I was bored so I spent 20.00 to get google earth plus and for practice started looking at a holiday site we plan to visit in July. Easy to use and nice to play with at my desk. I don't expect it would work that well on the road, but I'll try it.
Picked up on my Streets and Trips locater and accuraly picked up my location in the house.
Picked up on my Streets and Trips locater and accuraly picked up my location in the house.
Cool toy! What type of mobile Internet connection do you use? It would be great of you could download map data before your trip, so you don't even need the Internet!
wwwillem, a member here at Laptop GPS World, has developed an application that can download map data from online services (Google, Yahoo, etc), and then you can travel without the need for the Internet. There is a bit of info about it in the following thread: http://www.laptopgpsworld.com/288-pc-gps-software-south-east-asia
wwwillem, a member here at Laptop GPS World, has developed an application that can download map data from online services (Google, Yahoo, etc), and then you can travel without the need for the Internet. There is a bit of info about it in the following thread: http://www.laptopgpsworld.com/288-pc-gps-software-south-east-asia
Do you actually get geographical data or just map imagery? i.e. once you go offline, can you search for a street address?
This is the key difference of real laptop navigation software like S&T, Autoroute, Delorme, iGuidance vs. the patched-together "download image tiles from Google Maps and view it in your browser" solutions. So I'm wondering if this is any different.
From http://earth.google.com , this is not listed as an additional feature of the $20 Google Earth Plus, as opposed to the free Google Earth.
This is the key difference of real laptop navigation software like S&T, Autoroute, Delorme, iGuidance vs. the patched-together "download image tiles from Google Maps and view it in your browser" solutions. So I'm wondering if this is any different.
From http://earth.google.com , this is not listed as an additional feature of the $20 Google Earth Plus, as opposed to the free Google Earth.
I'm not sure what the capabilities of such solutions are, but I would consider using it only if no other option was available, for example traveling in a country for which there is no GPS navigation software program. It would be better than nothing. But for USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, etc, I'd researched other options.
Hi taoyue..
Geographical..I've tried Google Earth here at home only. It runs offline as well as online. It must be cloudy out today because the locator on the map is about 6 houses away from me. I'm in the basement. When i get my power converter set up in the truck, I'll see what happens. Right now I can enter a postal code and Google Earth will show it to me and give me written directions to get there from here. Haven't tried to switch to a map view yet.
I'm interested because Google seems to get better and better (at least to me the uninitiated) in most of their products. I don't know what the response would be if i tried contacting them if I was concerned about something. But for 20.00 bucks and looking maybe 5 yrs down the road, I figure it's a worthwhile toy. I don't smoke anymore or drink much so I have to waste bucks somewhere, it's the North American way.
Google Earth seems to be working with some Canadian cities, one in BC on the news tonight, so I figure as other cities climb on with them, it has to get better.
If I was planning a trip or going to an unfamiliar local place, I would definitely set the trip up on S&T or iGuidance.
After 35 min my locator on Google earth has found me, but that may be the clouds slowing it down.
Geographical..I've tried Google Earth here at home only. It runs offline as well as online. It must be cloudy out today because the locator on the map is about 6 houses away from me. I'm in the basement. When i get my power converter set up in the truck, I'll see what happens. Right now I can enter a postal code and Google Earth will show it to me and give me written directions to get there from here. Haven't tried to switch to a map view yet.
I'm interested because Google seems to get better and better (at least to me the uninitiated) in most of their products. I don't know what the response would be if i tried contacting them if I was concerned about something. But for 20.00 bucks and looking maybe 5 yrs down the road, I figure it's a worthwhile toy. I don't smoke anymore or drink much so I have to waste bucks somewhere, it's the North American way.
Google Earth seems to be working with some Canadian cities, one in BC on the news tonight, so I figure as other cities climb on with them, it has to get better.
If I was planning a trip or going to an unfamiliar local place, I would definitely set the trip up on S&T or iGuidance.
After 35 min my locator on Google earth has found me, but that may be the clouds slowing it down.
