Route planning using Bing maps

Robin2 · Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2010 5:07 pm Post subject: Route planning using Bing maps

I have just bought a Satmap Active 10 (not the 10 plus which comes with on line route planning software). Is it possible to plan routes easily using Bing maps? Understandably, the Satmap manual doesn't mention this. Without really knowing what I was doing I seem to have plotted some sort of route and exported it as a .gpx file, but I can't test it out until my Satmap arrives next Tuesday. I have searched this forum without success - is there a step by step idiot's guide to producing a route and saving it? Although I have been using satnav in my car for some years, this is my first foray into open countryside using GPS, except for a Garmin Gecko
Robin
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TomTom One v3 Europe, Navcore 7.903, Western Europe 835.2420
TomTom Go 720 Europe, Navcore 8.351, Western Europe 855.2884
Satmap Active 10
Plus a lot of other PDA GPS kit, seldom used

Bosun · Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2010 8:12 pm Post subject:

Robin,

As far as I know so long as the route is in .gpx format then it should import into the Active 10 OK via Satsync,converting it to .map in the process.

Ian

Robin2 · Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2010 10:59 pm Post subject:

Thanks Bosun, I'll experiment when the SatMap arrives. If anyone can help with a systematic way to produce the route on Bing in the first place I'd appreciate it - the route I produced was a bit hit or miss - I didn't really know what I was doing!
Robin
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TomTom One v3 Europe, Navcore 7.903, Western Europe 835.2420
TomTom Go 720 Europe, Navcore 8.351, Western Europe 855.2884
Satmap Active 10
Plus a lot of other PDA GPS kit, seldom used

rothers · Regular Visitor Joined: Mar 28, 2007 Posts: 134

You might like to try as an alternative to Bing :

http://wtp2.appspot.com/wheresthepath.htm

Jospee · Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 10:06 am Post subject:

http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/ is another alternative mentioned on here before, with 1:25k mapping if you register.

I didn't know about bing's route capability, after giving it a bit of a try i'm quite impressed. Thanks for the heads up Very Happy

Robin2 · Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 10:16 am Post subject:

stevendunn99 · Occasional Visitor Joined: Apr 22, 2009 Posts: 20

In addition to the above suggestions, I have also used Google Earth with no problems (including eg getting elevation data for viewing under route profile). My route planning choice just depends upon where I am going.

Robin2 · Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 3:45 pm Post subject:

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