AnswerID: 419166 Submitted: Tuesday, Jun 01, 2010 at 20:18
The Explorer
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Hi John
If
Trackranger went to the trouble of releasing a trial version then maybe there would be a few more users. Nothing like try before you buy. It looks like a good product.
I have previously asked people who claim it is better or easier to use to provide examples but never get a response. Suspect it actually does much the same as
OziExplorer and that learning to use it would be little different (same as any new program). One advantage of
OziExplorer is that if you do get stuck there is plenty of free advice to be had.
There is no CE version of Trackranger, so you are limited to PC/Laptop...so no walking around the bush with Trackranger (+ raster maps/airphotos) unless you want to cart a laptop/netbook.
Not sure if you can import
OziExplorer calibrated images into Trackranger ....there are a few Google Earth (etc) image "grabbing" programs that automatically create calibrated images for you to use in Ozi (and other programs)....no direct process for
Trackranger AFAIK - probably because of its limited Aus base (Ozi is used world wide by hundreds of thousands…which by itself says something).
Whether or not one or other is actually "better" is not a question that has a universally applicable answer. Depends on person using it and what they are using it for. What doesn’t
OziExplorer do that you wish it did? For the average 4WD/Tourer (for example), think both would be more than suitable.
Cheers
Greg
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FollowupID: 689328 Submitted:
Tuesday, Jun 01, 2010 at 21:12
Member - John Baas (WA) posted:
Hi Greg, I'm very happy with Ozi and Des and the crew always answer my emails efficiently - great support.
I was just surmising that for another outfit to go to the trouble of creating a new operating system, that there must be significant points of difference; otherwise the project looks a bit quixotic against an entrenched icon.
Cheers.
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FollowupID: 689332 Submitted:
Tuesday, Jun 01, 2010 at 21:34
The Explorer posted:
Hi
Free country and nothing wrong with a bit of competition. If it did something super special we woud have heard about it by now. I am not sure how long Trackranger's been around but its seems to be hanging in there so must be some people buying it. I dont thinks its the only thing the company (
Advantech Design) do so maybe its a side project that they can support easily (despite not being super popular), with a view to slowly capture more of the market.
There are actually quite a number of different
GPS Mapping programs around. No idea of actually how many or user base, some are a little more high tech than
OziExplorer (eg GlobalMapper). I am currently using CompeGPS Land as I use an Aventura/TwoNav instead of PDA/OziCe at moment. Does what all the others do - displays your position over a raster image and records your track/saves waypoints (among other things).
Cheers
Greg
| …leaving the river (Meerup), we came to another (Warren) with….heavy surf, and a remarkable sand-hill on the left. Lt Preston RN April 1831 |
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