Today I drove from Windermere BC to Calgary and set up my laptop with earth plus. Unfortunately because the sun came out and was shinning on the screen I could not see the screen. We stopped for our usual pit stop (old folks like us do this) and the balloon was spot on when I checked. IT tracked until the battery wore down at Calgary outskirts.
I didn't know this before, although it's probably been mentioned, I was able to run Google Earth plus and iGuidance at the same time on separate tabs so I could switch back and forth. I had the sound turned down so I couldn't hear if directions were coming on iGuidance while I had the Google tab on. I figure they would have been.
When I got home I checked S&T with Earth Plus and they work fine together, locator works for both at the same time.
Anyhow, I thought I'd pass this on. Ramblings from an old fogey.
Ed
I didn't know this before, although it's probably been mentioned, I was able to run Google Earth plus and iGuidance at the same time on separate tabs so I could switch back and forth. I had the sound turned down so I couldn't hear if directions were coming on iGuidance while I had the Google tab on. I figure they would have been.
When I got home I checked S&T with Earth Plus and they work fine together, locator works for both at the same time.
Anyhow, I thought I'd pass this on. Ramblings from an old fogey.
Ed
That's almost 300 kilometers long trip. What type of Internet connection were you using?
Hi Marvin,
No internet connection. Google Earth is in my computer. Wherever I was when I looked at the screen, which was difficult because of the computer location in the veh and the sun shinning on the screen, the Google Earth screen showed exactly where I was. The little green Google balloon had a red line following, showing where I had been.
When I sign on to Google plus offline, there is a notification from Google that I can only access info that is cashed in my computer. I had the route cashed in my computer I guess.
Ed
No internet connection. Google Earth is in my computer. Wherever I was when I looked at the screen, which was difficult because of the computer location in the veh and the sun shinning on the screen, the Google Earth screen showed exactly where I was. The little green Google balloon had a red line following, showing where I had been.
When I sign on to Google plus offline, there is a notification from Google that I can only access info that is cashed in my computer. I had the route cashed in my computer I guess.
Ed
Hi Ed,
Does that mean you had a GPS connected to your computer? What brand/model? Did it work directly with Google Earth or did you need Franson's GPSgate?
...ken... (so many questions, so little time)
Does that mean you had a GPS connected to your computer? What brand/model? Did it work directly with Google Earth or did you need Franson's GPSgate?
...ken... (so many questions, so little time)
Hi Ken,
I have Streets & Trips plus their GPS Locator. I also have iGuidance and use the S&T locator with it. I subscribed to Google Earth Plus($20.00) and while playing with it i found that the S&T locator works with it. So coming back from BC I set the laptop to Google Earth with the S&T locator on and it tracked me inch by inch back to the outskirts of Calgary where my laptop battery died. I did not turn on S&T. I did have iGuidance on and noticed that Google and iGuidance worked simultaneously with the locator. The locator seems to work simultaneously for S&T and Google as well. The locator will not work with both S&T and iGuidance simultaneously, only one at a time. I did not have an internet connection anytime on the way back to Calgary. Google Earth Plus, at least the areas that I have looked at while connected, are stored in my computer cashe I guess.
On the way back from BC I had Google earth on one tab and iGuidance on another tab so I could switch back and forth with a click. I did not minimize the screens to have them both on one screen but I suspect that because iGuidance was tracking on one tab simultaneously, if I had turned up the sound I might have been able to hear directions from iGuidance while Google Earth Plus was on the screen.
I am a duffer with computers and GPS so I hope this explains better. The S&T locator works with Google Earth Plus and iGuidance and S&T.
I do not have Fransons GPS Gate, don't know what that is.
I have Streets & Trips plus their GPS Locator. I also have iGuidance and use the S&T locator with it. I subscribed to Google Earth Plus($20.00) and while playing with it i found that the S&T locator works with it. So coming back from BC I set the laptop to Google Earth with the S&T locator on and it tracked me inch by inch back to the outskirts of Calgary where my laptop battery died. I did not turn on S&T. I did have iGuidance on and noticed that Google and iGuidance worked simultaneously with the locator. The locator seems to work simultaneously for S&T and Google as well. The locator will not work with both S&T and iGuidance simultaneously, only one at a time. I did not have an internet connection anytime on the way back to Calgary. Google Earth Plus, at least the areas that I have looked at while connected, are stored in my computer cashe I guess.
