Any free GPS software out there?
So I’ve been reviewing the Vye S41 for the last few days, but I have run into a problem. Though the S41 comes with built in GPS, as far as I can tell, there is no included GPS software. Does anyone know of any free software that will take advantage of the S41’s GPS? I was hoping to use Google Earth with it but the GPS features are only enabled in the Pro version. Let me know in the comments if you have any suggestions.
July 5th, 2008 at 7:32 pm
There is free Linux GPS software but I never could get the text to speech working. That is why I put XP on my EeePC 702.
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July 5th, 2008 at 8:40 pm
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=free+GPS+software&aq=f
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All free GPS aps: http://www.maps-gps-info.com/fgpfw.html
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http://mboffin.com/earthbridge/
Earth Bridge is designed to bridge the gap between Google Earth and your GPS receiver
Some other free GPS for windows:
http://www.bettersoftware.co.uk/bsgps/BSGPS.aspx
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July 5th, 2008 at 9:53 pm
YOu can get a 14 day trial of iGuidance here:
http://www.inavcorp.com/
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July 5th, 2008 at 10:00 pm
How about google maps, rather than google earth?
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July 5th, 2008 at 10:14 pm
Full GPS real tracking is in the Plus version ($20 a year).
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July 5th, 2008 at 10:23 pm
Richard, Google Maps annoyingly only supports GPS in its mobile flavors (like on the Blackberry).
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July 6th, 2008 at 12:15 am
GooPs is similar to EarthBridge but a little more feature-rich, though it has a few limitations with the free version…
http://goopstechnologies.com/
Though I have to personally recommend GPSMonitor:
http://www.infixtechnologies.com/products/GPSMonitor/GPSMonitor.php
It integrates with Google Maps and uses alot less memory which makes it great for UMPC’s (or in my case, making my pathetic laptop battery last as long as possible). There’s even an applet on their site that allows you to try it out without installing - though you do have to stay connected to the internet to use the applet.
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July 6th, 2008 at 2:16 am
you could try a pocket pc emulator in conjunction with google maps. map the pocket pc serial port to the gps port. there is a 800×480 windows mobile 6.1 image available for device emulator 3.0
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July 6th, 2008 at 2:20 am
I tried using http://mboffin.com/earthbridge/ and it did the job.
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July 6th, 2008 at 3:40 am
Try Roadnav (http://roadnav.sourceforge.net). It’s not as featured rich as Garmin Mobile PC and it takes longer to recalculate a route, but it works pretty well and you have free maps of all US counties.
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July 6th, 2008 at 3:50 am
Hi, Another possible solution could be Destinator. I am using Mapking as I am based in India.
Warm Regards,
Vishal.
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July 6th, 2008 at 5:00 am
Google Earth is good if you have an Internet connection.
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July 6th, 2008 at 10:26 am
I use this
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/User:Onion/Mapper
on my laptop - on Linux.
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July 6th, 2008 at 12:47 pm
If Windows XP is installed you may like this:
http://www.visualgps.net/
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July 6th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
One place I would like to mention, although it’s not actually software at the moment is http://www.openstreetmap.org
This is a world map created by individuals who wish to contribute and make maps available for anyone to use. Unfortunately you would need to write the software to accompany it.
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July 6th, 2008 at 6:16 pm
Jens Said: “… Unfortunately you would need to write the software to accompany it.”
Its already done - as I said
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/User:Onion/Mapper
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July 6th, 2008 at 11:28 pm
oops
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July 7th, 2008 at 6:10 pm
You should really look into Google Earth Plus if you really like GE. The GE community (bbs.keyhole.com) is full of folks who are pretty passionate about exploring the world and will help out with any questions or fiddling with functionality.
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July 11th, 2008 at 7:41 pm
I wrote some Java software awhile back as part of testing…it provided the current GPS readout as Google Earth KML running on a local web server (which GE is told to refresh every second). Worked pretty well.
The only thing is that the GPS will have to show up in the system as a serial device with a COMM port. If that’s true, I could send you a version and you could try it out.
-Zach
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