| 28 May 2000 | |
| Airports over the World:
Where can I find the lon/lat for the World's Airports? (link) Under: Geography, etc. |
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| Coast Guard Lights List for the USA:
Where can I find lists of lights, bouys, etc. (link) Under: Geography, etc. |
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| 25 May 2000 | |
| Datums: My TOPO (or other map) program does not
accurately position my location on the map. WHY?. A link to an informative FAQ on the subject. Under: Geography, etc. |
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| 20 May 2000 | |
| Garmin has made the new eMap manual (covering ver. 2.5) available for download. |
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| 20 May 2000 | |
| Art Dalton of Prairie Geomatics Ltd. has sent us information about the
GPS 48 database and the new Waterways and Lights CD. Under: FAQs - Hardware. |
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| 15 May 2000 | |
| Garmin's European Map Coverage Detail Information. Under: Information. |
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| PanTerra Mapping Software -
Waypoint Management Software for Garmin/Magellan GPS has 1.6 Million Waypoints. (link) Under: Links to Third-Party GPS Intermediate Software. |
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| Garmin has put up a page for the eTrex Summit - including specifications and screen shoots. | |
| 12 May 2000 | |
| The GPS Tutor -
a link to A definitive tutorial of many facets of GPS receivers and satellite signals Under: How Does GPS Work. |
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| 10 May 2000 | |
| Joe and Jack have added four examples of Paris in the France MetroGuide CD to the
Comparison of Various Garmin and Lowrance CD Maps: 80+ Screen Captures Under: Hardware and Software Reviews. |
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| Geodetic Survey Markers (Worldwide Listings)
has been updated with new information from the National Geodetic Survey
as to the accuracy of their survey markers. Under: Geography, etc. |
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| Low Cost GPS Hardware and Moving Map Software Reviews
has been updated with additional information on the eMap and MapSource. Under: Feature Items. |
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| 06 May 2000 | |
| Garmin USA Topo CDs, A Short Review and Examples
has been updated. Under: Hardware and Software Reviews. |
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| There are several new items about the effects of Selective Availability being turned off. Under: Feature Items. |
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| 05 May 2000 | |
| Garmin recently posted firmware revision 2.05 for the GPS III+ and 2.04 for the GPS 12Map. Changes Made from Versions 2.04 to 2.05 for the GPS III+: Corrected display of invalid characters. Removed ability to change orientations through the contrast page on the power-on screen. Added Differential Beacon Scanning. Changes Made from Versions 2.03 to 2.04 for the GPS 12Map: Corrected display of invalid characters. Added Differential Beacon Scanning. Under: FAQs - Hardware. |
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| 04 May 2000 | |
| Dale DePriest has added a chapter on Working with databases (maps, cities, Jeppesen)
to his GPS User Manual. Under: Instructions. |
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| 01 May 2000 | |
| The big news of the day is that Selective Availability is to be turned off at midnight.
There are new items on the site as the effects are monitored. Under: Feature Items. |
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Got a Question about GPS technology? Ask Joe or Jack
Comments, complaints, etc.... Allory Deiss.