Anybody.........

[stumpi]

........ know of a gps unit that will allow input of long and lat info to enable me to create a route from co-ordinates provided.

Cheers.

Plus, I'm after a roadbook holder and ICO.....

Ta muchly all.

 

[MikeO]

A Streetpilot III and a 2610 will both allow you to create waypoints from lat & long, then plot a route between them. I expect there are others that will, but those are the only two I've used...

Mike

 

[stumpi]

Oh, didnt realise the 2610 did it.

Jolly good, thanks.

 

[stumpi]

Ok, so, I have a 2610 here, and cannot find a way to enter lat and long, can you help.
I'm thumbing the destructions now....

 

[MikeO]

Press and hold 'Page'. That will create a waypoint. Change the lat/long of the waypoint - voila - your new waypoint.

Mike

 

[stumpi]

Fantastic!!

 

[kiwiAdventure]

Press and hold 'Page'. That will create a waypoint. Change the lat/long of the waypoint - voila - your new waypoint.

Mike

Hi Mike

I'm looking at buying a GPS and have followed your trip through the States. Would you give me your feelings on a good GPS. I'll be buying the unit in the States and use it on our 4 weeks we are there.

Thanks
Dean

 

[bandit]

long and lat

Stumps

I have the memory map software for all of england.

You can plot waypoints directly onto this (or input long and lats)

then upload directly onto pretty well any GPS.

I can lend you the discs if you want.

Dave

 

[Fanum]

Re: long and lat

Stumps

I have the memory map software for all of england.

You can plot waypoints directly onto this (or input long and lats)

then upload directly onto pretty well any GPS.

You can enter lat and long straight into MApsource as well.......don't need any extra steps or software to do that

And you can do the same on the Quest as well

 

[Banjaxed]

Kiwi

I won't steal Mike's thunder, but as ever it depends on what you need.
Big display (but Garmin memory cards) - 276
Small, internal battery - Quest
Sophisticated driving (no battery, more expensive) - 2610.

I bought my 2610 in the US - I actually used Amazon.com and had it shipped to someone in the US, then collected it when I went over. Amazon had a good price and was the only US merchant that would ship in the US on a foreign credit card. Worth checking out.
I now regularly use the 2610 here in the UK, but I already had a European City Navigator from an SPIII. The unit you buy in the US wil have a US basemap - NOT a Pacific one, so if you're planning on using the unit in NZ, you'll be out of luck. I know there's an Australian version of City Navigator, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't cover NZ. If you just want to use it in the US and then sell it, you should be OK.

 

[bandit]

Re: Re: long and lat

You can enter lat and long straight into MApsource as well.......don't need any extra steps or software to do that

And you can do the same on the Quest as well

Yup agree, however the real benefit of memory map is off road. It has all the detail of the os landranger maps. So you can identify the off-road stuff ie green lanes etc which are not on mapsource.

I use it a lot for both trail riding and planning walks/hikes/mountain biking etc. Particularly when taking young peolple I have to ensure that the planned route is fully recorded and we are under a certain altitude and distance from a main road etc.

 

[stumpi]

That sounds really interesting Dave, does it work on Garmin units then....

If so, I'd be interested in taking you up on that offer mate.

Cheers

 

[kiwiAdventure]

Re: Kiwi

I won't steal Mike's thunder, but as ever it depends on what you need.
Big display (but Garmin memory cards) - 276
Small, internal battery - Quest
Sophisticated driving (no battery, more expensive) - 2610.

I bought my 2610 in the US - I actually used Amazon.com and had it shipped to someone in the US, then collected it when I went over. Amazon had a good price and was the only US merchant that would ship in the US on a foreign credit card. Worth checking out.
I now regularly use the 2610 here in the UK, but I already had a European City Navigator from an SPIII. The unit you buy in the US wil have a US basemap - NOT a Pacific one, so if you're planning on using the unit in NZ, you'll be out of luck. I know there's an Australian version of City Navigator, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't cover NZ. If you just want to use it in the US and then sell it, you should be OK.

Thanks for your advice. I'm looking at those three GPS, but it's so hard to decide. I do some 4-9 day adventure rides and hope to use the GPS as well but they are rough rides and I tend to ride fast. I will use the unit at work as well.
We tend to hoilday in the US every year and would use the unit more there than any where else.
I can link the sound into my Baher intercom.
I do not need all of the country I travel to in the GPS

NZ will have mapping in about 2 weeks at about $350.00 kiwi

 

[bandit]

That sounds really interesting Dave, does it work on Garmin units then....

If so, I'd be interested in taking you up on that offer mate.

Cheers

Yes it does, I have the Garmin 60cs with mapsource and auto routing.

I normally start off with the OS paper map, highlight the lanes and number them. I then identify the start points on memory map (numbering the way points the same as on the paper map)

Routing on the gps unit can then take you from waypoint to waypoint. ie green lane to green lane.

I already have a large number of green lanes in essex already mapped out and waypoints marked, which we can upload straight onto your unit.

The real benefit to all of this is not having to rely on someone with local knowledge to guide you round.

Lets meet up and I can take you through it.

Dave

 

[stumpi]

Sounds good to me my man.
This weekend is out as I'm on the move, but any other time is easy.......