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Re: Off Topic: free gps program?
By:Eric Anderson
Date: 9/18/2010, 1:37 pm
In Response To: Off Topic: free gps program? (Petewp)

There is a program for the Iphone called Navionics Lakes North that is pretty interesting, but it does not give you instantaneous speed. It gives you your average overall trip speed. The useful thing about it is that it lays your track (a line) and has maps of some pretty obscure rivers and lakes. You can also generate a route and take photos pinned to your location. A really cool thing is that you can download your information into Google Earth and send it to people to share your route. It costs $9.95, but if the features are what you want, it is worth it. Make sure you choose the right area for you. You might want to call the company to ask them before you download possibly the wrong map. They appear to be aiming this more at motor boats.

I would like to have an app that provides instantaneous speed. That would be very useful, so I would like to hear from anyone else.

: Hi folks,

: Back in the day at Guilli, there was a free gps program I used that
: did the wonderful job of plotting out my gps trips that could be
: saved as a jpeg when all was said and done. It recorded the dots
: that made up the tracks and each dot could be clicked on to see
: actual speed for that point and so on.

: Ive tried EASYGPS but it seems a totaL FAILURE. No "dots"
: , just lines and no savng the image as a jpeg after all map
: plotting was done.

: Thanks in advance for any help here folks!!!

: Pete

Messages In This Thread

Off Topic: free gps program?
Petewp -- 9/18/2010, 12:17 pm
What GPS do you have/
Paul G. Jacobson -- 9/18/2010, 3:50 pm
Re: What GPS do you have/
Will N To Go -- 9/18/2010, 10:45 pm
Re: Off Topic: free gps program?
Eric Anderson -- 9/18/2010, 1:37 pm
Re: Off Topic: free gps program?
Petewp -- 9/18/2010, 2:29 pm
Re: Off Topic: free gps program?
Tim F -- 9/18/2010, 2:41 pm
Re: Off Topic: free gps program?
Brian Nystrom -- 9/18/2010, 3:54 pm
HEY GUYS YOU DID IT!!!!
Petewp -- 9/18/2010, 11:04 pm