New, Updated, and Interesting Items
on Joe and Jack's Website
for February, 2000
23 February 2000
Comparison of Garmin and Delorme Map Accuracy has been updated to include a comparison of the error circles displayed on Garmin receivers for the Roads & Recreation maps and the USA Topo maps.
Under: Links to GPS Hardware and Software Products.
21 February 2000
Garmin has added a MapSource Map Viewer which allows viewing selected MapSource coverage areas before you buy.
18 February 2000
Garmin has recently posted firmware updates for all the StreetPilot variations to their software support page.
14 February 2000
Satellites: How do I compute exactly WHERE they are from Almanac data? Use ALM2TLE.
Under: Links to GPS Hardware and Software Products.
Information on using the Israel grid and map datum with a Garmin GPS has been added to User Grids and Datums in Hand-Held Receivers.
Under: Geography, etc.
TeleType GPS has added car navigation and vehicle tracking capabilities to their software. See the link under WinCE Software - Links to Multiple Sites.
Under: Links to GPS Hardware and Software Products.
13 February 2000
Garmin has recently posted a firmware update for the GPSMAP 295 (2.02) to their software support page.
Dale DePriest has updated the Introduction and sections on Working with coordinates and units and Features and Specifications of his GPS User Manual.
Under: Instructions.
09 February 2000
A link has been added to Magellan Firmware Revisions, Features, and Updates.
Under: FAQs Hardware.
07 February 2000
Joe and Jack's Low Cost GPS Hardware and Moving Map Software Review has been updated to describe difference between the StreetPilot and ColorMap.
Under: Feature Items.
05 February 2000
Joe and Jack's review of the Garmin eMap has been updated to describe 1) Position Pinning; 2) RoadLock; 3) A mention of the forthcoming Tri-M amplified external antenna; and 4) Waypoint Creation.
Under: Feature Items.
02 February 2000
Garmin has recently posted firmware updates for the NavTalk (All to 2.13), GPS III (2.00-2.09 to 2.10), GPS III Pilot (2.00-2.05 to 2.06), GPS III Pilot (2.10 to 2.11), GPS III Plus (2.00-2.03 to 2.04), GPS 12Map (2.00 to 2.03) and GPSMAP 295 (2.00 to 2.01) to their software support page.

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