On the way back from BC I had Google earth on one tab and iGuidance on another tab so I could switch back and forth with a click. I did not minimize the screens to have them both on one screen but I suspect that because iGuidance was tracking on one tab simultaneously, if I had turned up the sound I might have been able to hear directions from iGuidance while Google Earth Plus was on the screen.
I am a duffer with computers and GPS so I hope this explains better. The S&T locator works with Google Earth Plus and iGuidance and S&T.
I do not have Fransons GPS Gate, don't know what that is.
Thanks, Ed.
For a duffer you're doing fine, and that was an excellent explanation. I have the S&T GPS receiver so perhaps I'll have to drop 20 bucks and try out GE+. That would be great to have the satellite images instead of just road maps. I believe I've already looked at nearly everything between here and the Left Coast that I'm likely to pass through so it's probably nearly all on my computer now anyway. It's simple enough to get online before leaving home and browse everything just to be sure. Now if I can just find a cigar lighter adapter for my laptop....
Thanks for the tip.
...ken...
For a duffer you're doing fine, and that was an excellent explanation. I have the S&T GPS receiver so perhaps I'll have to drop 20 bucks and try out GE+. That would be great to have the satellite images instead of just road maps. I believe I've already looked at nearly everything between here and the Left Coast that I'm likely to pass through so it's probably nearly all on my computer now anyway. It's simple enough to get online before leaving home and browse everything just to be sure. Now if I can just find a cigar lighter adapter for my laptop....
Thanks for the tip.
...ken...
Hi Ken,
I have one of those inverters, just have not hooked it up yet. Don't expect too much from Google Earth plus. Some area's appear in better clarity than others. I know when I first checked my cottage area last year I could see the area where my cabin is only, no real details. Now I can see the roof and the neighbors houses clearly. My neighbor started building 18 months ago and I can see his place.
I believe Google is working with some cities who are interested in enhanced features that may appeal to tourists. One city near Vancouver was featured on the news a couple of months ago. Because of that news story I started getting interested. I also figured that if my laptop was parked in front of my wife while we are driving, she might find actual features rather than stick drawings like they have on iGuidance, more interesting.
I have one of those inverters, just have not hooked it up yet. Don't expect too much from Google Earth plus. Some area's appear in better clarity than others. I know when I first checked my cottage area last year I could see the area where my cabin is only, no real details. Now I can see the roof and the neighbors houses clearly. My neighbor started building 18 months ago and I can see his place.
I believe Google is working with some cities who are interested in enhanced features that may appeal to tourists. One city near Vancouver was featured on the news a couple of months ago. Because of that news story I started getting interested. I also figured that if my laptop was parked in front of my wife while we are driving, she might find actual features rather than stick drawings like they have on iGuidance, more interesting.
That would be Nanaimo on Vancouver Island. They are working really hard on getting everything .. bus routes, tourist attractions, you name it, into Google.
I understand what you are saying about the differences in satellite map resolution. Pretty much all of Regina gets detail that lets me see the trees in the yards and vehicles on the streets. I can tell exactly when the satellite shots were taken over my house by the location of my garden shed. I think most of the larger centres have pretty good coverage. Medicine Hat, on the other hand, has mostly low resolution. Some of my favorite places in BC have great resolution and others are nothing but green blurs when you try to zoom in a little. But they are working on it. Every time I look I see another area that has the resolution improved.
I've been thinking about this quite a bit since your last message. In all honesty, for laptop use I think Google Earth+ might be the way to go for the longer haul. They update their coverage much more frequently. They don't have to distribute DVDs. They simply update the map data on the server continuously as the data becomes available. I love the idea of never having to pay for another upgrade for two year old data.
It's at least worth giving it a test drive.
