Satnav/GPS combo

george_the_disco · Occasional Visitor Joined: May 23, 2006 Posts: 29

Does anyone know if there is a SatNav/GPS combo on the market? The reason I ask is that I could really do with updating my satnav unit and rather than leaving it in the glove box for someone to pinch I'd rather take it with me to navigate up hill and down dale (and in forests, etc).

Does anyone know if such a beast exists?

Thanks

jolly47roger · Regular Visitor Joined: Jan 11, 2008 Posts: 116

You can always get a PDA or Smartphone with GPS and install Tomtom & Memory-map/OZI etc

mikealder · Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:06 pm Post subject:

There have been one or two device that can do this but they are "Jack of all trades and Master of none" the RA-7000 is one such device and having used one whilst walking I have to say there are considerably better units than this contraption, as for on road use it is dire.

The PDA is a good route to consider BUT again you will need a decent PDA plus software for on/ off road and a rugged enclosure to put the PDA in for walking as well as a decent car mount which all cost money.

The best approach are the dedicated devices for on road useage such as Garmin/ TomTom which can be found for bargain prices if you shop around. Then get a seperate device dedicated for the walking, they are so much better the Satmap active10 takes some beating, but its far from cheap. I would sooner spend a few hundred pounds on hardware that offers a quality solution than put up with a compromise - I have tried the compromise with the PDA and whilst it can be made to work it really is a sub-optimal solution - Mike

jolly47roger · Regular Visitor Joined: Jan 11, 2008 Posts: 116

But make sure whatever you buy gives you access to all the maps you will need - some systems (including Satmap) don't allow import of other maps.

Darren · Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:58 pm Post subject:

jolly47roger · Regular Visitor Joined: Jan 11, 2008 Posts: 116

Have a look at http://www.the-thorns.org.uk/dwg/info.html

My 513 version of Memory-map allows import (but not calibration) so the map image needs an accompanying .jpr file. Also the European version (which allows calibration) can be downloaded alongside and inherit the licence.

philpugh · Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 4:42 pm Post subject:

philpugh · Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 5:11 pm Post subject:

Sorry - having re-read the post I think we are agreeing! I've never tried scanning/import on MM as I tend to use OziExplorer for this - and I haven't done that for a while either.
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