scott110

scott110

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Hello,

I have recently seen people with laptops in their landrovers, they have some software with public byway maps on, which thay can set routes up with then follow it using GPS Software. Thought this was a good idea. Any bodt know where i could get this kinda thing from?

Scott
 
Can't help realy, but it might be worth mentioning that Morrisons are doing Sat Nav systems for £130 ish.
 
Moving map GPS's are great. A lap top in a vehicle, specially subject to off road punishment could get expensive. I use a magellan meridian series GPS (Color and platinum models) with mapsend street maping and mapsend topo. The smaller unit fits easily in all my motor vehicles (on and off road) as well as mounted on the ATV handle bar. The smaller display is not good for the visually impared. My wife's uncle who is color blind has difficulty seeing the color display, and prefers the black and white and grey display of the Platinum. Prices have come down on the Meridian models because the newer models talk to you, but use your head man, they are not perfect and they can talk you right into an accident.

A lap top display allows a bigger overview of the displayed map, sometimes too much information while driving, even if off road. My Meridians can be used with the mapsend software and can connect to a laptop using the reciever information and displaying it on the laptop map screen. I guess I would need a laptop and a vehicle base mount... and a power supply from the 12 volt outlet....

Hope this helps.
 
Cheers for the help guys.

I will look into this a bit more, no probs about the laptop as i have an old one that i dont use at the moment so that would be put back to good use.

Cheers again,

Scott.
 
I have a Garmin Etrex Vista C which sits in a mobile phone mount with Cigar lighter to mini USB lead for power.

We mainly use it for Geocaching (http://www.geocaching.com) as it's really portable.

I load the Garmin MapSource maps into it for the appropriate areas. This does for map reference - I wouldn't use the in-built navigation as its crap.
I also have software from Fugawi which has the landranger 1:50000 maps for all of Southern England and South Wales. This shows details of paths etc. which you can trace with waypoints and download into the GPS for guided walks (to reach caches). This would probably work really well for Greenlaning etc. Shout if i haven't bored you all and you want more information! :D
 
GPS

Philthy - mmm interested in what your saying about 'Fugawi' , sounds good, got any more info ?

I bought from ebay for less than £18 a bluetooth GPS receiver, this enables a GPS signal to be sent to anything with bluetooth capabilty and software. So can be easily used with a laptop or a small handheld devicelike an XDA.
Software - various work, memory map is probably best i've found for off roading. Has ability to not only track your route in real time but you are able to pre program routes in.
I also use MapPoint which is Microsoft autoroute, have Garmin with world map but can't seem to get on with that one.

This little bluetooth is very neat and I have travelled all round europe in last 12 months and never touched a mapbook.

I also utilise a wifi sniffer which will identify unlocked wifi points and log them via the bluetooth to a co-ordinate, making easy to find when free internet is needed.

Phil.

BTW - anybody got some detailed maps to say pathfinder level for Europe ? or any amp info for a route to Mongolia (going there next).
Thanks
 
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