Navman Pin + GPS + Memory Map

"Leonard Trim" <[email hidden]> schreef in bericht
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While browsing through the Memory Map website I came upon an advert for
this dream toy. Navman Pin pocket PC with built in GPS, plus the
1;50,000 set of Memory Maps for the north of England and Scotland. What
a lovely toy thinks I, but dreams spoilt when I saw the price ie. 500
pounds! Now when I can get my hands on that little lot for less than 200
pounds dreams might come true.
Anyone got experience of using this or a similar setup?

Not me but I know batterylife is still a big isue for a PPC, i.e. two and a
half hours is much too short for a days walk. Let alone for a week in the
wilderness :-(

--
Theo
www.theosphotos.fotopic.net

"Leonard Trim" <[email hidden]> schreef in bericht
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Quoted message said:

While browsing through the Memory Map website I came upon an advert for
this dream toy. Navman Pin pocket PC with built in GPS, plus the
1;50,000 set of Memory Maps for the north of England and Scotland. What
a lovely toy thinks I, but dreams spoilt when I saw the price ie. 500
pounds! Now when I can get my hands on that little lot for less than 200
pounds dreams might come true.
Anyone got experience of using this or a similar setup?

Not me but I know batterylife is still a big isue for a PPC, i.e. two and a
half hours is much too short for a days walk. Let alone for a week in the
wilderness :-(

--
Theo
www.theosphotos.fotopic.net

In article <[email hidden]>, Leonard Trim
<[email hidden]> writes

Quoted message said:

While browsing through the Memory Map website I came upon an advert for
this dream toy. Navman Pin pocket PC with built in GPS, plus the
1;50,000 set of Memory Maps for the north of England and Scotland. What
a lovely toy thinks I, but dreams spoilt when I saw the price ie. 500
pounds! Now when I can get my hands on that little lot for less than 200
pounds dreams might come true.
Anyone got experience of using this or a similar setup?

I use a Mitac Mio 168 in the car. It cost me £250 from Aldi and is a
Pocket PC with integrated GPS + street mapping. It is great for the car
and could be used with Memory Map software. However, like most PDAs, it
is nowhere near as rugged as the usual recreational GPS receivers so
would need some serious protection = bulk and weight to survive a day on
the hills. Battery life is also a lot shorter.

The other thing to consider is that the maps are raster images so you
cannot zoom in and out without horrible distortion and on the small size
of the PDA screen you cannot see much of the map. With vector maps of
sufficient detail this would be better but still a limitation.

It would be a cool toy to have a moving OS map displayed in colour but
for me a laminated print out from Tracklogs, my compass and trusty Geko
201are far more rugged, easy to stuff in a pocket and to be honest more
useful.

When we get vector maps on rugged, light, large, roll-up, waterproof,
smart, touch screen displays with integrated storage and GPS I will be
more inclined to have a play ;-)

--

Dominic Sexton

In article <[email hidden]>, Leonard Trim
<[email hidden]> writes

Quoted message said:

While browsing through the Memory Map website I came upon an advert for
this dream toy. Navman Pin pocket PC with built in GPS, plus the
1;50,000 set of Memory Maps for the north of England and Scotland. What
a lovely toy thinks I, but dreams spoilt when I saw the price ie. 500
pounds! Now when I can get my hands on that little lot for less than 200
pounds dreams might come true.
Anyone got experience of using this or a similar setup?

I use a Mitac Mio 168 in the car. It cost me £250 from Aldi and is a
Pocket PC with integrated GPS + street mapping. It is great for the car
and could be used with Memory Map software. However, like most PDAs, it
is nowhere near as rugged as the usual recreational GPS receivers so
would need some serious protection = bulk and weight to survive a day on
the hills. Battery life is also a lot shorter.

The other thing to consider is that the maps are raster images so you
cannot zoom in and out without horrible distortion and on the small size
of the PDA screen you cannot see much of the map. With vector maps of
sufficient detail this would be better but still a limitation.

It would be a cool toy to have a moving OS map displayed in colour but
for me a laminated print out from Tracklogs, my compass and trusty Geko
201are far more rugged, easy to stuff in a pocket and to be honest more
useful.

When we get vector maps on rugged, light, large, roll-up, waterproof,
smart, touch screen displays with integrated storage and GPS I will be
more inclined to have a play ;-)

--

Dominic Sexton

i have the mitac mio which is the same as the navman as far as i am aware
i use mem map with it
along with a garmin vista for walking
i fing the garmin better for walking the mio tends to stay in the rucksack
i think you would get about 3 to 4 hours out of the battery but u can get
battery extenders for about £6 on ebay
the mio is good for checking your position on the map
i keep meaning to try the mio to plot a walk and follow it
but tend to use the garmin
cant remember when i last had to use a compass

"Dominic Sexton" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>, Leonard Trim
<[email hidden]> writes

Quoted message said:

While browsing through the Memory Map website I came upon an advert for
this dream toy. Navman Pin pocket PC with built in GPS, plus the
1;50,000 set of Memory Maps for the north of England and Scotland. What
a lovely toy thinks I, but dreams spoilt when I saw the price ie. 500
pounds! Now when I can get my hands on that little lot for less than 200
pounds dreams might come true.
Anyone got experience of using this or a similar setup?

