[Palm Mapping Software]

The Quo Vadis site is still down but I found a 3rd party web site with the demo. I also downloaded the demo of Mapopolis. I've only put about 10 mins each on those programs. I work in Napa, California and found it interesting that Quo Vadis included the demo maps for Napa. Did I just luck out or did it grab my zip code from somewhere?

 

Anyway, on the surface I do like the look and feel of Mapopolis better of the two. Zooming in and out, the details given at street levels and being able to have maps on my card are a big plus. But Quo Vadis isn't out of the picture yet. I want to go to the main web site and see what else it may offer or what feature it might have that I'm missing.

 

Can .loc files be converted and uploaded onto either of these maps?

[Palm Mapping Software]

Hi NightPilot,

Yes, now that I have purchased this PDA I found that out. So I have to work with what I have. I am looking for a maping program which allows me to import and view the location of caches down to the street level on my PDA so I can plan my drive. I am not trying to connect my GPS to the PDA (that'd be nice but I'd most like wreck my car trying to view the screen rather than the road) I just got off a 3 week road tour. I had StreetFinder loaded to get me around in several cities but it turned out to be almost useless since very little detail (like street names) was given. A program that gives street names on the Tungsten E screen and which allows points of interest (caches) to be imported would be my ticket (I think)

 

I guess I wrote all of that just to say all I want to do is view maps.

[Getting Lazy?]

"all you have to do is drive to the location."

 

There are two times I really need to use the maps to get me close to caches.

 

1. In the cities...One way roads, limited or no parking, rough neighborhoods to avoid, dead end streets, etc. I just want to get in close enough to park then let my feet do the work.

 

2. In the country...In my area there are several caches hidden in the mountains. You can either hike the 10 or 20 miles to them from the normal paved roads while avoiding cliffs, private property, rivers, a mountain or two inbetween, etc. or you can look on the map for jeep trails, fire roads and the like to get within a few miles on public land to do your search and hike.

 

Each person has their own way of doing things for their own reasons. IMOHO I wouldn't call that lazy. In many cases it is just the plain smart thing to do. You seem to have the most fun at this game doing it your way without the aid of maps. Other's only geocache at night. Some don't log their finds. That is one of the great things about this game of geocaching - Each person can have fun in their own way while playing it.

[Palm Mapping Software]

Thanks for the pages with the reviews. They really don't tell me what I want to know (how are the views on the screen of my palm) but they give me lots of new software to check out on the web. I tried going to the Quo Vadis link but for some reason it isn't connecting at this time. I don't mind paying $50 or more for the software as long as it does a decent job of displaying itself on the PDA - giving useful information. Thanks for the helpful hints.

[Palm Mapping Software]

I have a basic etrek GPS and a Tungsten E PDA and want to map cache locations. At BEST BUY the clerk said that Handmark's StreetFinder was the best mapping software for the Palm that they carried so I purchased it. However, I find that it is almost useless from lack of map details (zoom out - only major highways and zoom in - very few street names). I can manually input points but then the ID labels are so large that they block much of the map. I use GSAK but have yet to figure out how to import data into StreetFinder.

 

My questions:

Can I make what I have work better?

Or better yet:

What's a better mapping program for the Tungsten E where I can view details and import the cache locations?