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[World of O News] World of O News » Easy: O-maps on your Garmin GPS using QuickRoute: The maps you usually use on your Garmin GPS unit (and also most other available GPS units) are vector maps. For a vector map on a Garmin GPS, each symbol from OCAD is mapped to a symbol in the Garmin map file, and new symbols must be constructed in the Garmin map file which resemble the symbols in the OCAD file as closely as possible.

[Mark's Journal] Mark's Journal: Displaying GPS Data on Google Maps: On our last hiking trip one of the participants used an iPhone and MotionX-Sport GPS software to capture the GPS track information, take pictures, associate the pictures with points on the track and upload the data so it could be displayed on Google Maps. Here's what he posted:

[PalmAddicts] PalmAddicts: Path Tracks for the iPhone: Once on the site you can share your paths with others or export the paths to GPX or KML and then use them with Google Earth or other programs. The program also gives you the total distance travelled, the time taken and your average speed, so you can easily use it to track your exercize progress. 

[Astronaut for Hire] Astronaut for Hire: Mapping FMARS EVAs: Just open the GPS track and geotagged photos KML files in Google Earth, drag them and any related placemarks to a common Folder under "My Places", and then save that folder by selecting "Save" -> "Save Place As" from the "File" menu. In the resulting window, choose the KMZ format (a zipped version of KML that theoretically takes up less disk space), and give it a file name.

[London Cyclist Blog] Find London cycle routes: Here is a highly useful collection of websites you can use to plan your cycling route around London. Some, such as the Sustrans website, help you locate where the cycle network routes are and others are good for discovering other peoples recommended routes.

[Geocaching.com Web Site] Google Earth inaccuracies: /* * ======================================== * Main wrapper, this controls the overall width of the board in you browser view window. * ======================================== */

[Kelso's Corner] GPS Kit - New software app for iPhone 3G (Kelso) « Kelso's Corner: GPS Kit - I’m into backpacking and this app rocks - especially the ‘tracks’ option.

[www.Soft-Go.Com Latest Shareware Applications (Fri 02-Oct-2009)] Download HoudahGeo, HoudahGeo 2.3.3 download - Soft-Go.Com: You don't need a digital camera with a built-in GPS You don't need a GPS device Don't miss out on these cool features: Automatic geocoding from a GPX or NMEA (Sony) track logs GPX download from Garmin, Wintec and Magellan GPS devices Manual geocoding from GPX way points Manual geocoding using Google Earth & Google Maps Reverse geocoding Google Earth export Flickr uploading EXIF/XMP image file tagging

[GPS Navigation Blog] Golf GPS Systems update: GolfTraxx latest software release for Pocket PCs and Windows Mobile, as well as for Palm devices, and also for the iPhone 3G now instantly provides distances for the current hole being played and selects the appropriate club for you to hit, based on your game, without requiring even a single click. The Golftraxx Database Contains Hole-by-hole Information For Over 21,500 Courses In Across The Globe, Nearly A Thousand Of Which Already Contain Gps Coordinates, and all of which can be downloaded to PDA devices via GPRS or WIFI access.

[Ogle Earth] Ogle Earth: Links: Maptales, Cambodia, Google Earth Design: iPhone does GeoRSS, KML: More confirmation: Both KML and GeoRSS links are opened in iPhone's Google Maps app. Not sure how much complicated KML you can throw at it, but placemarks certainly seem to work. See the visual proof. Good design & KML: Richard Treves has a new blog: Google Earth Design ("The Antidote to Red Dot Fever - Good Design for your Google Earth Map.") Making a website is easy ”” making a nicely designed website is hard. It's no different with KML files, ...

[Virtual Earth / Live Maps] Virtual Earth / Live Maps's Blog - Windows Live: “As more and more consumers are using their PC to locate their desired destinations and then needing to find those exact locations on their GPS device, MSN Direct is making that process easier for our customers,” said Roger Jollis, Garmin’s director of OEM and mobile marketing. “Garmin was the first to offer MSN Direct on an automotive GPS, and we are pleased with MSN Direct’s newest innovation because it will be very helpful to our customers.”

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