I am not interested in an inverter for my laptop. I want a DC-DC voltage converter. I see no point in going from 12VDC to 120VAC and back down to DC again. I think I can get a DC-DC converter that doesn't have such a big lump to find a place for.
...ken...
I understand what you are saying about the differences in satellite map resolution. Pretty much all of Regina gets detail that lets me see the trees in the yards and vehicles on the streets. I can tell exactly when the satellite shots were taken over my house by the location of my garden shed. I think most of the larger centres have pretty good coverage. Medicine Hat, on the other hand, has mostly low resolution. Some of my favorite places in BC have great resolution and others are nothing but green blurs when you try to zoom in a little. But they are working on it. Every time I look I see another area that has the resolution improved.
I've been thinking about this quite a bit since your last message. In all honesty, for laptop use I think Google Earth+ might be the way to go for the longer haul. They update their coverage much more frequently. They don't have to distribute DVDs. They simply update the map data on the server continuously as the data becomes available. I love the idea of never having to pay for another upgrade for two year old data.
It's at least worth giving it a test drive.
I am not interested in an inverter for my laptop. I want a DC-DC voltage converter. I see no point in going from 12VDC to 120VAC and back down to DC again. I think I can get a DC-DC converter that doesn't have such a big lump to find a place for.
...ken...
Ken,
Google Earth recently added Ladysmith. I only found out because I had to reinstall Google Earth to get a picture of a parking lot in Nanaimo for an auto accident report.
The convertor for my UMPC was only available at one place in Canada (Quebec) and the price was ridiculous...and it runs on 12v. I got one anyway.
I haven't looked for one for the Toshiba laptop.
Inverters are a lot cheaper and more versatile but you need to lay out the wiring carefully and also figure out where to put the laptop power brick. And that means unplugging the laptop supply from the house and moving it to the vehicle when you need it.
It all depends on what the laptop is used for.
Terry
Google Earth recently added Ladysmith. I only found out because I had to reinstall Google Earth to get a picture of a parking lot in Nanaimo for an auto accident report.
The convertor for my UMPC was only available at one place in Canada (Quebec) and the price was ridiculous...and it runs on 12v. I got one anyway.
I haven't looked for one for the Toshiba laptop.
Inverters are a lot cheaper and more versatile but you need to lay out the wiring carefully and also figure out where to put the laptop power brick. And that means unplugging the laptop supply from the house and moving it to the vehicle when you need it.
It all depends on what the laptop is used for.
Terry
Great conversations
12V to 110V inverters are available everywhere ranging from 75 watts and up.
I have a 300Watt - 2- 110V outlets in my truck running off the cigarette lighter. Unfortunately the power to the lighter is connected to the ignition switch so I go to laptop battery power (lighter image)when I turn the key off.
I'll hard wire it NOTE: WITH A FUSED LINE DIRECTLYTO 12v to bypass the problem. My car cigarette lighters (3) are not connected to the ignition - see, it pays to buy a Lincoln!
EdH - could you send me an email photo of a snap of your track in Google. I still cannot get mine to lay down a track.
How old a fogey are you? I'm 64+ and start my OAP in November.
Broke down and bought a touch screen HP 12" tx1000 for this GPS'n around and hope that track will show up soon.
In the mean time gpstrackmaker.com is still a sweetie - at least it lays down a track - waypoints - and all kinds of stuff. give it a look
Gordon Kerr
12V to 110V inverters are available everywhere ranging from 75 watts and up.
I have a 300Watt - 2- 110V outlets in my truck running off the cigarette lighter. Unfortunately the power to the lighter is connected to the ignition switch so I go to laptop battery power (lighter image)when I turn the key off.
I'll hard wire it NOTE: WITH A FUSED LINE DIRECTLYTO 12v to bypass the problem. My car cigarette lighters (3) are not connected to the ignition - see, it pays to buy a Lincoln!
EdH - could you send me an email photo of a snap of your track in Google. I still cannot get mine to lay down a track.
How old a fogey are you? I'm 64+ and start my OAP in November.
