Re: [Paddlewise] Current GPS device recommendations?

From: Peter Rathmann <prathman_at_attbi.com>
Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2002 14:57:53 -0800
Brian Curtiss wrote:
> 
> At 1:48 PM -0500 12/3/02, Dave Gorjup wrote:
> >BTW, my Lowrance GlobalMap 100 mapping GPS has been invaluable for
> >getting me out of the myriad creeks and islands around Plumtree. I
> >use it in conjunction with OzExplorer (great shareware) and a
> >scanned nav map of the lower Chesapeake Bay and d/l'ed aerial/sat
> >maps.
> 
> What other GPS units allow you to down-load your own scanned
> maps/aerial photos/satellite image?

No dedicated consumer GPS receivers do that currently.  OziExplorer
works with all common GPS units to display scanned maps & photos on your
PC screen and then you can create routes/waypoints/tracklogs for
download to the GPS.
There is a method for creating custom vector maps for the GM100 using
OziMC (MapCreate) together with OziExplorer, but it is far from
trivial.  See
http://www.gpsnuts.com/Ozi/OziMCJohnG/vector.html for details.

Custom vector maps can also be created for the Garmin mapping GPS units
with substantial effort using software available at:
http://gps.chrisb.org/gps_mapper.htm .
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