Improved map controls for new Garmin handhelds
April 14, 2010 by Rich Owings
Filed under Featured, Garmin handheld GPS, Handheld/Sport
Garmin rolled out several new updates yesterday for the Colorado, Dakota and Oregon series. There were a few fixes, but I want to concentrate on them adding BirdsEye control to profiles. I’m not really sure if you could do this with other map types before; regardless though, I want to point out the granular [...]
Garmin BirdsEye aerial imagery now live
April 1, 2010 by Rich Owings
Filed under Aerial imagery, Featured, Garmin, Garmin handheld GPS, Handheld/Sport
Garmin barely met their March deadline for rolling out BirdsEye aerial imagery. It showed up late yesterday in the form of updates to their BaseCamp software and firmware updates for eligible units — the Colorado and Oregon series; there remains some question about whether both Dakota models are compatible – the Dakota 20 is [...]
More on Garmin BirdsEye aerial imagery
January 18, 2010 by Rich Owings
Filed under Aerial imagery, Garmin, Garmin handheld GPS, Handheld/Sport, The business of GPS
The BirdsEye aerial / satellite imagery subscription program for the Garmin Colorado, Dakota and Oregon series is now official. EDIT: I’ve learned that Garmin decided not to support BirdsEye imagery on the Dakota 10, due to its lack of an expansion card slot. I have a few tidbits to add to my [...]
Garmin BirdsEye Satellite Imagery
January 15, 2010 by Rich Owings
Filed under Aerial imagery, Garmin, Garmin handheld GPS, Handheld/Sport, The business of GPS
EDIT: I’ve learned that Garmin decided not to support BirdsEye imagery on the Dakota 10, due to its lack of an expansion card slot.
It looks like Garmin is getting ready to announce a BirdsEye satellite imagery subscription program for owners of the Colorado, Dakota and Oregon handheld series. Similar to DeLorme’s Map [...]
