Navigation System Advice

[gbuckham]

Long have I used good old paper maps but now that I’ve got the R1200GS I’d like to purchase a GPS navigation system. However, I’m quite new to this and would welcome some advice. I use the bike as transport for a site I’m working on called Ancient Stones, a data base of megalithic stones in southern Scotland. What I want is to buy or assemble a system that will use Ordnance Survey 1:50k (or better 1:25k) maps as the base map – most devices seem to use the typical touring route maps you get. Anyone have any idea how I can achieve this?

Gary
www.ancient-stones.co.uk

 

[Dutchman]

Hi Gary

If you pop in & see us at Dalkeith, we have BMW, Garmin & TomTom GPS demo units to play with, which may help you decide........?

Cheers

Chris

 

[navig8r]

Long have I used good old paper maps but now that I’ve got the R1200GS I’d like to purchase a GPS navigation system. However, I’m quite new to this and would welcome some advice. I use the bike as transport for a site I’m working on called Ancient Stones, a data base of megalithic stones in southern Scotland. What I want is to buy or assemble a system that will use Ordnance Survey 1:50k (or better 1:25k) maps as the base map – most devices seem to use the typical touring route maps you get. Anyone have any idea how I can achieve this?

Gary
www.ancient-stones.co.uk

If you must have OS maps then a Pda with Memory Map is just about the best option as Garmin Topo UK is not as good.The previous series of MM is being sold off at the moment at a very good price (whole of the uk for around £100) and being last years maps does not make much difference in lanes and fields and minor roads as they are not routable.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Memory-Map-La...732645048QQcategoryZ96947QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Dave

 

[gbuckham]

Hi Gary

If you pop in & see us at Dalkeith, we have BMW, Garmin & TomTom GPS demo units to play with, which may help you decide........?

Cheers

Chris

May pop in tomorrow although I think I'm really going down the Pocket PC with Memory Map route.

I've found just about everything I need to know from the Memory Map support forum. It's a good resource if anyone else is interested.

Gary

 

[Richard stevely]

Just remember to get a Windows PDA and not one with Palm OS which does not work with MM.