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    Google Android

    in GPS technology and devices

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    I would need to app to connect directly with Geocaching.com in order to be interested. The part of geocaching that I would like to skip--let me phrase that differently. The part of geocaching that I would like to ENHANCE is its spontaneity. If I can easily see what caches are near me on the fly, then I would be very interested. Otherwise I can just carry my gps with me.

    Geocacher Featured in National Video Contest

    in General geocaching topics

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    The Grand Prize winner and a guest will receive a $61,000 vacation to discover the ends of the earth by visiting South Georgia Island and the Falklands & Arctic Svalbard .

     

    The Second Prize winner and a guess will receive a $22,000 vacation experience the natural wonders of the Galapagos Islands and the Sacred Valleys of the Inca.

     

    The Third Prize winner and a guest will receive a $12,000 vacation to discover the Pacific Northwest in the footprints of Lewis and Clark.

     

    Voting for the Where's Yours Video Contest will begin 02.21.08. You will be permitted to vote once per day until 03.13.08 when the voting period ends.

     

    The contest winner will be announced 04.04.08.

    New Sirf chip

    in GPS technology and devices

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    From Engadget

     

    If you've bought a GPS unit in the past year or two there are decent odds it's based on the SiRFstar III chipset, which has been about as good as it gets since it arrived on the scene a few years ago. Now there's a new chip on the block, SiRFprima, which could have GPS aficionados kicking those SiRFstar III units to the curb. The unit boasts "industry leading" GPS performance, and is the first of its ilk to be able to work with GPS and Galileo signals simultaneously. InstantFixII -- which promises 5 second start times -- is built in as well, along with 3D acceleration for the fancy new maps hitting the scenes, and the capability to work with external devices like touch screens, DVD players, video cameras and so forth. While no one feature is revolutionary, the fact that SiRFprima will be wrapping up all these features into a cute little package for GPS manufacturers to slap into their units without a worry -- which should start happening in the second quarter of this year -- is surely cause for celebration.

    Palm OS Street level map?

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted · Edited by chimbisimo

    You can try the Google Maps app. It's free, but I don't know if it will take coordinates. I'd try it out for you but I'm not on a data plan; I only use it to check traffic when in a bind, or when I'm lost.

     

    EDIT: I run this on my Treo 650, so I have internet access. I don't know about PDAs with no cell phone capability.

    GPS and MAC- which work together simply?

    in GPS technology and devices

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    Well, explaining that process is the purpose of the website. But in a nutshell, I currently use GeoJournal to not only get waypoints into my eXplorist, but to keep track of my found caches, keep a journal of my finds with photos, and plan cache runs with the itinerary function.

     

    Before GJ I used GPSBabel, which is free. The majority of my site is still "how to use GPSBabel with your Mac."

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