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    Software For The Ppc

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    2.  Waypoint Averaging feature in Beeline.  I'm not sure if this is a feature stand alone GPS units have, but it brought me within 2 feet of the cache on the one I found... the two I didnt find were micro caches and might have been too micro for me to pick up on my first time out.

    WISH LIST:  Wish Beeline would put the exact coordinates of the current cache on the same page as the averaging coordinates.  I have the worlds worst number members so I ended up writting the coords on my arm so I didn't have to keep switching back and forth.

    Thanks for the update...

     

    I'm not sure how you were using waypoint averaging to find the cache. In most cases, you place the GPS receiver in a static position and run an average to better the location of the new waypoint.

     

    How were you using averaging in finding the cache?

     

    Also, did you know that BeeLineGPS (version 1.6x) will show you the cache details. Tap and hold on a cache icon on the map and select "Show cache details". It will build a html page with the details.

    Garmin And Sirf = Better Device!

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    So I guess it cheaper to buy SiRF chip set than manufacture their own. Mybe Garmin will have a $50 GPS one day? Wait and see...

     

    I have not tried a SiRF Star III product. I know that the SiRF star II stuff did not report any WAAS satellites via the GSV message and their elevation models were not to the NMEA specification. I would hope that the new SiRF chip set has this fixed before it gets to Garmin. :D

    Who Controls The Gpx Format/standard?

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    It’s always good to have somebody such as Topografix (thank you) that is willing to sponsor an open standard. It is a central place where all can go and find out more. HP/Agilent has done this for years. IEEE etc..

     

    In most cases for standards there are comments sumitted and rebuttals for those comments with a comity (is there one for GPX) of other people or companies who vote on the comments.

     

    Off the GPX site there is a link to a yahoo forum for GPX discussion.

     

    Fourm Link

     

    GC.com has added their own proprietary extensions to the GPX format. As an example, those exertions may be a start for a contribution to GPX format in the format of a comment proposal.

     

    I’m not sure if there is a comity for GPX, but it seems that it has become a accepted open standard.

    Pocketpc Gps Do Everything In One Unit ?

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    I've been doing a bit of research and I'm leaning towards the Garmin GPS 10.  It's a bluetooth GPS and the package includes Que and nRoute software.  The Que software is for PPC and nRoute is for PCs.  We already have a laptop so all I need to do is get a bluetooth adapter for it.  I plan on getting an iPaq to upgrade from the m105.

    I just received the Garmin GPS 10 Bluetooth. I like it. It seems to perform as one would expect from a Garmin. Used it with BeeLineGPS with success.

     

    Amazon had it for about $207USD shipping included. Not too bad of a price. It came with the City Select for the PC and PPC.

     

    I would say it’s a go for the GPS 10…

    Pocketpc Gps Do Everything In One Unit ?

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    so it looks like you something like Mapopolois to get you in area with car,,

    and then beeline gps helps for close in work..

     

    You are correct.

     

    and you think PPC is just as accurate gps as garmin 76c when things get setup correctly

     

    I think so. Since I've been using PPC for caching, I have had no problem if finding the location. There are many makers of GPS devices for the PPC so accuracy could differ. The Navman uses the SiRF GPS chip set and this is a very popular GPS engine and many other manufactures use it with the PPC. I’ve noted that Garmin has better elevation models of the Earth and report altitude much better than the older SiRF models. However, I’ve been told that the new SiRF star series do a much better job in the elevation model.

     

    I should point out that I too have a dedicated handheld GPS as well. I've been using my Garmin GPS V for years and still use it. The ease of having a dedicated device sometimes outweighs the flexibility of a more complicated device. So using just a PPC may not be the ultimate tool, but it is much more flexible and has features that a handheld may not have. However, a dedicated handheld is much more rugged and reliable. You could debate this forever… :laughing:

    Pocketpc Gps Do Everything In One Unit ?

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    Hi,

     

    I use the PPC for caching, autorouting and mapping. However, you will not find one application that does all. The nice thing about a PPC, is that if you do not like the current GPS software, you can purchase something different.

     

    For vehicle navigation I use TomTom or Mapopolois. I bought the Navman PiN (Output.com for $350) and the Navman software was not very desirable. So I bought TomTom.

     

    For geocaching I use BeeLineGPS. It gives your PPC some of the same features that a handheld has. It also will import GPX files and give you very detailed information about the cache much like GPXSonar with a generated HTML page.

     

    Another note of advice, if you do use a PPC for caching, it is a good idea to get some sort of hard-case protection. PDAs can easily break.

