 'Unlock Text' where
you can paste in more than one code.
- Open the map selector (Start\Programs\Recorder 6\NBN Map
Browser)
- Choose the third option: 'Install map tile(s)'
- On the unlock screen choose the option - 'Unlock File'
- Open the attached file you have saved and click 'Extract'
- Check the tiles you have ordered are in the list and press
OK.
- You will then be instructed to insert each of the CDs in turn
in order to unlock the tiles.
On next opening the map window in Recorder 6 the tiles will be
loaded. This results in a slight delay each time you open
the map window as the tiles are reloaded onto the map each
time. Each of the map tiles can be switched on and off by
clicking the checkbox to the left of the tile name.
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Known issues
Missing nbndata.mdb (linked Access database)
The Recorder 6 installer uses the lnked Access database
nbndata.mdb to function. The database is usually located in
C:\Program Files\Recorder 6\Database. If the database is not
present or not functioning correctly the installer cannot
install the NBN Browser Software for the OS Map tiles and the
following error will occur:
It is now possible to recreate the database with a special
tool which resolves this issue.
Use of incorrect installer
If you use the Recorder 2000/2002 installer instead of
the Recorder 6 installer (or vice versa) the software cannot
install correctly. It is looking for the Recorder 2002 database in
Program files and cannot find it (either because it is not
installed or because it is installed in a custom location).
Again, the 'Recorder not properly installed or set-up: Can't
find registry entries' error message will be displayed.
Loading large numbers of tiles
There have been reports of difficulties encountered with
loading large numbers of tiles (eg over 50 or 80). However, I have
recently loaded over 200 tiles in 6.14 without any
problems.
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