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Durotriges Regular Visitor
Joined: Feb 28, 2007 Posts: 72 Location: Dorset
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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 11:12 pm Post subject: Potentially Silly Question - GPS on Car Ferry. |
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Sorry if this is a silly question - and I can't see why this shouldn't be the case - but can I use my GPS device (iPaq & TomTom 5) to see how far across the channel I am on a ferry trip?
I presume that plotting a route in order to get an ETA wouldn't work unless the software knows the actual route, but nevertheless I presume I could check my position on the map and see how far across I am.
Thanks,
Mike
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missing_user
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Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 11:26 pm Post subject: |
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I have a near complete track of my Ferry journey from Fishguard to Rosslare. You need a window seat or be on deck. I lost the track when I visited the 'Heads'. The track is very interesting as the ferry approached Rosslare, with the set channel and the wait for the outgoing ferry.
The Garmin software predicts the arrival times for the crossings at most ports and EuroTunnel! It does not allow for Customs etc :D :D |
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Durotriges Regular Visitor
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Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 1:30 am Post subject: |
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That's interesting. I didn't know about tracking routes! I don't think I can record a route in TomTom.
Mike
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Tim Buxton Pocket GPS Moderator
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Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 6:52 am Post subject: |
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You can with a little help from some clever people. Luckily, there's one such person here. _________________ Tim |
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Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 3:19 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the links :D. Very interesting!
Mike |
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BoPeep Pocket GPS Moderator
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Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 3:39 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Durotriges,
I imagine that would be a very interesting way to pass the time on a ferry. I will always remember one treacherous ferry journey that Privateer and I took from Guernsey to Weymouth which took nearly 3 hours.
The weather was so bad at one point that the Captain had to just switch the engines off and let the ferry drift for a while! It was one of these fast-cat things that are really only suitable for mill-pond conditions and it had a TV screen on the wall which showed (very vaguely) your route and how far along it you were.
I remember keeping my eyes firmly fixed to this screen, praying for the little boat to move nearer to land, and everyone cheering and clapping when it finally did get there!
It would have been nice to know exactly how long was left on the journey and I imagine that if you got this working you would be one of the most popular people on the boat and would be inundated with people asking, "Are we there yet?" if you made it public knowledge! ;-)
Enjoy your trip, hope I haven't put you off...
Regards,
Bo Peep. _________________ TomTom 730
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alix776 Pocket GPS Moderator
Joined: 03/05/2003 14:45:49 Posts: 3999 Location: leyland lancs ENGLAND
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Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 3:53 pm Post subject: |
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when i was running to belfast last year i did try this using cp6 and it did work well i was crossing on the HSS. and even managed to keep a mobile phone signal all the way across so anyone with my tracking link could see where i was 8) _________________ currently using aponia truck navigation on windows phone. Good bye IOS don't let the door hit you on the way out .
Oh the joys of being a courier.
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Durotriges Regular Visitor
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Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 4:10 pm Post subject: |
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Bo Peep, that sounds like a nice relaxed trip then! I love the trip from Weymouth to the Channel Islands, but I haven't been down there in really rough weather - yet!
Alix766, Those trackers are really handy. I read somewhere that a lorry driver was questioned by his transport manager as to why he was recently doing 15mph (or similar) for several hours. He got himself out of trouble by explaining where he was at the time: on the Isle of Man ferry!
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alix776 Pocket GPS Moderator
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Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 4:21 pm Post subject: |
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yep sounds about right the only tracking i use is either cp6's live tracking or tomtom buddies i use ppc phones _________________ currently using aponia truck navigation on windows phone. Good bye IOS don't let the door hit you on the way out .
Oh the joys of being a courier.
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strumble wrote:
Quote: | The Garmin software predicts the arrival times for the crossings at most ports and EuroTunnel! It does not allow for Customs etc |
What part of Garmin software is this?
Am i missing something on the Sat Nav?
The tracker software site look interesting, but is only suitable for TomTom. _________________ TomTom Go 60
Garmin Nüvi 660, Firmware v4.90
Drive-Smart GPS with Loader v1.4.16
HTC Advantage X7500 MS 6.1 Tchart Speed Sentry
Satmap Active 10, Software v1.16
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Tim Buxton Pocket GPS Moderator
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Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2007 7:09 pm Post subject: |
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Mullet wrote: | Tim Buxton wrote: | You can with a little help from some clever people. Luckily, there's one such person here. |
Tim, isn't this PND only? The OP has a PDA/PPC. |
Oops, my mistake. Yes, it's for TomTom PNDs only. _________________ Tim |
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