+teamhillside Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Years ago, when I was a more enthusiastic, new cacher, we had a TomTom car satnav (actually, technically a clone of such, with the TomTom software loaded), and one of the features I really loved was that I could use GSAK to upload a whole load of caches as POIs, and then have the TomTom go "bong" or "beep" or "baaa" etc when we were within a certain distance of a cache. And if we were so minded, we could stop the car, get out and find one. That device has since bitten the proverbial dust, and with free offline satnavs such as Nokia Here etc working on the variety of satnavs that we have, I haven't had need or desire to buy a dedicated SatNav for the car. We're just about to head out on our annual holiday, and I'd like to get some enthusiasm for caching back. So I googled a little to see how I could make Nokia Here, or Google Maps, or Apple Maps etc do what I wanted (on a choice of Android or iOS devices). And found nothing?!? Really? Do none of the (free or very low cost) smartphone SatNavs have audio prompts for proximity to a POI, availability of offline POI categories etc etc? Or have I missed something? Help gratefully received! matt Quote Link to comment
+dartymoor Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 There are ways, but they all seem a bit faffy. Gsak can export POI in a number of formats, and I did get caching POI's working with one of the free satnav apps, but I can't for the life of me remember which one. Personally, in your situation, I would use the free app, c:geo, to display a live map with caches. Might not go baa, but it does what you describe. Won't navigate at the same time (might in the background?) but maybe you have two phones? (You mention 'we') Quote Link to comment
+teamhillside Posted August 3, 2015 Author Share Posted August 3, 2015 Aw, shame - thanks for the reply. I suppose it's just one of the reasons why the TomTom was a great device. Hey ho! Quote Link to comment
+Graculus Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 And... before you think about buying a new Tom Tom.... the Go series won't let you load a custom POI database so the GSAK macro won't work! Chris Graculus Volunteer UK Reviewer for geocaching.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- UK Geocaching Policies Wiki Geocaching.com Help Center UK Geocaching Information & Resources website Quote Link to comment
+teamhillside Posted August 4, 2015 Author Share Posted August 4, 2015 No chance of that! Whilst the TomTom was great, my phone does online and offline navigation for free; why would anyone buy a dedicated SatNav these days? Thanks for the heads up though! Quote Link to comment
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