GPS Solutions Demystified

ankur · 8th October 2007, 15:02

Its good to see so much interest in GPS systems. I have one built into my car but i find its mostly for a novelty factor. Hopefully with this interest more maps will become available and then it will actually be usable.

cheers.

sharathjeppu · 9th October 2007, 08:06

How many members on this forum use MGmaps with the gmap-track enabled. I am listed as 'sharathjeppu'.

saurabh159 · 9th October 2007, 09:33

Hi,
I am planning to get HTC touch, it runs on Windows Mobile 6 platform. I also plan to get bluetooth GPS device. Will this combination work ?
And which software should i go for navigation?
Help me !!

ramkya1 · 9th October 2007, 15:59

Hai GPS geeks,

GPS laptops are being sold abroad. I wonder if it would be possible to use a GPS mouse with google on a laptop. That would be a great new solution.

I saw an Ipaq with GPS (don't remember the moder number) with GPRS using Google earth with great accuracy, error of about 5 mts !!!, we walked with it to see how accurate it is, pretty amazing. No navigation, its very good for GPS tracking.

I understand there's a way to use GPS mobile maps with a free software called Goops which allows you to use your mobile pda with google maps.

Anybody has experience on this?

I have an adept GPS receiver with HTC P3700 with SatGuide maps. Great solution, learning to make way points and points of interest to make my own map. Accuracy is not great, but you can navigate on it.

--Ramky

dilipkumar7278 · 9th October 2007, 21:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by sharathjeppu

How many members on this forum use MGmaps with the gmap-track enabled. I am listed as 'sharathjeppu'.

Hi
I am using MGMaps and my listing is dilipkumar7278.
Regards

vabs78 · 12th October 2007, 07:01

I am planning to buy a Nokia N95, has anybody used the GPS application on N95 in India? Can we add maps of Indian cities to N95?

spadival · 12th October 2007, 11:53

mgmaps is great and works across most of the mobile phones that have reasonable support for Java Midlets.

If you have Window Mobile 5 or higher, try Google Navigator Pdafun.net - Google Navigator,Google earth mobile,Best GPS navigation software,Best mobile map software on windows mobile pocket pc

phamilyman · 12th October 2007, 12:23

Vabs,

avoid the n95 for GPS purposes, atleast in India. In Delhi it doesnt work in open, near the airport. nor inside malls et al. I've seen it with two colleagues and at several shops too.

FWIW, a colleague's N95 didn't catch a single satellite on the beach in Phuket either - so I am frankly disappointed with its "GPS" abilities!

vabs78 · 15th October 2007, 23:01

thanks for the reply phamilyman, you saved me some big bucks

I will go for some cheaper phone then (E65??) and use a bluetooth GPS receiver.

Anybody has used Welcome to SatGuide â€“ Indiaâ€™s 1st GPS Navigation ?

heavy_foot · 16th October 2007, 16:58

I am looking for a Nokia LD-3W gps receiver, any idea where i can find it and for how much? Are there an GPS receivers in the market which have mini usb as well as Bluetooth conectivity?

edit. >> I have found one ... the Holux Bluetooth/USB GPS Receiver M1000

has any one here used this receiver? I want to be compatible with my Nokia e50 and Sony PsP.

vabs78 · 16th October 2007, 18:50

I am also looking for a BT receiver to work with Nokia E65.

Quote:

Originally Posted by heavy_foot

the Holux Bluetooth/USB GPS Receiver M1000

This doesn't have the Sirf III chipset. Anybody have any idea how good are the MTK MT3318 GPS Chipset? Specs say that these are 32 channel as opposed to the 20 channel Sirf III chipsets.

bigman · 17th October 2007, 13:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by saurabh159

Hi,
I am planning to get HTC touch, it runs on Windows Mobile 6 platform. I also plan to get bluetooth GPS device. Will this combination work ?
And which software should i go for navigation?
Help me !!

Should work fine. I am using an older HTC phone running WM5 and a BT GPS receiver. This works fine, I have TomTom, Mapking, Papago and Route 66 on the phone.

vabs78 · 18th October 2007, 00:55

I have ordered a Holux Bluetooth/USB GPS Receiver M1000B with a free windshilel mount. Now I have to decide on a cell phone to use it with.

theexister · 18th October 2007, 14:13

MapmyIndia Navigator - India's choice in GPS navigation

Heres one from Map my India & saw its review on CNN-IBN this morning & it seems really accurate from the report.

nitrous · 23rd October 2007, 00:05

GPS gurujis, I have an Imate JAQ3 ( Club i-mate - i-mate JAQ3 )which apparently runs on Windows Mobile 5.

What would be the most simplest ,straight forward GPS software to use?
And whats the most popular,reliable,tried n tested Bluetooth GPS device to go along with it?

