28 April 1999
1) Links to GPS Hardware and Software Products> ... Updated by David
Psion
Software -Links to Multiple Sites
New Link:
Psion
software reviews at 3-Lib Lots of software reviews
27 April 1999
1) Links to GPS Hardware and Software Products> ... Updated by David
Psion
Software -Links to Multiple Sites
New Link:
Palmtop
BV makers of Route Planner (formerly EnRoute) & Street planner....
2) Links to GPS Hardware and Software Products> ... Updated by David
WinCE
Software -Links to Multiple Sites
New Link:
Route
Planner (Europe/North America)
23 April 1999
1) Instructions> Garmin Manual ... Updated by Dale
Garmin
USER's MANUAL> "Working with Garmin GPS Receivers"
Dale has added a new chapter on waypoints:
Working
with waypoints
21 April 1999
1) Feature Items> Magellan ColorTrak ... Updated by Joe
Magellan
ColorTRAK Receiver -Review and Tests of the Pressure Sensor
Added handy key sequence for finding the software
rev level of the Colortrak
2) Hardware and Software Reviews> Comparison of CD Maps ... Updated
by Jack
Comparison
of Various Garmin and Lowrance CD Maps
Added two screen captures of Lowrance and Garmin
WorldMap CDs in the
Sydney area of Australia
3) Links to GPS Hardware and Software Products> ... Updated by David
Psion
Software -Links to Multiple Sites
New Links:
Psion
GIS - Geographical Database
Navtech
Sierra - series 3 & 5
Yachtsman's
navigation program for the Psion 3a/c
CoDriver
- in-car navigation for the Psion 5
Psion's
Homepage
RoadTrip
by Otser
PsionWare.com
- Your Free Software Source for your Psion Handheld
Total
Data Capture Psion, WinCE & Palm vendors (in Australia) - lots
of reviews & support information
4) Links to GPS Hardware and Software Products> ... Updated by David
WinCE
Software -Links to Multiple Sites
New Links:
WinCEarch
- Search engine dedicated to Microsoft Windows CE
CEWare
- Windows CE Software
Total
Data Capture WinCE, Psion & Palm vendors (in Australia) -
lots of reviews & support information
20 April 1999
1) Geography> DGPS datums ... New link added by Joe
DGPS
datum is NAD-83 and not WGS-84 as used internally by the GPS - Will this
DGPS signal be accurate?
An explanation by Sam Wormley
19 April 1999
1) Special Notice from Joe:
We note that the MIT GPS information site (among
MANY others giving
detail orbital parameters are <hopefully> temporarily
OFF THE NET. For
now, we are not removing the links hoping
they will be back after the
Kosovo situation is settled.
2) Feature Items> GIII+ ... Updated by jack
Garmin's
G-III PLUS Product REVIEW -New GPS has user uploadable maps
Added base map comparison between GIII and GIII+
3) Hardware and Software Reviews> Garmin feature comparisons ... Links
changed by Joe
Garmin
GPS Receiver FEATURE COMPARISONS (link)
This link replaces a now-defunct link to a feature
comparison of the 12 & 12XL on Thomas Born's website
4) FAQs Hardware> GPS Manuals ... New links added by Joe
Garmin
GPS Receiver MANUALS - Download yours from here
Lowrance
GPS MANUALS - Download yours here
Magellan
GPS MANUALS and SOFTWARE - Download yours here
5) FAQs Hardware> GPS Feature Wishlist ... Updated by Dale
GPS
Feature Wish List All GPS Manufacturer's take note! -Maintained by Dale
Depriest
New wishes: State plane grid support in feet and
the ability to suspend the trip meters
6) FAQs Hardware> Year 2000 information ... Updated by Joe
Year
2000 -Which GPS receivers have problems? (7 DEC 98)
Additional Magellan information included.
7) Geography> Grid conversions, etc ... Updated by Joe
Grid
Conversions, Distance Formulas, Coordinate Transformations, and Map Translation
Software (Links)
New links added.
8) Information> Garmin protocol document has been updated by Garmin
... Link updated by Joe
Garmin's
Official Upload/Download Protocol in *.pdf [Adobe] format (Link)
9) Information> Car Navigation Systems ... Updated by Joe
Car
Navigation Systems>A review of technology today in dedicated Automobile
Nav Systems
Several new links
10) Information> GPS Time ... New link added by Joe
GPS
Time>Is it locked to UTC? How do they do that?
11) Links to Third-Party GPS Intermediate Software> GPSUtility .. New
link added by Joe
GPS
Utility>Upload/download to Garmin Receivers, map datum and format conversions
12) Links to GPS Hardware and Software Products> ... Updated by David
Psion
Software -Links to Multiple Sites
New link added much thanks to input from
Mike Coon (developer)
Garmin
waypoint editor - Psion 3A/C/MX
13) Links to GPS Hardware and Software Products> Nobeltec ... Updated
by Joe
Nobeltec
(Marine navigation software)
Link updated
16 April 1999
1) Links to GPS Hardware and Software Products> ... Updated by David
WinCE
Software -Links to Multiple Sites
New Link: Windows
CE: Free Pocket Streets Maps from Microsoft
2) Links to GPS Hardware and Software Products> ... Updated by David
Psion
Software -Links to Multiple Sites
New Link: S5RealMapsInfo
- RealMaps for the Psion Series 5
14 April 1999
1) Feature Items> GIII -> GIII+ Upgrade program ... New link added
by Jack
Garmin
Announces G-III/G-III+ Exchange Program for $100US
Note that the program finishes on May 31, 1999
2) Links to GPS Hardware and Software Products> ... Updated by David
WinCE
Software -Links to Multiple Sites
New Links: Geo
Millenium System RoadPilot
MapPad
13 April 1999
1) FAQs Hardware> G12 Feature comparisons ... Updated by Dale
Garmin
G-12/G-12xl/G-48 Feature Comparisons (Ver 4.0x) by Dale Depriest
Included firmware version 4.54 and 12CX
2) FAQs Hardware> ... New link added by Jack
Multiple
Waypoint Messaging -Explained
3) Information> Garmin secrets ... Updated by Dale
Garmin's
diagnostic features - Mess with these and you may lose your data.
Minor update
4) Information> Car Navigation Systems ... Updated by Joe
Car
Navigation Systems>A review of technology today in dedicated Automobile
Nav Systems
New links thanks to Rick
5) Links to GPS Hardware and Software Products> ... Link moved by Jack
PalmPilot
PalmTop Computer and GPS -Information and Links by Dale Depriest
Link moved to more appropriate section (previously
buried under "Information")
6) Links to GPS Hardware and Software Products> ... Updated by David
Psion
Software -Links to Multiple Sites
New link added much thanks to input from
Lars-Goran Pettersson (satisfied user)
Adhoc
Software: MM3A - series 3
7) Links to GPS Hardware and Software Products> ... Updated by David
WinCE
Software -Links to Multiple Sites
New link added much thanks to input from
Richard Herrington (developer)
GPS
Mapping / Data Acquisition / Soil Sampling Windows CE/95/98/NT
8) Links on "What's New" pages updated by David
All links in the mehaffey.com domain should now
be all lower case. I hope I've found them all.
1 April 1999
1) Links to GPS Hardware and Software Products> ... New links added
by Jack
Psion
Software -Links to Multiple Sites
WinCE
Software -Links to Multiple Sites
See if you recognise the author :-). Comments
are desperately needed, and the pages
will be updated on April 13 when I return.
Get those emails rolling in......
Earlier Updates
Comments, complaints, etc..... David
Johnson