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 Diehard  Group: Posters Posts: 418 Joined: 4th September 2003 From: Southampton, Hampshite, UK Member No.: 15,117 Device(s): XDA Orbit : Had spv c600  |
hi guys
i have co pilot which is fine but.... id love an app that actually shows you proper maps like the OS mapping, preferably working with the GPS signals I go walking int he forest and would love to be able to track my walking and positions Has anyone seen any proper mapping for the pocket pc? preferably free but i dont mind paying for a good one Thanks simon -------------------- Get all the free PC help you ever needed >>>here<<<
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Feb 11 2007, 13:40
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Newbie  Group: Posters Posts: 3 Joined: 11th February 2007 Member No.: 228,778 Device(s): O2 XDA Orbit |
Yes I've got memory pad software on mine. its not cheap though but its excellent and does exactly what you want. You pay for the desktop version and install it. Then you plug in your Orbit to your PC and select send to pda. It then installs a cab file (I think) which you run and it install the software on your phone. Then you go to the area you want to go for a walk and get a nice zoomed out view and select send map to PDA and select current view. That way the file is very small (the whole of Lincoln City was only 11 mb!). Then run the software on the phone, set up your GPS (NMEA on port COM4:). Then go outside and wait...... click the padlock (which locks the gps position to the map) and the screen centres on your position on a perfect OS map. It really is amazing (only did this last weekend and am still fascinated by it).
Unfortunately, now for the negatives...... the software is £100+ for a large region. |
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Feb 11 2007, 13:51
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 The Main Man  Group: Admin Team Posts: 20,958 Joined: 6th November 2002 From: Norwich, UK Member No.: 1 Device(s): HTC Advantage |
Memory Map is excellent, is that the one you mean doublehard?
http://www.memory-map.co.uk/ P -------------------- Paul O'Brien - Microsoft MVP, Mobile Devices, MoDaCo.network Founder. Check out my Blog! £10 off a £20 spend at eXpansys - click for details |
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Feb 11 2007, 17:24
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Diehard Group: Posters Posts: 418 Joined: 4th September 2003 From: Southampton, Hampshite, UK Member No.: 15,117 Device(s): XDA Orbit : Had spv c600 |
thanks guys that sounds great
Can it draw a line on where youve walked? so you can see where youve been? £100 is steep i only want the new forest lol simon -------------------- Get all the free PC help you ever needed >>>here<<<
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Feb 11 2007, 17:25
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Diehard Group: Posters Posts: 418 Joined: 4th September 2003 From: Southampton, Hampshite, UK Member No.: 15,117 Device(s): XDA Orbit : Had spv c600 |
thanks guys that sounds great
Can it draw a line on where youve walked? so you can see where youve been? £100 is steep i only want the new forest lol simon -------------------- Get all the free PC help you ever needed >>>here<<<
XDA Orbit.... There is NO better phone, and there never will be C600....A god amongst phones C500....stuff legends are made of |
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Feb 11 2007, 18:20
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Diehard Group: Posters Posts: 418 Joined: 4th September 2003 From: Southampton, Hampshite, UK Member No.: 15,117 Device(s): XDA Orbit : Had spv c600 |
Ive just tested memory map, its good.
The 3D thing doesnt work on the pocket pc , or i just cant see it on the trial. Also £100 for the New Forest map, honestly theres no way id ever justify paying that!! There must be a cheaper option simon -------------------- Get all the free PC help you ever needed >>>here<<<
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Feb 11 2007, 19:16
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Diehard Group: Posters Posts: 418 Joined: 4th September 2003 From: Southampton, Hampshite, UK Member No.: 15,117 Device(s): XDA Orbit : Had spv c600 |
google maps for mobile is pretty awesome (UK)
BUT no caching available yet so expensive on gprs but great fun on Wifi This post has been edited by simonbratt99: Feb 11 2007, 19:17 -------------------- Get all the free PC help you ever needed >>>here<<<
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Feb 11 2007, 21:07
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 3 Joined: 11th February 2007 Member No.: 228,778 Device(s): O2 XDA Orbit |
 whoops  yes I meant memory map. And yes it will draw a line of where you have been. When you've finished you can then select the line (track) you've just laid and it will show you an elevation profile (looks nice if you've done some hill walking in the peak district, it will show average speed, max speed and distance etc. Really is fantastic but is it worth £100??? I don't know (my missus got me it for a christmas pressy  ) I will use the software on the pc to make the walk I want to do and print out a 3d map, transfer the track to the phone then go. At least then i've got the map if my phone breaks.
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Feb 12 2007, 18:45
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Diehard Group: Posters Posts: 418 Joined: 4th September 2003 From: Southampton, Hampshite, UK Member No.: 15,117 Device(s): XDA Orbit : Had spv c600 |
hi
just phoned memory map and they offered me the whole of the south of england @ 1:50,000 for £50 that sounds better but i need to check how 1:50,000 looks :-) -------------------- Get all the free PC help you ever needed >>>here<<<
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Feb 12 2007, 19:00
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 3 Joined: 11th February 2007 Member No.: 228,778 Device(s): O2 XDA Orbit |
1:50,000 is what I've got and its fine, you can realistically find and use all public footpaths with that level of detail. I got my version for Christmas a couple of years ago and used it with a portable GPS unit, which was rubbish compared to the Orbit.
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Feb 12 2007, 21:21
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Diehard Group: Posters Posts: 418 Joined: 4th September 2003 From: Southampton, Hampshite, UK Member No.: 15,117 Device(s): XDA Orbit : Had spv c600 |
double hard, thats good news, i will seriously consider that
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Feb 13 2007, 14:11
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 11 Joined: 20th April 2006 Member No.: 186,143 Device(s): O2 XDA Mini s |
A cheaper (but more work intensive) option is to get OziExplorerCE, the PocketPC version of the OziExplorer software. This doesn't come with maps, but you can convert and use any image as a map (eg. a scan of a paper map, or a capture from multimap/google etc).
As I say, it's more work getting the maps and calibrating them. I've done major road maps for the whole of the UK, and street-level maps of Birmingham & London, and then I just make smaller OS ones for walks when I need them. This is all on XDA mini S. Will surely work on Orbit (etc). too. |
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Feb 13 2007, 16:32
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 23 Joined: 3rd July 2004 From: Oxford Member No.: 48,398 |
What about Smart2Go? ( http://www.smart2go.com/ )
It's free and you can download the maps offline. I haven't tried it yet though so I can't vouch for it. Tom |
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Feb 13 2007, 22:00
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Diehard Group: Posters Posts: 418 Joined: 4th September 2003 From: Southampton, Hampshite, UK Member No.: 15,117 Device(s): XDA Orbit : Had spv c600 |
yea i loked at smart2go, its not working on thier website yet, its says coming soon when i actually tried to dl it.
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Feb 13 2007, 23:32
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Newbie Group: Posters Posts: 23 Joined: 3rd July 2004 From: Oxford Member No.: 48,398 |
QUOTE(simonbratt99 @ Feb 13 2007, 22:00)  yea i loked at smart2go, its not working on thier website yet, its says coming soon when i actually tried to dl it. Nope it's up now. Tom |
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