I use a Mitac Mio 168 in the car. It cost me £250 from Aldi and is a
Pocket PC with integrated GPS + street mapping. It is great for the car
and could be used with Memory Map software. However, like most PDAs, it is
nowhere near as rugged as the usual recreational GPS receivers so would
need some serious protection = bulk and weight to survive a day on the
hills. Battery life is also a lot shorter.

The other thing to consider is that the maps are raster images so you
cannot zoom in and out without horrible distortion and on the small size
of the PDA screen you cannot see much of the map. With vector maps of
sufficient detail this would be better but still a limitation.

It would be a cool toy to have a moving OS map displayed in colour but for
me a laminated print out from Tracklogs, my compass and trusty Geko 201are
far more rugged, easy to stuff in a pocket and to be honest more useful.

When we get vector maps on rugged, light, large, roll-up, waterproof,
smart, touch screen displays with integrated storage and GPS I will be
more inclined to have a play ;-)

--

Dominic Sexton

i have the mitac mio which is the same as the navman as far as i am aware
i use mem map with it
along with a garmin vista for walking
i fing the garmin better for walking the mio tends to stay in the rucksack
i think you would get about 3 to 4 hours out of the battery but u can get
battery extenders for about £6 on ebay
the mio is good for checking your position on the map
i keep meaning to try the mio to plot a walk and follow it
but tend to use the garmin
cant remember when i last had to use a compass

"Dominic Sexton" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>, Leonard Trim
<[email hidden]> writes

Quoted message said:

While browsing through the Memory Map website I came upon an advert for
this dream toy. Navman Pin pocket PC with built in GPS, plus the
1;50,000 set of Memory Maps for the north of England and Scotland. What
a lovely toy thinks I, but dreams spoilt when I saw the price ie. 500
pounds! Now when I can get my hands on that little lot for less than 200
pounds dreams might come true.
Anyone got experience of using this or a similar setup?

I use a Mitac Mio 168 in the car. It cost me £250 from Aldi and is a
Pocket PC with integrated GPS + street mapping. It is great for the car
and could be used with Memory Map software. However, like most PDAs, it is
nowhere near as rugged as the usual recreational GPS receivers so would
need some serious protection = bulk and weight to survive a day on the
hills. Battery life is also a lot shorter.

The other thing to consider is that the maps are raster images so you
cannot zoom in and out without horrible distortion and on the small size
of the PDA screen you cannot see much of the map. With vector maps of
sufficient detail this would be better but still a limitation.

It would be a cool toy to have a moving OS map displayed in colour but for
me a laminated print out from Tracklogs, my compass and trusty Geko 201are
far more rugged, easy to stuff in a pocket and to be honest more useful.

When we get vector maps on rugged, light, large, roll-up, waterproof,
smart, touch screen displays with integrated storage and GPS I will be
more inclined to have a play ;-)

--

Dominic Sexton

Going by your replies the technology is nearly there. As a bit of a
techno freak I am tempted but fortunately the price keeps me away from
the gear at the moment. I keep my eye out for the kit that comes as one
unified piece as I can all too vividly remember the hours wasted trying
to get my Garmin GPS II Plus to 'talk' to my Dell laptop on which I was
running the free MM download. Never did get it to work :-((

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Len Trim
[email hidden]

I looked seriously at one of the PDAs with GPS, and i found the mitec one
for les than £200 (http://www.globalpositioningsystems.co.uk/).
However, the battery life was an issue, and i coulndt find any spares so
assumed it was a rechargable internal battery. Great for the car, but
useless for the hills. Which was a shame as it looked useful to have your
location on screen over an OS map.

But saying that, my GPS and Trackogs printouts do the job (along with
compass and relevant OS map safely in sac), the only real improvement would
be getting a laminator instead of sellotaped punched pockets. But, hey, i'm
being picky.

dave
--

Walk on the Wide Side
www.walkeryri.org.uk

In article <[email hidden]>, Dafydd Ap Arwyn
<[email hidden]> writes

Quoted message said:

I looked seriously at one of the PDAs with GPS, and i found the mitec one
for les than £200 (http://www.globalpositioningsystems.co.uk/).

Currently £185 + VAT.

Quoted message said:

However, the battery life was an issue, and i coulndt find any spares so
assumed it was a rechargable internal battery.

It is, and not even user replaceable :-(

Quoted message said:

Great for the car, but
useless for the hills. Which was a shame as it looked useful to have your
location on screen over an OS map.

But saying that, my GPS and Trackogs printouts do the job (along with
compass and relevant OS map safely in sac), the only real improvement would
be getting a laminator instead of sellotaped punched pockets. But, hey, i'm

I only recently moved from years of punched pockets and tape to
laminated and I must say I'm impressed. Not only are they more durable
but the colours are also brighter than they are on the paper before
lamination so it makes it easier to read - an unexpected bonus :-)

Laminators and pouches can be had quite cheaply on ebay.

