Re: gps
- From: "theo" <theoGeenSpam@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 08:46:12 +0200
"GSV Three Minds in a Can" <GSV@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> schreef in bericht
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>>>>>You will probably need one that can display O/S mapping and because of
>>>>>licensing wrangles I believe the only current devices are Magellan, but
>>>>>I
>>>>>may be completely wrong of course!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Garmin is ok too. You can get the OSmapping from Anquet or MemoryMap
>>>> cd's
>>>> and download it from your PC to your GPS.
>>>
>>> No you can't.
>>> The only maps you can load onto Garmin handhelds are Garmin's MapSource
>>> products (plus a few 'homebrew' maps).
>>
>>I haven't (yet) got a gps but according to the Anquet software you can
>>download routes, waypoints and maps to a lot of Garmin devises, including
>>the GPS 12 map, the GPSMAP76, GPSMAP176, GPSMAP60c.
>
> Routes, waypoints, and tracks - yes for sure, as can Tracklogs,
> Oziexplorer, Mapsource, and sundry other programs.
>
> Maps? - not as far as I know. GPS handsets require vector maps (x,y
> co-ordinate pairs for turnpoints), I don't believe Anquet have maps in
> that format.
I must have misunderstood. I've saved up some money to buy a Geko 201 and
I'll be using it with printed and laminated maps from the Anquet software.
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