Computer software

On Wed, 05 Oct 2005 15:31:41 GMT, "scott jackson" <[email hidden]>
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| Can anyone recomend any walking software

I do not need software to walk ;-)

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There are some pretty good things called maps, they don,t need electric and
are reasonably cheap and much easier to use than software. Talking of
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Can anyone recomend any walking software showing route maps etc for walks
around the lake district.

scott jackson said:

Can anyone recomend any walking software showing route maps etc for
walks around the lake district.

memory map, anquet, tracklogs.

all have their strong and weak points, you pays your money and all that.

I use memory map as it's cheap, not over featured for my needs and runs well
on a pocket pc. I print out small, shirt pocket sized, route cards (double sided)
and I either print them out on waterproof paper or get the mrs to laminate them
at work for extra cheapness. if I'm unsure of precisely where I am [v rare] due to
fog/mist/rain etc I fire up the pocket PC and GPS unit, get a reading of my location
and take it from there.

you don't /need/ software for walking but it's rather nice to be inspired to go
somewhere by something, fire up memory map, check out the locale, google
up a few places in the vicinity, have a gander at an aerial photo of the area
to check for unusual features, then tell tomtom to take me there and use memory
map when I'm there.

On Wed, 05 Oct 2005 15:31:41 +0000, scott jackson burbled:

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Can anyone recomend any walking software

LongJohns....

</me gets coat...>

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"scott jackson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Can anyone recomend any walking software showing route maps etc for
walks
around the lake district.

As a newcomer to this group I've been reading all the recent threads
about software and GPS and honestly it looks to me like another way of
parting folks from a lot of cash and making a simple thing (map
reading) complicated. Google will probably turn up some good walks for
you.
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Hi Scott

Not too sure what you are really after. There are applications that allow
you to plan your walks at home and then print them out to use whilst out
walking. They also have the ability to upload the waypoints to a gps if you
have one and utilise this method of navigation. You can then download your
track and put it back into the map and see how accurately you walked your
planned route. I will say that you should be competent at map and compass
work as well. I use both map and gps and map and compass to navigate with. I
never go on the fells now without map, gps and compass. Depending on
weather, conditions and what I need to do drives which device I use.

News mentioned some of the applications. I'd like to add Oziexplorer, which
I use extensively. Have a look at www.oziexplor.com There is a trial version
for free. Main draw back is getting the maps for it in the first place but
it is cheap. Can't have everything I suppose.

There are several sites on the net which deal with walking in the Lakes. A
Google search will turn up the best.

There are many books with routes you can add into your mapping software with
some work.eg Bill Birkett's Lakeland Fells, Stuart Marshall's Walking the
Wainwrights.

Hope that is of some help

Mike

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Can anyone recomend any walking software showing route maps etc for walks
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Mike Mason said:

Hi Scott

Not too sure what you are really after. There are applications that allow
you to plan your walks at home and then print them out to use whilst out
walking. They also have the ability to upload the waypoints to a gps if you
have one and utilise this method of navigation. You can then download your
track and put it back into the map and see how accurately you walked your
planned route. I will say that you should be competent at map and compass
work as well. I use both map and gps and map and compass to navigate with. I
never go on the fells now without map, gps and compass. Depending on
weather, conditions and what I need to do drives which device I use.

Scott might have wanted something like eTrail -

http://www.garmin.com/outdoor/eTrail/

But it's apparently discontinued, and in any case looks rather
limited compared with the wealth of books, web resources and
maps available.

-adrian

scott jackson said:

Can anyone recomend any walking software showing route maps etc for walks
around the lake district.

The Internet will probably show up a lot more info than any piece of
software could. Just try using Google - www.google.co.uk - and searching
for Lake District walks.

With regards to other people's comments about software and walking, it
can be very useful for those who want to see what places are like or to
get ideas for places to walk if you can get hold of information that's
not shown on maps (such as photos, a commentary of the walk or other
people's comments about the area).

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Quoted message said:

News mentioned some of the applications. I'd like to add Oziexplorer, which
I use extensively. Have a look at www.oziexplor.com There is a trial version
for free.

Oops, typo alert!

It should be:

http://www.oziexplorer.com/

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Rod Craddock said:

"scott jackson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Can anyone recomend any walking software showing route maps etc for
walks
around the lake district.

As a newcomer to this group I've been reading all the recent threads
about software and GPS and honestly it looks to me like another way of
parting folks from a lot of cash and making a simple thing (map
reading) complicated. Google will probably turn up some good walks for
you.

That depends. There are some people who just like gadgets and as
gadgets go GPS can be useful. don't forget that a GPS unit is cheap
these days, my first GPS unit cost me nearly £400. You can get one
that does a lot more for £100 now, the same price as a couple of
family meals out.

Then there are those, like me, that have GPS but rarely use it in the
UK. I've never really needed it, as you point out, a quick look at my
surroundings and map are enough to tell me where I am, give or take.
The odd occasions I have used it have been at night or in fog.

On the other hand I've been to some very inhospitable places where a
map is next to useless and the landscape is featureless or all looks
the same, then a GPS is very handy. I also found it handy in places
like the Yosemite National Park where getting your bearings can be
tricky when all you can see is trees and mountains that aren't easy to
identify and there is nobody around to ask!

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Nick

scott jackson said:

Can anyone recomend any walking software showing route maps etc for walks
around the lake district.

I'm not sure what you mean by "walking software"; have you tried

http://www.leaney.org/index.php
?
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