Google Maps Offline >> Pda

[+markp99]

I've got Google maps to display 250 nearby caches with my home as the center of the map. I was able to use different color markers for found vs unfound caches. As with any Google Maps implementation, I can zoom, pan themap and click on the markers to provide cache details. I created a local, API_KEY-less Google Map (html file) from an Access database, populated with imported .GPX data. It works very nicely.

 

This is quite handy when preparing at home, but I would just LOVE to somehow take this info offline and port to my iPaq device. This would be an awesome addition to my HTML paperless (GSAK export) cache solution.

 

What I have in mind is to select a fixed zoom level and fixed range of map coverage to produce an offline html "image". I would like to get this file loaded onto my iPaq to allow me to only PAN the map image (no zoom). Next step is to get cache data linked to the markers and html clickable.

 

Is this possible / anything like this ever been done??

 

Thanks for any guidance.

Edited March 25, 2006 by markp99

[+Bigby & Snow]

Hi

 

I am searching for an answer to this too. Can anybody help?

 

I have iPaq Windows Mobile 2003 with CacheMate and bluetooth GPS.

On my PC I have GSAK.

 

Everything is good but I need a way to view roughly where the caches are. I cannot just follow cachemate compass

[+Thunder_Eagle]

Everything is good but I need a way to view roughly where the caches are. I cannot just follow cachemate compass

You might want to look at either BeelineGPS or BackCountry Navigator. BCN lets you download topo and Aerial maps from terraserver-usa.

 

Beeline has a map feature that shows your path and the relative position from the cache with a GPS arrow. Very similar to BCN, just no map overlay. I'm trying to decide if the maps available are good enough, or if they are really needed.

 

I'm not sure of what the commerical mapping software is for PPC devices or the associated costs, probably more than what I think it is worth right now as I'm just getting started.

[+Bigby & Snow]

Hi and thanks, I'll check those.

 

Just a quick note - I live in the UK and will be caching in the UK (and Europe) only.

[+Bigby & Snow]

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Edited April 28, 2008 by uglitangelo

[+Bigby & Snow]

Has anybody got any experience of this...?

 

http://www.mgmaps.com/index.php

http://forum.mgmaps.com/viewtopic.php?t=251

 

Free maps for PDA? MGMaps.

Edited April 28, 2008 by uglitangelo

[+Arndtwe]

I would highly suggest you go with EarthComber, it is free and you can load any goecaches that you want. Getting the caches in might be a little tricky, but just read carefully and you will get it. Go HERE to read how to upload .GPX files to the program after you have it. The great thing about this program is that you don't need a GPS for it, internally or externally. Hope you enjoy, and good luck!

[+ProsperoDK]

Hi

 

I am searching for an answer to this too. Can anybody help?

 

I have iPaq Windows Mobile 2003 with CacheMate and bluetooth GPS.

On my PC I have GSAK.

 

Everything is good but I need a way to view roughly where the caches are. I cannot just follow cachemate compass

Google Static Maps may be what you are looking for, however that only works with the road map, not the satellite images so may be of limited use in the forest or other non-urban area.

 

/René

[FionnS]

Get the pocket pc version of OziExplorer and then use gMapMaker to download the tiles of your area and combine them into an ozi .map file, convert to the pocket pc version and hey presto.