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Topic: Topo Trail Software |
JackS
Replies: 0
Views: 985
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2006 8:10 pm Subject: Topo Trail Software |
I'm looking to buy a handheld with topo map software mostly for hiking mountain trails in Colorado. I'm leaning toward an Explorist 400 or 500 with Magellan's topo software. However it appears trail ... |
Topic: Software for maps and .ov and ov2 files? |
JackS
Replies: 1
Views: 1201
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 5:45 am Subject: Software for maps and .ov and ov2 files? |
Does anyone know of software for Windows to view and navigate gps maps and .ov .ov2 files?
Thanks! |
Topic: SPS and PPS? |
JackS
Replies: 4
Views: 2160
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 9:56 pm Subject: SPS and PPS? |
Thank you, nej.
I think you mean coarse acquisition.
Is C/A the same as SPS? And is what you call "precise" the same as PPS?
Maybe to make my question more clear I should say is: do SPS and P ... |
Topic: SPS and PPS? |
JackS
Replies: 4
Views: 2160
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2006 5:53 pm Subject: SPS and PPS? |
I'm having trouble finding up to date info on this subject. Is there still such a thing as SPS (Standard Positioning Service) and PPS (Precise Positioning Service)? What relationship do SPS and PPS ha ... |
Topic: Who has the most accurate US map data? |
JackS
Replies: 1
Views: 1203
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 2:34 am Subject: Who has the most accurate US map data? |
I am interested in the Garmin 2720. I have read many of the owners reviews as well as the pc magazine and zd net reviews. The so called owner reviews vary from "great" to "don't buy." Many of the per ... |
Topic: TomTom 300 and Mac? |
JackS
Replies: 2
Views: 1558
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Forum: TomTom Portable Navigation Devices Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 7:12 pm Subject: TomTom 300 and Mac? |
I know that the 300 map data can be backed up on a Mac, but will a 300 be able to be set up from a Mac? |
Topic: Cell Phone Tracking |
JackS
Replies: 3
Views: 1871
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 5:24 pm Subject: Cell Phone Tracking |
But what about GPS tracking? Since my original post I came across this article where a person located his stolen cell phone by GPS:
http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=29&a ... |
Topic: Cell Phone Tracking |
JackS
Replies: 3
Views: 1871
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 1:43 am Subject: Cell Phone Tracking |
Suppose person A knew person B's cell phone number. Could A track B without B's knowledge? |
Topic: Africa Maps for Nokia? |
JackS
Replies: 3
Views: 1567
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 4:36 am Subject: Africa Maps for Nokia? |
What do you plan on doing in those countries?
I'm actually asking this question for a client, so I don't know the details. |
Topic: Africa Maps for Nokia? |
JackS
Replies: 3
Views: 1567
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 10:03 pm Subject: Africa Maps for Nokia? |
I'm looking for maps to work with the Nokia GPS Module (LDW-1) and a Nokia mobile phone. I need the following countries:
Namibia; Botswana; Zambia; South Africa; Swaziland; Mozambique.
Thank yo ... |
Topic: Mitsubishi Shogun Upgrade? |
JackS
Replies: 2
Views: 3978
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Forum: Factory-Fit and In-Dash SatNav Systems Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2005 12:10 am Subject: Mitsubishi Shogun Upgrade? |
I have a friend with a Mitsubishi Shogun with in-built sat-nav. Everything is badged as Mitsubishi. I suspect that the whole unit is OEM'd from someone like Pioneer, Toshiba etc. Does anyone know how ... |
Topic: G7ToWin Problem |
JackS
Replies: 2
Views: 2225
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2004 5:33 pm Subject: G7ToWin Problem |
But what about the dialog "GPS communication protocol error: Msg length"?
I used the same serial port yesterday to download routes to my eTrex Vista successfully. |
Topic: G7ToWin Problem |
JackS
Replies: 2
Views: 2225
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Forum: Beginners GPS Lounge Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2004 3:55 pm Subject: G7ToWin Problem |
I downloaded G7ToWin a week or two ago and I did get it to work for the purpose of downloading screen shots. I tried it just now and got the following error messages:
When choosing GPS | Commands | ... |
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