Google Maps Navigation review
Not the nav app you’re looking for
Google Maps Navigation (referred to hereafter as GMN) is a free navigation app for Android version 1.6+ phones in the U.S. I bought the Motorola Droid recently (which I absolutely love BTW), so I thought I’d share my experiences with this much discussed free navigation app.
One important thing [...]
Garmin CityXplorer review
I went to Atlanta this past weekend, armed with a nuvi 1490T and the Atlanta edition of Garmin’s new CityXplorer maps. And I have to say, I was quite impressed. I’m blessed with a good sense of direction (though I find it much easier to lose N, S, E and W in the city), but [...]
Ten reasons TopoFusion rocks
TopoFusion is my go-to program for planning and tracking backcountry adventures. It’s typically the program I turn to first and there is rarely a day that goes by without me using it. Here are ten reasons that TopoFusion rocks:
1. The ability to toggle between USGS topo maps, aerial photos and hybrid imagery
All you have to [...]
Moagu brings USGS maps to your Garmin handheld
Last month, Leszek Pawlowicz of Free Geography Tools hinted at a new project code-named MOAGU. He may ascribe a different meaning to the acronym for legal reasons, but let’s call it what it is — MOAGU is the mother of all Garmin utilities. What Leszek has created is a utility that will place a USGS [...]
Garmin TOPO U.S. 2008 review
Garmin MapSource TOPO U.S. 2008 provides topographic map coverage of the entire United States and Puerto Rico. Ideal for the geocacher, hiker, mountain biker, etc., it is available on DVD or micro-SD cards. Considering the high cost of the micro-SD regional cards though, I’d recommend that you pay a little more and buy the DVD [...]
National Geographic TOPO! for Macs review
Grant’s Grunts has posted a review of National Geographic TOPO! for Macs in which they go over the pluses and minuses of the product. Their review seems pretty much on target with one exception. And I have to preface this by saying that I haven’t tried the Mac version, but… In the Windows version, you [...]
GPS Mapping on sale!
Just in case you’ve been procrastinating, here’s your chance. The publisher has put GPS Mapping – Make Your Own Maps on sale through the end of the year, and is throwing in free priority mail shipping (in the U.S.). You can read a little more about the book here and here, or check out the [...]
My Favorite GPS Mapping Software
Because I compared so many different software packages in my book, GPS Mapping – Make Your Own Maps (cover at right), I’m often asked what programs I like. In the book, I shied away from recommendations, focusing instead upon the pros and cons of each program, because no software is perfect. People who really get [...]
Garmin US TOPO 24K Review
One of the frustrating things about backcountry use of GPS is having to live with "as the crow flies" routing. That’s not so bad when you’re off-trail, but on trail, I’d prefer my GPS tell me that its five trail miles to the destination rather than three "as the crow flies" miles. The crow can [...]
MotionBased: Online GPS mapping (review)
A couple of weeks ago I wrote that MotionBased, a website for online GPS mapping, had been acquired by Garmin. I’ve been playing with a Garmin ForeRunner 301 recently and used it to check out MotionBased, which keeps all your data online so that you can access it from anywhere. As a result, you can [...]