Broke down and bought a touch screen HP 12" tx1000 for this GPS'n around and hope that track will show up soon.
In the mean time gpstrackmaker.com is still a sweetie - at least it lays down a track - waypoints - and all kinds of stuff. give it a look
Gordon Kerr
PS Enhanced images on Google Earth are usually supplied by cities that use them for their maps. They pay for the photographs and make them available to google. Penticton is a good example. their website has all the city c/w property lines in high def. they are about 3 years old and apparently are in the process of having them rephotgraphed soon.
( shades of big brother is watching you - for example if you put a new deck on your house a techie in the backroom at city hall could run a comparison of the old and new - find your new deck - have a reassessment of your property - andyour property value goes up - and so do your taxes. That folks is what makes the world go round!
GK
( shades of big brother is watching you - for example if you put a new deck on your house a techie in the backroom at city hall could run a comparison of the old and new - find your new deck - have a reassessment of your property - andyour property value goes up - and so do your taxes. That folks is what makes the world go round!
GK
Edh,
EDIT: DOH!! I shoulda read the manual.... Ignore the following. It all becomes quite clear when you rtfm. {blush}
How can you tell if Google Earth+ has a lock with the GPS? I sprung for the upgrade and activated it. With my laptop sitting at the kitchen table I connected the S&T 2008 GPS receiver and fired up S&T to test it. It had a good lock. So I exited S&T and fired up Google Earth+. I couldn't see any evidence that it was seeing the GPS, so I went to TOOLS>GPS page to see if there was some obvious way to see the GPS or turn it on.
There doesn't appear to be any obvious way to see if there's a GPS connection. I tried selecting the Magellan/Serial. I tried clicking the "START" button on the tracking page. None of it seemed to make any difference. In all cases there is no indication of whether GE+ has a connection with the GPS.
It's not that it doesn't have a connection. I just don't know how to tell if it does. There is nothing obvious.
...ken...
EDIT: DOH!! I shoulda read the manual.... Ignore the following. It all becomes quite clear when you rtfm. {blush}
How can you tell if Google Earth+ has a lock with the GPS? I sprung for the upgrade and activated it. With my laptop sitting at the kitchen table I connected the S&T 2008 GPS receiver and fired up S&T to test it. It had a good lock. So I exited S&T and fired up Google Earth+. I couldn't see any evidence that it was seeing the GPS, so I went to TOOLS>GPS page to see if there was some obvious way to see the GPS or turn it on.
There doesn't appear to be any obvious way to see if there's a GPS connection. I tried selecting the Magellan/Serial. I tried clicking the "START" button on the tracking page. None of it seemed to make any difference. In all cases there is no indication of whether GE+ has a connection with the GPS.
It's not that it doesn't have a connection. I just don't know how to tell if it does. There is nothing obvious.
...ken...
Google updating is a good thing Gordon!!
I don't think they have enough employee's at city hall to check all the properties. I do know after working for this city for 30 yrs, even if they had enough employees, none of them would work hard enough to catch you.
Ed
I don't think they have enough employee's at city hall to check all the properties. I do know after working for this city for 30 yrs, even if they had enough employees, none of them would work hard enough to catch you.
Ed
kEN in Regina:
The GPS gods smile on some and make life hell for others. I've been trying for months to get a track down on GGE+ and good ol' edh jumps in his truck and drives to Calgary and gets a track.
The closest I`ve come is to right click `realtime gps` go to properties - select colour -
``reset` the coloured dot on the location of the receiver and when I clse the properties - it disappears. If you go to altitude and se say 100 ft and go to upper right to view at an angle - there it is in living colour going straight up from its location.
the same applies with `here to there`tracks - they look like a fence along your route.
Maybe if edh reads this he will give us step by step by click exactly what he does so that we can spend some time tracking and less steno work on the keyboards.
thanks - do enjoy the camaraderie -
Gordon Kerr
The GPS gods smile on some and make life hell for others. I've been trying for months to get a track down on GGE+ and good ol' edh jumps in his truck and drives to Calgary and gets a track.
