+Tranziq Posted June 16, 2005 Posted June 16, 2005 (edited) Howdy all, Strumer has introduced me to the wonderful world of Geocaching... saying that I transformed my Ipaq 5455 Pocket PC into a GPS Device. I got the GPS addon but now i need your guys opinion on which software to best utilize for Geocaching and Navigation. Thanks in advance Here are the software that is says that it is natively compatible with • Precision Mapping Traveler®5.0 • Rand McNally StreetFinder® • Microsoft Streets & Trips®(2002 and above) • DeLorme Street Atlas®(8.0 and above) • Fugawi®Mapping Software • TomTom's™ Navigator Tranziq Brent David Edited June 16, 2005 by Tranziq Quote
+Xangxa Posted June 17, 2005 Posted June 17, 2005 I use GPXsonar and it can also export to pushpins for PocketStreets (included with Microsoft Streets & Trips). For GPS functions I use GPStuner. For turn-by-turn voice prompt navigation I use iNAV's iGuidance. To enable one GPS to drive multiple applications I use Franson's GPSgate. I'm very happy with all the packages. Quote
+Renegade Knight Posted June 17, 2005 Posted June 17, 2005 Streets and Trips does not autoroute on the PDA. If you want to whittle down that list, rule out any of the ones that don't autoroute. Then out of what's left, see what works with GPXSonar which exports to a few Pocket PC file formats. Quote
+Tranziq Posted June 17, 2005 Author Posted June 17, 2005 thanks, i found GPS Tuner today after i posted and it works great for caching. I will test out some others to find a good autoroute one. thanks guys Tranziq Quote
+RumJungle Posted June 17, 2005 Posted June 17, 2005 If you are looking for navigation features like you would find in a handheld GPS, has LOTS of support for Geocaching and performs well, take a look at BeeLineGPS. It looks as there will be a new version released in the near future ( beta link ). Quote
+toneLokation Posted June 17, 2005 Posted June 17, 2005 You might be interested in my alpha2num converter tool for paperless caching. Read about it in this thread. Quote
+as77 Posted June 17, 2005 Posted June 17, 2005 In addition to GPS Tuner and BeeLineGPS, other programs for off-road navigation include Vito Navigator II, Navio and GpsDash. I used to use Vito Navigator, it's cheap and does an OK job. I like Navio, too. Quote
+NightPilot Posted June 18, 2005 Posted June 18, 2005 Mapopolis will also run on PPCs, and does autorouting, autorerouting, and voice directions. Quote
+Alan2 Posted June 18, 2005 Posted June 18, 2005 I use Mapopolis. You can try it for free for 9 days. Check their site. Quote
+toneLokation Posted June 18, 2005 Posted June 18, 2005 I also use/love mapopolis, i highly reccomend its use, along with gpxtomaplet.exe to add geocaches to your map view... Quote
+Team Chevelle Posted June 19, 2005 Posted June 19, 2005 Indeed. I'll throw another thumbs-up in for Mapopolis. Great stuff there. I run my Pocket Query here, copy the file to my PDA for use with GPXView (others with WM2003 devices may prefer GPXSonar), and also run it through the maplet converter (just mentioned above) so that all of the caches show up in Mapopolis. Makes it very easy to get close to the cache when you are just driving along the highway and notice one coming up! Tap and route to it and you're there! - John... Quote
+Greymane Posted June 20, 2005 Posted June 20, 2005 I would echo the support for Mapopolis. I use it quite a bit. However, do you plan on doing urban caches or hitting the trails to find your caches? Most of the street mapping software does nothing for you once you leave the road. I use Memory-Map Navigator (similar to Fugawi, but a more flexible program). It uses topo maps and aerial photos for off-road navigation. It does not do turn-by-turn directions like street navigation software, however. Quote
+geoduck.5 Posted June 20, 2005 Posted June 20, 2005 BeeLine gets my vote... new version (beta) just released. BeeLine Quote
+sawdust Posted June 20, 2005 Posted June 20, 2005 I use Mapopolis. Is is first rate! Sawdust92 Quote
+Alan2 Posted June 21, 2005 Posted June 21, 2005 I use Mapopolis off road as well as on road. It gives you a bearing arrow and compass rose, distance to cache, current coordinates, etc. It's not as good as my Vista, but then again, it's not a Vista. Quote
+Team Chevelle Posted June 21, 2005 Posted June 21, 2005 I don't use Mapopolis "in the field." By the time I'm that close, I'm just using my GPS itself, of course. I just use Mapopolis to get me as close as possible on the road -- then I leave my PDA in the vehicle and head off with my GPS... - John... Quote
+RumJungle Posted June 21, 2005 Posted June 21, 2005 Mapopolis is good for navigating the road. However, if you still want to use the PPC as an off-road navigation device, BeeLineGPS will act as a traditional handheld like your Garmin or Magellan with the added features to support Geocaching. Quote
+Vater und Sohn Posted June 21, 2005 Posted June 21, 2005 GCMT GeoCachingMultiTool String to AlphabetConverter Hint(de)Coder Download: http://hentsch.onlinehome.de/gc/gcmt.zip Quote
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