Welcome to the GPS forums

[Brendan]

In here you can post all of your GPS-related topics. Be it how to set your GPS up for maximum efficiency, what unit to buy, or how to mount it in the car, you've come to the right place.

[tariadamar]

ok found this place but as i am poor i use maps

[RockyV]

I am a man I dont need maps or directions, I know where I have been

[Patrolman Pat]

Great idea Brendan.

[RockyV]

oh and keep up the good work

[gofour]

Am i a man too, my wife is tells me where to go every day

[Bazza_rips]

hmmmm i sometimes wonder whether or not i should get one of these wife things....... some of the stories i hear round the place!

also, excellent.... a new subject for us to babble on about

[Nemesis]

Good to see it's on topic straight away :rolleyes:

[91GQ]

haha nemesis... good call

No good idea guys... really lets us get our teath into it and stop us from having to search the general and tech areas....

[Courts InSession]

Good to see a new sub forum, seems to be plenty of GPS related topics going around, be good for them to have a home!

[sp0radic]

Good idea!

[Merchant]

Ok, i'm about to do a nice track run in the top end of WA and am thinking about investing in a GPS just in case the navigator (my wife) gets us geographically embarrassed (lost). Does anone have any suggestions on brand and type or what i need for bush navigation??

[sp0radic]

I want a Magellan Explorist XL pack (with streets and topo maps), but I don't have the money.
http://www.gpsoz.com.au/magellan/magellan_exploristxl.htm
http://www.gpsoz.com.au/magellan/magellan_explorist_packs.htm#xl

[westvictoriaHILUX]

Im in love with my GPS. magleean gps 315. Its so basic but so reliable and tough. Best things i ever bought. Well cept for me air lockers, winch and Old man emu lol

[Grimsey]

Great to see a GPS section.
Maybe some one could answer this, in very not technical lingo . I have a Magellan Meridian Colour , with Disc Aus sreets and Tracks Vi .I have also the free Google earth. I can create routes on the DAST mapping system and up load them to the Sd card. I can create routes on google, using either the measuring tool, or by stringing way points together,and saving them to a named folder. I was wondering if they coud be uploaded to the gpsr . Be gentle with the terms ..Les :o


the data from google earth would have to be convered using mapsend so the gps can recognise it, if its possible to do that with the google earth data. i havnt tryed with mine but it would be the only way i could see you to get it to work.

[The Duke Of Earle]

Hey Brendan

Earle here mate..If i can help at all in here with any questions just give me a yell.

I pop in here from time to time.

Regs

Earle

[weaponlux]

the data from google earth would have to be convered using mapsend so the gps can recognise it, if its possible to do that with the google earth data. i havnt tryed with mine but it would be the only way i could see you to get it to work.

sorry missed the orriginal quest for information but damned glad some one had the quote.
Free google earth is a great thing but like most "free" things in net land there are limits to what you can do with it. There is gps compatibility with google earth BUT its not available in the free version. (have a look at all the pull down menus, you will find gps thing)
How ever there is a way you can use google earth to your aid. There is along the bottom of the screen eastings and northings commonly known as 6 figure map refferences.
As long as your gps is set to the correct datum then your 6figure map refferences will help you.
I have a verry good book on GPS called GPS Vehicle Navigation in Australia by Robert Pepper from Boiling billy publications @ www.boilingbilly.com.au
The book has its own "Companion web site" also, www.gpsvehiclenavigation.com
The book is pritty complicated to start with but so is the subject matter. Robbert has done a fairly good job of tamminmg it down to understandable English.
Good luck

[Tuff Lux]

I have the magellan explorist 600 and I want to get the blue nav charts. Does anyone have it, im curious to find out how good it is.

[olmo40]

Regardless of what sort of GPS you own / buy ,the most important thing is to practice with it before you go any where you seriously need it .

[bruiser75]

hi guys, i'm new here so bear with me if i don't do things normally lol. i'm looking at buying a gps that is topographical and has a good sized screen. what is a good one to look at? apart from the magellan explorist 600....i bought that and wasn't really happy with it. would appreciate feedback cheers....

[wombat68]

:crazy:HI guys i'm a newby to gps too, to turn a laptop into a gps do you just need oziexploreer software and a gps mouse ??? or gps pluged into the laptop. anything else needed ???? thanks wombat68