Efficasoft GPS Utilities for Smartphone v1.0!

[Guest Efficasoft]

Efficasoft GPS Utilities is

the complete GPS navigation and mapping solution for your Windows Mobile

Smartphone - equips your phone instantly ready for travelling, hiking,

driving, geocaching and more!

Download Efficasoft GPS Utilities for Smartphone v1.0

FEATURES

• Summarized view shows all your GPS information at a glance.
• Graphical satellites state display with detailed statistics.

GPS Information

Satellite Graph

Satellite Statistics

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• Two-mode digital compass.
  
• Digital speedometer with easy
  setting speed limit and sound alarm.

Digital Compass 1

Digital Compass 2

Speed Display with Alarm

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• Real-time image map navigation.
  Use any image map (GIF, JPG, PNG or BMP) or even Google Earth
  satellite/aerial photos as your real-time moving map navigation
  system. Displays your location, direction of moving, track route,
  POI ...
  
• Keep records of all your movement
  with Track Logger in .csv format, and replay them later in the
  program or analysis using Excel.
  
• Fully support GARMIN .csv format
  POI files with more than 30 pre-defined POI icons.

Image Map View

Set Reference Point

on Image Map

Set Reference Point

Coordinates

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• World map view displays your location

anywhere in the world with free-scale zooming.

World Map with Image

Map Layer Displayed as an Icon

World Map with

Image Map Layer

World Map without

Image map Layer

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• • Friendly interface design, switch

views at a single press of 0~8.

Works with any serial, Compact

Flash or Bluetooth GPS device that supports the standard NMEA0183

protocol (that's almost all GPS receivers!). Auto detects Bluetooth

GPS devices.

Fully supports Windows Mobile

Smartphones (2003, 2003SE, WM5) and QVGA (240x320) screen.

Map View Settings

Track Settings and Logger

Unit Settings

Edited August 30, 2006 by Efficasoft

[Guest looeee]

wow, that looks good, and it is less than

[Guest Wombleuk]

Just tried it and it looks quite good, but I wouldn't use it for the following reasons.

1. My position on the little world map was 1000 miles north of where I was.

2. You have to manually start and stop bluetooth every time you start the app.

3. You have to search for your bluetooth device manually, every time you start the app.

4. There should be a world map supplied (or available) with its reference cordinates already set.

Nitpicking, I know, but in my opinion, anything that can be done by a computer, should be. I'm past the novelty geek value of a playing around with software and setting it up. Nowadays, I just want it to work.

[Guest Efficasoft]

Just tried it and it looks quite good, but I wouldn't use it for the following reasons.

1. My position on the little world map was 1000 miles north of where I was.

2. You have to manually start and stop bluetooth every time you start the app.

3. You have to search for your bluetooth device manually, every time you start the app.

4. There should be a world map supplied (or available) with its reference cordinates already set.

Nitpicking, I know, but in my opinion, anything that can be done by a computer, should be. I'm past the novelty geek value of a playing around with software and setting it up. Nowadays, I just want it to work.

Hi Wombleuk, thanks for your comments!

1. The little world map in the main "GPS Info" is only for a VERY BRIEF display purpose, it does not affect or relate to any other views' accuracy. But thanks for pointing it out, we will imporve it in the next version.

2. So far, we have not yet found a generic way of starting and stopping "system" Bluetooth, due to the fact that there exists different Bluetooth stacks. Most other GPS programs also facing the same problem, we are looking into it however...

3 & 4. Thanks! These will definitely be included in the next release!

:D

[Guest Wombleuk]

Hi Wombleuk, thanks for your comments!

1. The little world map in the main "GPS Info" is only for a VERY BRIEF display purpose, it does not affect or relate to any other views' accuracy. But thanks for pointing it out, we will imporve it in the next version.

2. So far, we have not yet found a generic way of starting and stopping "system" Bluetooth, due to the fact that there exists different Bluetooth stacks. Most other GPS programs also facing the same problem, we are looking into it however...

3 & 4. Thanks! These will definitely be included in the next release!

:D

I look forward to the next release .

BTW Tomtom switches BT on/off itself, if it helps.

[Guest babeny2001]

looks good, some hints what I miss

1. loading bigger map funcionality - 10 MB cannot be loaded because of out of memory. 321Kb file also had same problem. Also . Maybe usage of some memory efficient custom format could be used for these files (prepared on PC - like gpsdash or oziexplorer)

2. auto switching between maps - moving map functionality (could not test as I couldnt load map)

3. logging intervals - beside time intervals also distance intervals would be fine.

Anyway for version 1.0 perfect :rolleyes: good work!

[Guest nashash]

Wow, this really does seem like a very neat and easy to use application. I'm very impressed. I know this is my own personal preference, but I prefer to have the speed be easier to read while on the 'main screen.' I feel that the time/date is not as essential, but I can understand when it would be useful. Just my thoughts.

If I buy a license now, will it be applicable towards future updates/upgrades?