GPS, anyone?

[David Ilvedson]

I'm sticking with analog...i.e. a map

David I.



----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: Cy Shuster <741662027@theshusters.org>
To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
Received: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 16:59:35 -0400
Subject: Re: GPS, anyone?


>Ron,

>I did a bunch of research on this on the web, and concluded that the plugin 
>units for Pocket PCs weren't very good.  By the time you add an external 
>antenna, extra battery pack, and so on, you've taken away the portability of 
>your basic device.

>I bought a Garmin GPSMAP 60C, and I love it.  I only wish I'd bought it much 
>sooner!  It's about $500, with the MapSource data that you'll want with it. 
>It's not the best auto unit, but I knew I'd be getting rid of the car soon 
>to come to Boston, so I went with it.  In the car, a bigger screen helps, 
>and since you always have a power source, you can afford one.

>I found plenty of errors in the map data in West Virginia (I'm probably the 
>only one reporting them), but you *always* know where you are (unless you're 
>in a tunnel).  You can mark your current location (and even track your 
>route), and exchange that data both ways with the PC.  The PC software lets 
>you place markers on its map, so you can see where all your customers are, 
>making scheduling much easier.  Plus, you can have it calculate a route, so 
>you'll know much better how long it will take to get from point A to that 
>elusive B.

>The database is very extensive: it has addresses and phone numbers for 
>restaurants, gas stations, all kinds of private and government entities. 
>You can ask it to map any street address, and then navigate there from your 
>current location.  Or you can find the nearest gas station or other business 
>from a given point.  Here's a sample:
>http://www.garmin.com/cartography/mapSource/citynav.jsp#screens

>The same data is available for use on different hardware platforms.  There's 
>a new one coming out called "Tom Tom To Go" or something like that, with a 
>lot of buzz around it.

>--Cy Shuster--
>Boston, MA



>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Ron Koval" <drwoodwind@hotmail.com>
>To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 2:12 PM
>Subject: GPS, anyone?


>>I wonder how many of us are using GPS to get from here to there....
>>
>> I have a Dell Axim x5 pocket pc and wonder just what I would need to add 
>> on to be able to get on-the-road directions in and around the Chicago 
>> area.  Mapquest has helped a lot, but a guy's gotta have toys, right?  Any 
>> reviews would be appreciated!  (or are stand-alone units the way to go?)
>>
>> Ron Koval


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