The closest I`ve come is to right click `realtime gps` go to properties - select colour -
``reset` the coloured dot on the location of the receiver and when I clse the properties - it disappears. If you go to altitude and se say 100 ft and go to upper right to view at an angle - there it is in living colour going straight up from its location.
the same applies with `here to there`tracks - they look like a fence along your route.
Maybe if edh reads this he will give us step by step by click exactly what he does so that we can spend some time tracking and less steno work on the keyboards.
thanks - do enjoy the camaraderie -
Gordon Kerr
After reading your comments Gordon, I feel guilty about my lack of knowledge. If I am able to get Google map to track and you are not, I suspect it's because i did something inadvertantly. I have no idea what.
I can send you a copy of the picture where Google shut down when my computer battery died as it still shows when I turn Google on. The track shows about 1/2 kilometer up to the little green ballon. The balloon has a little black indicater showing the direction I was travelling. The balloon does indicate the eastbound lane I was travelling in. If you like I will send it to you. I don't know how to include it here.
Ed
I can send you a copy of the picture where Google shut down when my computer battery died as it still shows when I turn Google on. The track shows about 1/2 kilometer up to the little green ballon. The balloon has a little black indicater showing the direction I was travelling. The balloon does indicate the eastbound lane I was travelling in. If you like I will send it to you. I don't know how to include it here.
Ed
edh, to post pictures, you click on the "Go Advanced" button bellow, and then scroll down to the various options till you locate Attach Files/Manage Attachments.
edh:
Don't feel guilty about your lack of knowledge. We're both in the same boat. I've only had a computer since Nov. I would like to se a pic of your track. Try post it as Marvin suggests or email it to me.
If you have live messenger or Skype we could talk or video chat that way too.
I wonder if you have to fire up S&T first beore GGE+ to get hat elusive track? Must try but there's all that damn gardening to be done and the Head Gardener is getting antsy.
Looking forward to your pic.- Gordon Kerr
Don't feel guilty about your lack of knowledge. We're both in the same boat. I've only had a computer since Nov. I would like to se a pic of your track. Try post it as Marvin suggests or email it to me.
If you have live messenger or Skype we could talk or video chat that way too.
I wonder if you have to fire up S&T first beore GGE+ to get hat elusive track? Must try but there's all that damn gardening to be done and the Head Gardener is getting antsy.
Looking forward to your pic.- Gordon Kerr
Hope it's here
Good work EdH!
Amazing what us ol' guys can learn to do.
One ? about the picture - how come the track was so short behind the bubble?
As I think I know approx. where you are I will try and sen you a pic W/ map overlaid.
Weather has been so lousy I haven't been out to road test - besides the grow op flowers are coming like stink.
Hope you have come up with an inverter. I got mine at Canadian tire - 300W
when they were on sale for $25 - 2 outlet reg. $48 - has a cooling fan - wrks like a charm.
Regards - Gordon Kerr
Amazing what us ol' guys can learn to do.
One ? about the picture - how come the track was so short behind the bubble?
As I think I know approx. where you are I will try and sen you a pic W/ map overlaid.
Weather has been so lousy I haven't been out to road test - besides the grow op flowers are coming like stink.
Hope you have come up with an inverter. I got mine at Canadian tire - 300W
when they were on sale for $25 - 2 outlet reg. $48 - has a cooling fan - wrks like a charm.
Regards - Gordon Kerr
Hi Gordon,
The picture shows the Trans Canada Highway at the west side of Calgary. If you were standing there you could likely see the Wecome to Calgary sign. I don't know why the red line is so short. I have seen it longer. I don't think the red line stays for long so it's likely not good for retracing your route. I did mention that Google Earth works while iGuidance or S&T is on. So the locater could be tracking on one of those if you needed to retrace your route. The locater does not work on iGuidance and S&T at the same time
One other person here sent me a private message saying he had checked the co-ordinates and says they show the position about a 1/4 mile from where the balloon shows in the picture. I don't know why.
