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mosscliffe
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 7:54 pm    Post subject: HTC Touch Pro 2 (Windows Mobile 6.1) Location Software Reply with quote

I have just got an HTC Touch Pro2 which runs Windows Mobile 6.1.

I would like to obtain software which would give me UK OS Grid References and a compass heading from the inbuilt GPS system.

I do not need fancy mapping software. I just need to know where I am and which way I am going.

Any Help or pointers appreciated.

Richard
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 8:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Welcome to the forum, take a look at what GPS Speed Sentry can offer as it ticks all the boxes you want, in fact its far more capable, a great application well worth trying and its not going to break the bank!
See what I thought of it Here - Mike
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:38 am    Post subject: Re: HTC Touch Pro 2 (Windows Mobile 6.1) Location Software Reply with quote

mosscliffe wrote:
I have just got an HTC Touch Pro2 which runs Windows Mobile 6.1.

I would like to obtain software which would give me UK OS Grid References and a compass heading from the inbuilt GPS system.

I do not need fancy mapping software. I just need to know where I am and which way I am going.

Any Help or pointers appreciated.

Richard
Hi, I got the same device last week and I've managed to get Quo mobile working on it with the 1:50k & 1:25k mapping. Their offer of ~£80 for all UK 1:50k mapping was too good to miss.
I will have a try out of Speed Sentry.
There are a lot of tweaks and applications listed at xda developers forum. A list of compatible programmes is here.
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 04, 2009 8:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

To Mike Alder

I tried Speed Sentry (Trial), but it could not find any satellites. It said something about Port not available.

The GPS seems to work as when I used Google Maps, it identified where I was.

Any ideas

Richard
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 04, 2009 8:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Try installing a GPS port splitter application to the phone such as Fransons GPS Gate, there are other free ones available if you are on a budget and use this to strat the GPS receiver on the phone.
For some reason GPS Speed Sentry seems to struggle starting the GPS receiver on certain HT based devices, I have used Franson to overcome this in the past on certain phones - Mike
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 11:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mike,

Thank you for your helpful suggestions.

I can easily see me getting out of my depth here, as my computing days are behind me.

Thanks also to Richard_M_W for his suggestions and finding the Rhodium forum.

If only google maps, could somehow use the info from multimap, I would be home and dry.

It is not so much budget, but I have maps and occasionally I get a bit lost when walking and a GPS Grid Reference helps to work out where I am and if I have a Compass heading, makes it even easier.

Thanks again to both of you and if you have any other ideas, about getting a simple grid reference and compass heading, they would be most appreciated, as one of my justifications for purchasing the phone was =' it has built in GPS' - and my better half has yet to be convinced of the cost !!!!

Richard
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 10:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

mosscliffe wrote:
..It is not so much budget, but I have maps and occasionally I get a bit lost when walking and a GPS Grid Reference helps to work out where I am and if I have a Compass heading, makes it even easier.

Thanks again to both of you and if you have any other ideas, about getting a simple grid reference and compass heading, they would be most appreciated, as one of my justifications for purchasing the phone was =' it has built in GPS' - and my better half has yet to be convinced of the cost !!!!

Richard
If you've got a signal, will the TP2 get to Streetmap and do the coordinate conversion at e.g. this screen?
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 4:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

On the Touch Pro 2, the GPS receiver can be found at COM4 at 4800 Baud.

Hope that helps Smile
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 11:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

G1LIW,

Excellent. GPS Speed Sentry now works.

I would still like to obtain something like GPS Speed Sentry, but with UK Grid references. I have tried to use the lat/long references with OS Explorer maps and it is possible to pin point one's location, but grid references would be easier.

Richard
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 4:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Richard, what software are you trying to get OSGB grid refs for? both Quo and Speed Sentry can display coords in this format? - Mike
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 11:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mike,

Many thanks and also many apologies for being so stupid. I just assumed what was the basic displays was all you got. I then found Menu and then Units - Eureka - what i wanted in the first place, which you had pointed me too.

I eat much humble pie and I will now register Speed Sentry to get it to work for more than 10 minutes.

Thanks again

Richard
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 9:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Glad to hear you have worked it out, GPS Speed Sentry is cracking application and well worth the very small outlay for the full version, combine it with the speed camera database for use in the car and its very effective both on and off road - Mike
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 27, 2009 10:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have an HTC touch dual, & I want to run memory map on it, which COM port & Baud rate should I use?
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