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I prefer track up, but on my Meridian Gold, the map screen doesn't seem to update fast enough in this mode, so I usually keep it in north up while I'm driving, and if I remember I change it to track up if I'm hiking or biking.

 

Jamie

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Originally posted by Pat in Louisiana:

When in Map mode do you prefer _Track up_ or _North up_

 


 

I prefer North Up because I find that with Track Up, the display turns around so much that it is disorienting.

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with a compass around my neck.

 

The only time I do track up is if I am retracing my track in the car on a road with a lot of curves. Zoom in and you can pretend it is a video game. But keep eyes on road! icon_eek.gif

 

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with a compass around my neck.

 

The only time I do track up is if I am retracing my track in the car on a road with a lot of curves. Zoom in and you can pretend it is a video game. But keep eyes on road! icon_eek.gif

 

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It's nice knowing that the GPS is oriented the same way I am in track up mode, but I can't stand for the display to be updated all the time. This is on the color StreetPilot III.

 

When I'm searching for a cache in a park area, I set it to point the arrow in the direction I want to go and I don't care about the orientation. If I had topo maps loaded, I might use track up.

 

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Tack up

Makes it easier for my the know what is coming up without having to figure out which way I'm traveling on the map.

 

Vince

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Too many years in the Boy Scouts and the U. S. Military, too used to all the maps being north up. I actually orient better with the north up and being able to see it from a familiar perspective... lol. icon_biggrin.gif

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Too many years in the Boy Scouts and the U. S. Military, too used to all the maps being north up. I actually orient better with the north up and being able to see it from a familiar perspective... lol. icon_biggrin.gif

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Track up when driving so I turn the correct way. Nothings worst then looking at a north up map while headed south and turning the wronge way because you brain can't turn the map around in your head. icon_eek.gif

 

Now when on foot I go north up. Moving that slow the map doesn't alway orient it self real well to my direction of travel and if it is north up I can use my compass to orient it and myself. Just don't get the compass to close to the GPS the batteries will throw your compass off. icon_smile.gif

 

mcb

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Track up when driving so I turn the correct way. Nothings worst then looking at a north up map while headed south and turning the wronge way because you brain can't turn the map around in your head. icon_eek.gif

 

Now when on foot I go north up. Moving that slow the map doesn't alway orient it self real well to my direction of travel and if it is north up I can use my compass to orient it and myself. Just don't get the compass to close to the GPS the batteries will throw your compass off. icon_smile.gif

 

mcb

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North Up

 

Are you aware that on most GPSRs, Track Up will run your batteries down faster due to all the screen redraws? If I really need to orient myself to the cache position, I just rotate the whole GPSR so that the track is up.

 

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North Up while driving, Track Up while walking. Though I usually forget to put it back in North Up and almost hit something while driving because the map is doing loops. icon_smile.gif

 

> Martin (Magellan 330)

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North Up while driving, Track Up while walking. Though I usually forget to put it back in North Up and almost hit something while driving because the map is doing loops. icon_smile.gif

 

> Martin (Magellan 330)

Don't have time to program and record your shows while geocaching? Get a TiVo!

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