I do have an inverter that I picked up at Canadian Tire on sale. I just have to figure out where i want to put it in my vehicle. Right now it looks like under one of the front seats. We intend to head out to the cabin again next week so I would like to have it hooked up then.
We do not plan any long trips by vehicle. I got GPS for the laptop because friends are moving to different new parts of Calgary and I got lost once trying to find their home.
The picture shows the Trans Canada Highway at the west side of Calgary. If you were standing there you could likely see the Wecome to Calgary sign. I don't know why the red line is so short. I have seen it longer. I don't think the red line stays for long so it's likely not good for retracing your route. I did mention that Google Earth works while iGuidance or S&T is on. So the locater could be tracking on one of those if you needed to retrace your route. The locater does not work on iGuidance and S&T at the same time
One other person here sent me a private message saying he had checked the co-ordinates and says they show the position about a 1/4 mile from where the balloon shows in the picture. I don't know why.
I do have an inverter that I picked up at Canadian Tire on sale. I just have to figure out where i want to put it in my vehicle. Right now it looks like under one of the front seats. We intend to head out to the cabin again next week so I would like to have it hooked up then.
We do not plan any long trips by vehicle. I got GPS for the laptop because friends are moving to different new parts of Calgary and I got lost once trying to find their home.
for edh....
I opened up SA2009+ and found the co-ords you posted on Google Earth, and found that those co-ords from Delorme put you about 500 feet south-west of the corner of Valley Crest Clos NW only this time in the west bound lane of Can 1 !!!!! boy am I confused this TIME!
I opened up SA2009+ and found the co-ords you posted on Google Earth, and found that those co-ords from Delorme put you about 500 feet south-west of the corner of Valley Crest Clos NW only this time in the west bound lane of Can 1 !!!!! boy am I confused this TIME!
Hi Johndeerbilly
Well, my wife sometimes thinks I'm a shifty kind of guy. Maybe she's right. Is that the same location you mentioned in the PM.
Well, my wife sometimes thinks I'm a shifty kind of guy. Maybe she's right. Is that the same location you mentioned in the PM.
well that is the place mentioned in my earlier post to you. In Google Earth the pic is very clear, even shows a white car just a tad to the west of your location The Delorme location is very nearly the same location as google. course it SHOULD be the same place. duh!
bumping this thread...
This is what we need but for S&T;
http://www.fugawi.com/web/support/google_earth_plugin.htm
How is Fugawi Global Navigator, anyone familiar with it? Hmm, I see there's a 10 day free demo, wonder if it works with S&T's GPS?
This is what we need but for S&T;
http://www.fugawi.com/web/support/google_earth_plugin.htm
How is Fugawi Global Navigator, anyone familiar with it? Hmm, I see there's a 10 day free demo, wonder if it works with S&T's GPS?
Hi PetalumaLoco,
:welcome: to Laptop GPS World.
The very last item on the Fugawi compatibility list is: "All - With NMEA 0183 v.2 or v.3 output". That would include your USB GPS receiver from Microsoft Streets and Trips, too.
If you give it a try, please post your feedback on it here in the forum.
:welcome: to Laptop GPS World.
The very last item on the Fugawi compatibility list is: "All - With NMEA 0183 v.2 or v.3 output". That would include your USB GPS receiver from Microsoft Streets and Trips, too.
If you give it a try, please post your feedback on it here in the forum.
Thanks for catching that compatibility.
Yeah, I'll see about trying it out this weekend. Too bad Fugawi software costs twice as much as S&T w/GPS, which I just bought.
I'm going to ask over at the Amtrak forum if anyone has used Fugawi, I want it for a x-country train trip, if it doesn't show railroad it would be useless. But I can't imagine that it wouldn't ...
Yeah, I'll see about trying it out this weekend. Too bad Fugawi software costs twice as much as S&T w/GPS, which I just bought.
I'm going to ask over at the Amtrak forum if anyone has used Fugawi, I want it for a x-country train trip, if it doesn't show railroad it would be useless. But I can't imagine that it wouldn't ...