28 April 1999
1) Links to GPS Hardware and Software Products> ... Updated by David
Psion Software -Links to Multiple Sites
New Link:
Psion software reviews at 3-Lib Lots of software reviews
27 April 1999
1) Links to GPS Hardware and Software Products> ... Updated by David
Psion Software -Links to Multiple Sites
New Link:
Palmtop BV makers of Route Planner (formerly EnRoute) & Street planner....
2) Links to GPS Hardware and Software Products> ... Updated by David
WinCE Software -Links to Multiple Sites
New Link:
Route Planner (Europe/North America)
23 April 1999
1) Instructions> Garmin Manual ... Updated by Dale
Garmin USER's MANUAL> "Working with Garmin GPS Receivers"
Dale has added a new chapter on waypoints:
Working with waypoints
21 April 1999
1) Feature Items> Magellan ColorTrak ... Updated by Joe
Magellan ColorTRAK Receiver -Review and Tests of the Pressure Sensor
Added handy key sequence for finding the software rev level of the Colortrak
2) Hardware and Software Reviews> Comparison of CD Maps ... Updated by Jack
Comparison of Various Garmin and Lowrance CD Maps
Added two screen captures of Lowrance and Garmin WorldMap CDs in the
Sydney area of Australia
3) Links to GPS Hardware and Software Products> ... Updated by David
Psion Software -Links to Multiple Sites
New Links:
Psion GIS - Geographical Database
Navtech Sierra - series 3 & 5
Yachtsman's navigation program for the Psion 3a/c
CoDriver - in-car navigation for the Psion 5
Psion's Homepage
RoadTrip by Otser
PsionWare.com - Your Free Software Source for your Psion Handheld
Total Data Capture Psion, WinCE & Palm vendors (in Australia) - lots of reviews & support information
4) Links to GPS Hardware and Software Products> ... Updated by David
WinCE Software -Links to Multiple Sites
New Links:
WinCEarch - Search engine dedicated to Microsoft Windows CE
CEWare - Windows CE Software
Total Data Capture WinCE, Psion & Palm vendors (in Australia) - lots of reviews & support information
20 April 1999
1) Geography> DGPS datums ... New link added by Joe
DGPS datum is NAD-83 and not WGS-84 as used internally by the GPS - Will this DGPS signal be accurate?
An explanation by Sam Wormley
19 April 1999
1) Special Notice from Joe:
We note that the MIT GPS information site (among MANY others giving
detail orbital parameters are <hopefully> temporarily OFF THE NET. For
now, we are not removing the links hoping they will be back after the
Kosovo situation is settled.
2) Feature Items> GIII+ ... Updated by jack
Garmin's G-III PLUS Product REVIEW -New GPS has user uploadable maps
Added base map comparison between GIII and GIII+
3) Hardware and Software Reviews> Garmin feature comparisons ... Links changed by Joe
Garmin GPS Receiver FEATURE COMPARISONS (link)
This link replaces a now-defunct link to a feature comparison of the 12 & 12XL on Thomas Born's website
4) FAQs Hardware> GPS Manuals ... New links added by Joe
Garmin GPS Receiver MANUALS - Download yours from here
Lowrance GPS MANUALS - Download yours here
Magellan GPS MANUALS and SOFTWARE - Download yours here
5) FAQs Hardware> GPS Feature Wishlist ... Updated by Dale
GPS Feature Wish List All GPS Manufacturer's take note! -Maintained by Dale Depriest
New wishes: State plane grid support in feet and the ability to suspend the trip meters
6) FAQs Hardware> Year 2000 information ... Updated by Joe
Year 2000 -Which GPS receivers have problems? (7 DEC 98)
Additional Magellan information included.
7) Geography> Grid conversions, etc ... Updated by Joe
Grid Conversions, Distance Formulas, Coordinate Transformations, and Map Translation Software (Links)
New links added.
8) Information> Garmin protocol document has been updated by Garmin ... Link updated by Joe
Garmin's Official Upload/Download Protocol in *.pdf [Adobe] format (Link)
9) Information> Car Navigation Systems ... Updated by Joe
Car Navigation Systems>A review of technology today in dedicated Automobile Nav Systems
Several new links
10) Information> GPS Time ... New link added by Joe
GPS Time>Is it locked to UTC? How do they do that?
11) Links to Third-Party GPS Intermediate Software> GPSUtility .. New link added by Joe
GPS Utility>Upload/download to Garmin Receivers, map datum and format conversions
12) Links to GPS Hardware and Software Products> ... Updated by David
Psion Software -Links to Multiple Sites
New link added much thanks to input from Mike Coon (developer)
Garmin waypoint editor - Psion 3A/C/MX
13) Links to GPS Hardware and Software Products> Nobeltec ... Updated by Joe
Nobeltec (Marine navigation software)
Link updated
16 April 1999
1) Links to GPS Hardware and Software Products> ... Updated by David
WinCE Software -Links to Multiple Sites
New Link: Windows CE: Free Pocket Streets Maps from Microsoft
2) Links to GPS Hardware and Software Products> ... Updated by David
Psion Software -Links to Multiple Sites
New Link: S5RealMapsInfo - RealMaps for the Psion Series 5
14 April 1999
1) Feature Items> GIII -> GIII+ Upgrade program ... New link added by Jack
Garmin Announces G-III/G-III+ Exchange Program for $100US
Note that the program finishes on May 31, 1999
2) Links to GPS Hardware and Software Products> ... Updated by David
WinCE Software -Links to Multiple Sites
New Links: Geo Millenium System RoadPilot
MapPad
13 April 1999
1) FAQs Hardware> G12 Feature comparisons ... Updated by Dale
Garmin G-12/G-12xl/G-48 Feature Comparisons (Ver 4.0x) by Dale Depriest
Included firmware version 4.54 and 12CX
2) FAQs Hardware> ... New link added by Jack
Multiple Waypoint Messaging -Explained
3) Information> Garmin secrets ... Updated by Dale
Garmin's diagnostic features - Mess with these and you may lose your data.
Minor update
4) Information> Car Navigation Systems ... Updated by Joe
Car Navigation Systems>A review of technology today in dedicated Automobile Nav Systems
New links thanks to Rick
5) Links to GPS Hardware and Software Products> ... Link moved by Jack
PalmPilot PalmTop Computer and GPS -Information and Links by Dale Depriest
Link moved to more appropriate section (previously buried under "Information")
6) Links to GPS Hardware and Software Products> ... Updated by David
Psion Software -Links to Multiple Sites
New link added much thanks to input from Lars-Goran Pettersson (satisfied user)
Adhoc Software: MM3A - series 3
7) Links to GPS Hardware and Software Products> ... Updated by David
WinCE Software -Links to Multiple Sites
New link added much thanks to input from Richard Herrington (developer)
GPS Mapping / Data Acquisition / Soil Sampling Windows CE/95/98/NT
8) Links on "What's New" pages updated by David
All links in the mehaffey.com domain should now be all lower case. I hope I've found them all.
1 April 1999
1) Links to GPS Hardware and Software Products> ... New links added by Jack
Psion Software -Links to Multiple Sites
WinCE Software -Links to Multiple Sites
See if you recognise the author :-). Comments are desperately needed, and the pages
will be updated on April 13 when I return. Get those emails rolling in......
Got a Question about GPS technology? Ask Joe or Jack
Comments, complaints, etc.... David Johnson.