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A couple of weeks back I blogged about Garmin’s Project Bobcat trip planning software for the Mac. In that post I mentioned how the latest obligatory software update from Garmin broke my BlueChart maps. I was really bummed since I currently do not have any Windows PCs (and was hoping to keep it that way).
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As I wrote in my posts about our campervan trip through Europe, one of the biggest challenges we had was lack of route planning support for Garmin products on the Mac. Running MapSource with VirtualPC worked okay but the lack of USB support meant that uploads were painfully slow and still the maps did not [...]
Since 2005 a group of engineers from Googleâ„¢ Labs has been working to create a tool for planning trips using mass transit as a 20% project. Recently, Googleâ„¢ announced on their Lat Long Blog that Googleâ„¢ Transit had graduated from the Labs. This means that, while the main transit page is still available, users who [...]
Some time ago I wrote a post about “open†navigation systems and lamented how most navigation systems were limited to a single source for maps and navigation data. In that post I yearned for a system that would seamlessly integrate with tools like Google Earth™ for the latest maps and navigation information. Well, it seems [...]
Aviation has always been a great interest of mine. As a child I spent countless hours putting together plastic models and pouring over the glossy illustrations of sleek jets and old prop planes that appeared in whatever books and magazines I could get my hands on. During college I got my private pilot ticket from [...]
I’ve been an admirer of Breitling watches ever since I first learned of their existence as a young student pilot. The company has been making precision time instruments for professionals since 1884. They introduced the first wrist watch chronographer back in 1915 and their popular Navitimer model, introduced in 1952, contains a fully functional “navigation [...]
I’m trying to make up for not posting anything while I was in Canada by posting twice today and by doing an extensive write-up on the Grand Prix, which will be coming soon (I hope).
I’ve mentioned how Google Maps and Google Earth have transformed the way I prepare for trips and how much I wish that [...]
A recent feature on ZDNet Galleries is a collection of photos about one of the teams that operate a Tele Atlas mapping van. These high tech vehicles based on custom VW Crafter van cutaway chassis, roam Europe capturing images and data that will be featured in navigation systems by customers like Google, Mercedes Benz, Navman, [...]
OutsideMagazine has picked the Magellan CrossoverGPS as its 2007 gear of the year pick in the GPS category. This unit escaped my attention when I wrote recently about multi-function navigation systems, but it looks like a really nice unit. Like the Garmin GPSMAP 276C, the CrossoverGPS has modes for marine navigation, driving and outdoors.
The Magellan unit adds [...]
As a gear head and somewhat of a geek, the idea of a fully integrated and “open†navigation/communications/vehicle management system has always been very appealing to me. I should explain what I mean by “open†and “integratedâ€. GPS receivers have become commonplace not only in adventure sports but even in family minivans; however, these systems [...]