--

Dominic Sexton

Ysgrifennodd "Dominic Sexton" <[email hidden]> mewn neges
newyddion:[email hidden]...

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I only recently moved from years of punched pockets and tape to laminated
and I must say I'm impressed. Not only are they more durable but the
colours are also brighter than they are on the paper before lamination so
it makes it easier to read - an unexpected bonus :-)

Might seriously consider one then!

dave

--
Walk on the Wide Side
www.walkeryri.org.uk

In article <[email hidden]>, Dafydd Ap Arwyn
<[email hidden]> writes

Quoted message said:

Ysgrifennodd "Dominic Sexton" <[email hidden]> mewn neges
newyddion:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

I only recently moved from years of punched pockets and tape to laminated
and I must say I'm impressed. Not only are they more durable but the
colours are also brighter than they are on the paper before lamination so
it makes it easier to read - an unexpected bonus :-)

Might seriously consider one then!

Go for it, you won't regret it!

Bear in mind if buying pouches that the thinner ones may be less durable
but they are easier to fold.

--

Dominic Sexton

Dafydd Ap Arwyn said:

But saying that, my GPS and Trackogs printouts do the job (along
with compass and relevant OS map safely in sac), the only real
improvement would be getting a laminator instead of sellotaped
punched pockets. But, hey, i'm being picky.

dave

Conversely, I prefer to use the map and compass and have the GPS
safely packed in the top of my backpack (recording a track, for later
dissemination on the PC of course and "where do you reckon we are now"
discussions! ).

But that's just quirky old me!

Regards Jeff C

www.astrecks.co.uk

Remove yourbrain to reply
astrecks(at)yahooyourbrain(dot)com

Dafydd Ap Arwyn said:

But saying that, my GPS and Trackogs printouts do the job (along
with compass and relevant OS map safely in sac), the only real
improvement would be getting a laminator instead of sellotaped
punched pockets. But, hey, i'm being picky.

dave

Conversely, I prefer to use the map and compass and have the GPS
safely packed in the top of my backpack (recording a track, for later
dissemination on the PC of course and "where do you reckon we are now"
discussions! ).

But that's just quirky old me!

Regards Jeff C

www.astrecks.co.uk

Remove yourbrain to reply
astrecks(at)yahooyourbrain(dot)com

Dafydd Ap Arwyn said:

But saying that, my GPS and Trackogs printouts do the job (along
with compass and relevant OS map safely in sac), the only real
improvement would be getting a laminator instead of sellotaped
punched pockets. But, hey, i'm being picky.

dave

Conversely, I prefer to use the map and compass and have the GPS
safely packed in the top of my backpack (recording a track, for later
dissemination on the PC of course and "where do you reckon we are now"
discussions! ).

But that's just quirky old me!

Regards Jeff C

www.astrecks.co.uk

Remove yourbrain to reply
astrecks(at)yahooyourbrain(dot)com

Dafydd Ap Arwyn said:

But saying that, my GPS and Trackogs printouts do the job (along
with compass and relevant OS map safely in sac), the only real
improvement would be getting a laminator instead of sellotaped
punched pockets. But, hey, i'm being picky.

dave

Conversely, I prefer to use the map and compass and have the GPS
safely packed in the top of my backpack (recording a track, for later
dissemination on the PC of course and "where do you reckon we are now"
discussions! ).

But that's just quirky old me!

Regards Jeff C

www.astrecks.co.uk

Remove yourbrain to reply
astrecks(at)yahooyourbrain(dot)com

Actually, i made it sound like my compass is in my rucksack.
It's always threaded through the punched holes in the pouch, so i can use it
with the printed map.

The GPS i find useful to doublecheck and to see what route i travelled that
day. I did try using it to find my way, but got lost. Turned out i should
have followed my instincts.That was, i add, the first outing with GPS.

T dave R

--
Walk on the Wide Side
www.walkeryri.org.uk

Actually, i made it sound like my compass is in my rucksack.
It's always threaded through the punched holes in the pouch, so i can use it
with the printed map.

The GPS i find useful to doublecheck and to see what route i travelled that
day. I did try using it to find my way, but got lost. Turned out i should
have followed my instincts.That was, i add, the first outing with GPS.

T dave R

--
Walk on the Wide Side
www.walkeryri.org.uk

Actually, i made it sound like my compass is in my rucksack.
It's always threaded through the punched holes in the pouch, so i can use it
with the printed map.

The GPS i find useful to doublecheck and to see what route i travelled that
day. I did try using it to find my way, but got lost. Turned out i should
have followed my instincts.That was, i add, the first outing with GPS.

T dave R

--
Walk on the Wide Side
www.walkeryri.org.uk

Actually, i made it sound like my compass is in my rucksack.
It's always threaded through the punched holes in the pouch, so i can use it
with the printed map.

The GPS i find useful to doublecheck and to see what route i travelled that
day. I did try using it to find my way, but got lost. Turned out i should
have followed my instincts.That was, i add, the first outing with GPS.

T dave R

--
Walk on the Wide Side
www.walkeryri.org.uk