Hi. I'm looking for some type of software that will give me driving directions without having a GPS unit or a connection to the internet. If anyone is familiar with Microsoft's Streets and Trips, I am looking for something like that. I know they have Pocket Streets, but unfortunately Pocket Streets does not have routing capabilities. Any ideas?
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Can you obtain GPS location (lat/long) from a TomTom 500 via bluetooth to the Universal?
My thoughts are to use the Tom Tom like a normal GPS device for when I am driving (SDIO/bt GPS for the phone not really wanted at the mo, in case I get a different device later), and then to record my trips via some software (self developed if necassary) on the Universal.
TIA
Gareth
seems like the silence means a no. ho hum
I'm pretty sure lat/long feature is available in TomTom- I remember looking into that when I first installed TT on my JAM.
So you should be able to use your own software to do something with it. Perhaps there's already an app that does what you want. I remember someone else here on the forum wanting to do a similar thing.
Hey everyone. I've got a Cingular 8125 with a Belkin bluetooth GPS receiver. I typically use IGuidance for mapping and navigation purposes. I'm starting to train for a half marathon coming up in October. I'd like to use some software that will record my runs in terms of time and distance. It needs to work whether or not I'm on a road because I'm offten running trails and the like. I already use my 8125 with an armband for music and carrying the GPS receiver won't be that much of an issue. I just would like to be able to better track my total distance and time if possible. Any suggestions??? Thanks in advance!
gps dash will allow you to record distances, times, altitudes etc and show them on google earth when you get home. I've used it for a while and its very accurate, you can even add your own maps
theres a demo to test but it works fine on my wizard
http://wimobi.com/gpsdash/overview.ppc2.php
R
Hi,
I wonder if anyone out there knows if anyone is developing a software GPS driver that could be used with Tomtom or similar route software.
Basically it would not need a hardware GPS receiver as the software would use triangulation of the mobile signal to supply the co-ordinates, i know this would not be as accurate as a proper GPS but it might be a useful thing to have!?
Dan.
Pretty sure that sort of thing is allready out there. The issue is, it would be useless for moving Satellite Navigation, especially at car speeds.
This sort of thing is only viable for the kind of "Wheres my nearest bank/ shop/ post office" etc.
The other side of this is that this system is currently commercially marketed for tracking peoples whereabout, for example employers to keep tabs on their employees or parents to have a system of knowing roughly where their children are.
http://www.childlocate.co.uk/
Can anyone recommend GPS software for locating selected points
eg Going to the Air Show where there were thousands of cars.
I would like to set where I parked and then be able to find my car again by GPS. I have TomTom though this doesn't seem to work where there are no roads ie in a big paddock.
Any help would be appreciated.
Note I don't want to use GPRS, just GPS
try freewareppc.com
try freewareppc.com. I have found lots of useful software there. You might find one that will do what you want..
frigit said:
Can anyone recommend GPS software for locating selected points
eg Going to the Air Show where there were thousands of cars.
I would like to set where I parked and then be able to find my car again by GPS. I have TomTom though this doesn't seem to work where there are no roads ie in a big paddock.
Any help would be appreciated.
Note I don't want to use GPRS, just GPS
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Did you try to add GPS position to favorites in TomTom?
Yes I tried tomtom gps position. It saved the location, though when I tried to navigate back to the GPS position (favourite) it could not trace the position.
It would probably work if you were somewhere in a street, but doesn't work when you are somewhere else such as offroad. If anyone else has managed to get it to work, please let me know. thanks
www.gpstuner.com
This will do it
i have gpstuner but it severly slows the trinity down, as the app never terminates, even with memMaid you can't kill it. Got to the point where i just uninstalled it as it was that bad, mad the device virtually unusable for me.
i have gpstuner v5.1. it works !
i tried the 2weeks trial version, and paid 48USD for the GEO version.
Z
I'm using BeelingGPS and it is doing great for me as I'm also a geocacher.
Simple GPS software
You may want to try NoniGPS or ODGPS (both simple and free, no map - just tracking).
Any success anyone in using the built-in GPS with Google maps? No problem with TomTom, Copilot or Pocket streets, but the darn google maps (that obviously has the best maps), won't use the GPS. I set the Hardware port to COM4 and tried every speed possible (the others seems to work fine at 115200). Any tips anyone?
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Any success anyone in using the built-in GPS with Google maps? No problem with TomTom, Copilot or Pocket streets, but the darn google maps (that obviously has the best maps), won't use the GPS. I set the Hardware port to COM4 and tried every speed possible (the others seems to work fine at 115200). Any tips anyone?
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Nope. I've searched everywhere and there was one hack but I never tried it. I just downloaded Microsoft's Live Search, which is free, and this works perfectly and is just like Google Maps....and arguably better. Easily configured to your built in GPS and you're on the way. Hope this helps.
I have to agree Microsoft's Live Search is great !!!
ltxda said:
Nope. I've searched everywhere and there was one hack but I never tried it. I just downloaded Microsoft's Live Search, which is free, and this works perfectly and is just like Google Maps....and arguably better. Easily configured to your built in GPS and you're on the way. Hope this helps.
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After trying to get Google Maps to work for a while with obviously no success, I ran across this post (thank you!!!). I just installed it from (http://mobile.search.live.com/about/default.aspx) and it works incredibly well.
FYI, these are the settings I have that work (after reading the GPS posts) for the GPS Settings tabs:
• GPS program port - (None)
• GPS hardware port - COM5 with 9600 baud rate
• Access - Manage GPS automatically is CHECKED
This really is going to make me wonder how Navigation companies like TomTom are going to survive in the future. Why will people pay for something when they have the wireless internet and programs like Live Search for free. Anyways, the GPS worked perfect and even get's a signal inside my office, which was impossible with my bluetooth GPS I have.
Yep, Windows live! is the way forward until GoogleEarth Mobile gives you an option to tell you where the GPS is, rather than trying to auto find it, and doing it rather badly. Especially when Live!, TT and Reperion have no difficulty locating the signal via the GPS applet. But then you can point them at the comport, unlike Gearth.
As for these systems replacing personal nav systems, I still use TT for my navigating to places I need to get to. I find its features far easier to use than Windows Live! and also TT doesn't fail when I'm outside a 3G or GPRS connection! But perhaps in 5 years time, server based navigation will be the future - its just to immature at the moment though.
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After trying to get Google Maps to work for a while with obviously no success, I ran across this post (thank you!!!). I just installed it from (http://mobile.search.live.com/about/default.aspx) and it works incredibly well.
FYI, these are the settings I have that work (after reading the GPS posts) for the GPS Settings tabs:
? GPS program port - (None)
? GPS hardware port - COM5 with 9600 baud rate
? Access - Manage GPS automatically is CHECKED
This really is going to make me wonder how Navigation companies like TomTom are going to survive in the future. Why will people pay for something when they have the wireless internet and programs like Live Search for free. Anyways, the GPS worked perfect and even get's a signal inside my office, which was impossible with my bluetooth GPS I have.
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Glad it worked for you. Live will work well with most configurtions, thank goodness. Not sure what the fellas as Google were smoking when they developed an app that uses GPS and left the manual config option out. Especially with a new and not throughly tested app. I hate to admit it but Microsoft saved the day on this one.
Have a look how it responds with Fransons GPS Gate installed or the other free to use GPS Port splitter software, I have no way of testing this at the moment as no "real" PC connection to use, Franson sorted out a similar issue with certain software problems on the P3300 and sound similar - Mike