     

    Links to similar threads:

     

    http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=97735

     

    http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=99203

     

    http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=104299

    Caching Software For Wince4.2.net On Medionpna200?

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    PocketPC is WinCE with all of the software components installed. The Medion has a custom version of the WinCE OS. Microsoft allows manufactures to pick and choose different components of the WinCE OS to include into their custom system. The desktop shell is usually not one of them and GPS manufacturers will create their own. Finding an application that will work will be a challenge especially if they have their own screen resolution or non-standard orientation. Most CE apps are not resolution aware. The new 5.0 CE Apps have to be.

     

    Actually that fact you were able to get BeeLineGPS to function tells me that at least OS version 3.0 is installed in the unit with the correct MS DLLs. Since tap-and-hold does not function, that may be because of an early 3.0 version of the OS.

     

    To answer your question I don’t think you will find an app that will function normally "off the shelf". It may be a trial-and-error project for you.

     

    Good luck…

    What Powers Google Earth?

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    I would say it's based on memory, the power of the microcontrollers used in the handheld devices and the price the market will pay. With Google Earth, the computers providing the databases are very powerful and updated on a constant bases. These servers communicate to the client computer that has its own CPU and graphics engine displaying the data, Google Earth application.

     

    As with handhelds, the storage technology is getting better but it cannot compare to what is provided from workstations and large databases. You will find that some GPSR will use the same map database as GE, TeleAtlas. The GPSRs may use TeleAtlas POI data or may use some other database as well. As for GE, they have the Google Search engine behind it thus giving it an advantage over a handheld.

     

    At one time Google Maps was using a combination of two map databases, TeleAtlas and Navteq. But now I think they have setteled on Navteq.

     

    As handheld GPS receivers become more sophisticated and have Internet connectivity or large amounts of memory capacity, I think that you will see improved accuracy in your data. PDAs are coming close to this.

    New Garmin Ique M3

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    The M3 is specifically for vehicle navigation and will not have some of the features that a handheld GPS receiver will have.

     

    Like the M5, the M3 specification does not specify if a NMEA output is supported. However, the M5 does output NMEA data although again, Garmin does not specify that it does. If the M3 does output NMEA, then you will be able to use third party application.

     

    Take a look at this thread it has links and info on Pocket PC apps and hard cases (link). It should answer some questions.

    Gps Problem Or Software Problem (pocket Pc)

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    Take a look at your satellite signal to noise graph (BeeLineGPS or GPSTuner). This will indicate how well the GPS is performing. Typically a good signal quality would be values above 40. Another factor is the number of satellites being tracked. If that is low (3 or less), this too will give you unwanted results. GPS receivers will act strangely when the view of the sky is obstructed. :laughing:

    Software For The Ppc

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    Some like northernpenguin do not like taking their PDA with them on a cache hunt and some like me do. There are lots of different ways to protect a PDA.

     

    Ruggedness – PDA’s are fragile animals. Dropping one can end its life. There are manufactures that make hard cases for these devices and it is recommended to use them.

     

    Nontheless, take a look at the software below:

     

    BeeLineGPS Manages caches, reads GPX files, makes the PDA act very much like a handheld GPS receiver. Works very well for finding caches. Upcomming versions will have GPXSonar-like information (beta link).

     

    GPSTuner– Downloads GPX files, has nice graphics presentation, uses scanned maps

     

    Vito Navigator (reveiw)

     

    Mapopolis– Very good street level mapping software http://www.mapopolis.com/

     

    GPXSonar -- brings the cache details from the web site to your PDA

     

    Happy caching! ;)

    Geocaching & Point To Point Directions Gps

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    Hi,

     

    Some of the Garmin and Magellan GPS receiver do that. However, it depends on how much information you want to have for driving directions. For example, for years I used the Garmin GPS V for exactly what you have questioned. I could enter a location on the GPS V and given that I had the correct maps loaded, it would create a route (turn by turn) and get me there. It even had Point of Interest (POI) capability such as food & drink, lodging, attractions and other items.

     

    What it did lack is voice navigation. When driving, voice navigation is very valuable because you don't have to look at the GPS receiver to get to your destination. The small handhelds would "beep" and a direction screen would appear instructing you to where to go by showing arrows and map intersections.

     

    So in short, there are GPS receivers that do exactly what you enquired about. I have many GPS receivers and tend to like the Garmin V because of its capability of rotating the screen in portrait or landscape mode. Use the landscape mode for driving and the portrait mode for caching.

     

    However, I now use a voice navigation system for driving.

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