8th October 2007, 15:02	#16
ankur BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 171 Thanked: 2 Times	Its good to see so much interest in GPS systems. I have one built into my car but i find its mostly for a novelty factor. Hopefully with this interest more maps will become available and then it will actually be usable. cheers.
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9th October 2007, 08:06	#17
sharathjeppu BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 159 Thanked: 4 Times	How many members on this forum use MGmaps with the gmap-track enabled. I am listed as 'sharathjeppu'.
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9th October 2007, 09:33	#18
saurabh159 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 94 Thanked: 10 Times	Hi, I am planning to get HTC touch, it runs on Windows Mobile 6 platform. I also plan to get bluetooth GPS device. Will this combination work ? And which software should i go for navigation? Help me !!
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9th October 2007, 15:59	#19
ramkya1 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Palakkad, Keral Posts: 1,826 Thanked: 431 Times View My Garage	Gps On Laptops Hai GPS geeks, GPS laptops are being sold abroad. I wonder if it would be possible to use a GPS mouse with google on a laptop. That would be a great new solution. I saw an Ipaq with GPS (don't remember the moder number) with GPRS using Google earth with great accuracy, error of about 5 mts !!!, we walked with it to see how accurate it is, pretty amazing. No navigation, its very good for GPS tracking. I understand there's a way to use GPS mobile maps with a free software called Goops which allows you to use your mobile pda with google maps. Anybody has experience on this? I have an adept GPS receiver with HTC P3700 with SatGuide maps. Great solution, learning to make way points and points of interest to make my own map. Accuracy is not great, but you can navigate on it. --Ramky Last edited by ramkya1 : 9th October 2007 at 16:02.
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12th October 2007, 07:01	#21
vabs78 BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Pune, India Posts: 552 Thanked: 11 Times View My Garage	I am planning to buy a Nokia N95, has anybody used the GPS application on N95 in India? Can we add maps of Indian cities to N95?
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12th October 2007, 11:53	#22
spadival Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Melbourne, AU Posts: 1,773 Thanked: 26 Times View My Garage	mgmaps is great and works across most of the mobile phones that have reasonable support for Java Midlets. If you have Window Mobile 5 or higher, try Google Navigator Pdafun.net - Google Navigator,Google earth mobile,Best GPS navigation software,Best mobile map software on windows mobile pocket pc
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12th October 2007, 12:23	#23
phamilyman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 5,968 Thanked: 4,642 Times	Vabs, avoid the n95 for GPS purposes, atleast in India. In Delhi it doesnt work in open, near the airport. nor inside malls et al. I've seen it with two colleagues and at several shops too. FWIW, a colleague's N95 didn't catch a single satellite on the beach in Phuket either - so I am frankly disappointed with its "GPS" abilities!
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15th October 2007, 23:01	#24
vabs78 BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Pune, India Posts: 552 Thanked: 11 Times View My Garage	thanks for the reply phamilyman, you saved me some big bucks I will go for some cheaper phone then (E65??) and use a bluetooth GPS receiver. Anybody has used Welcome to SatGuide â€“ Indiaâ€™s 1st GPS Navigation ?
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16th October 2007, 16:58	#25
heavy_foot Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Navi Mumbai Posts: 1,048 Thanked: 163 Times	I am looking for a Nokia LD-3W gps receiver, any idea where i can find it and for how much? Are there an GPS receivers in the market which have mini usb as well as Bluetooth conectivity? edit. >> I have found one ... the Holux Bluetooth/USB GPS Receiver M1000 has any one here used this receiver? I want to be compatible with my Nokia e50 and Sony PsP. Last edited by heavy_foot : 16th October 2007 at 17:07.
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18th October 2007, 00:55	#28
vabs78 BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Pune, India Posts: 552 Thanked: 11 Times View My Garage	I have ordered a Holux Bluetooth/USB GPS Receiver M1000B with a free windshilel mount. Now I have to decide on a cell phone to use it with.
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18th October 2007, 14:13	#29
theexister BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hyderabad...now moved to Bangalore Posts: 173 Thanked: 7 Times View My Garage	MapmyIndia Navigator - India's choice in GPS navigation Heres one from Map my India & saw its review on CNN-IBN this morning & it seems really accurate from the report.
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23rd October 2007, 00:05	#30
nitrous Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: UAE/Lon/Madras Posts: 6,965 Thanked: 325 Times View My Garage	GPS gurujis, I have an Imate JAQ3 ( Club i-mate - i-mate JAQ3 )which apparently runs on Windows Mobile 5. What would be the most simplest ,straight forward GPS software to use? And whats the most popular,reliable,tried n tested Bluetooth GPS device to go along with it?
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