Ian Pearson
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| posted on 3/12/05 at 11:07 PM |
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GPS
Planning on getting a GPS NAV system. I'm looking for one that I can use Land, Marine, and Air databases with. Any of you have any
recommendations?
Regards, Ian.
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Triton
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| posted on 3/12/05 at 11:16 PM |
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Have you built a chitty chitty bang bang then dude..land...sea...air...
My Daughter has taken over production of the damn fine Triton race seats and her contact email is emmatrs@live.co.uk.
www.tritonraceseats.com
www.hairyhedgehog.com
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raccoonradar
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| posted on 3/12/05 at 11:24 PM |
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lol
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Ian Pearson
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| posted on 4/12/05 at 05:17 AM |
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Good Idea!
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 4/12/05 at 08:52 AM |
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Dont know any systems that have sea and air built in, unless you want to your local RAF or Marines and "borrow" one.
Sure there are things available, but bet they are expensive !!!
Ben
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caber
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| posted on 4/12/05 at 10:07 AM |
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I use Tomtom on a Palm Treo 650. you can get a bluetooth GPS unit and various software by download to give you different readouts from the GPS. There
are ones that give you latitude and longitude and I think grid refs and I think there is one you can plot scans of your own maps into. all pocket
sized and gprs enabled as well as being a phone.
Caber
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Bob C
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| posted on 4/12/05 at 11:10 AM |
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I'd say get a cheap PDA with GPS built in (I got a yakumo delta 300 off ebay for £180 new) (from a subaru garage called monty's in
sheffield) Then spend £40 on a 1Gig mmc card & get 'tomtom' for navigation and 'memory map 2004' for OS maps and marine
charts. The s/w and maps are around legit or pirate if you know where to look.
To be honest I'm incredibly impresed with this system. OK windows CE crashes a lot but you get used to it.
Bob
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Triton
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| posted on 4/12/05 at 12:02 PM |
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Call me old fashioned.........but what's wrong with a map book and road signs
My Daughter has taken over production of the damn fine Triton race seats and her contact email is emmatrs@live.co.uk.
www.tritonraceseats.com
www.hairyhedgehog.com
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MikeR
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| posted on 4/12/05 at 12:11 PM |
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you're old fashioned
actually sat nav is really good. Its not pefect as i found out when a lad at works took us through central london to get to Croydon from Coventry. But
if you get into a region it will get you there. The biggest draw back is you stop paying attention to where you're going - you let the
electronics take over!
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ch1ll1
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| posted on 4/12/05 at 04:23 PM |
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i use an ipaq 4100 blue tooth reciever,tom tom
works a treat, had it a few years now!
not 100% been wrong a few times,
but it good i swear by one!
any they are cheap now
also has a built in speedo!
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bigandy
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| posted on 4/12/05 at 04:45 PM |
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Just out of interest, would the SVA man be happy if the only speedometer in my car was driven by GPS?
Just wondering...
Cheers
Andy
Dammit! Too many decisions....
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Deckman001
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| posted on 4/12/05 at 05:16 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MikeR
you're old fashioned
actually sat nav is really good. Its not pefect as i found out when a lad at works took us through central london to get to Croydon from Coventry.
And you never called in to say hello as you passed !!  What ya need sat nav for to get to Croydon,, Thought every one had been told where it was so
as to be able to avoid it at all costs !!
Jason
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geoff shep
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| posted on 4/12/05 at 05:52 PM |
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I have an ipaq with a bluetooth gps - but you can get wired ones and CF card ones which just slot in.
Use Tom Tom for road stuff, and you can download speed camera database and get audio warnings.
Also played with memory map software - it gives you a moving map display. Great for flying. Digital aeronautical charts are available but MM2003
also allows you to scan and calibrate your own maps so you could do that for marine charts.
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MikeR
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| posted on 4/12/05 at 06:08 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Deckman001
quote:
Originally posted by MikeR
you're old fashioned
actually sat nav is really good. Its not pefect as i found out when a lad at works took us through central london to get to Croydon from Coventry.
And you never called in to say hello as you passed !! What ya need sat nav for to get to Croydon,, Thought every one had been told where it was so
as to be able to avoid it at all costs !!
Jason
Unfortunately we have a trial site there which i have to visit - Brigstock road near thornton heath.
Next time i've got advance warning of a visit and i'm staying over i'll give you a shout. Could do with something interesting to do
in the evening.
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Deckman001
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| posted on 4/12/05 at 07:00 PM |
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No worries See ya next time then 
Jason
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