Tracks4Australia guide
Submitted: Wednesday, Mar 21, 2007 at 21:56
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Member - Doug T (W.A)
I have been doing some searching for any information about Tracks4Australia on the web. I did find a helpful .pdf file about the software that I'm sure you all will find very interesting, You will be able to find it on my Map and GPS webpage , right down the bottom in big green text ,After it opens you can save a copy to your PC by clicking the little floppy disc icon near the top left corner ( save a copy )
One can't help but love Garmin GPS units.
members.westnet.com.au/dtilley/maps.htm
Doug
Reply By: Waynepd (NSW) - Wednesday, Mar 21, 2007 at 23:30
Wednesday, Mar 21, 2007 at 23:30
Hi Doug,
are you on their Yahoo List...
Site Link
The idea is that you contribute tracks that you have travelled and they may be included in the next generation of the software.
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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Wednesday, Mar 21, 2007 at 23:35
Wednesday, Mar 21, 2007 at 23:35
Wayne
what's all the Yahoo and Yehaa n' about here ...oh a little list eh , no mate not yet , I been busy working on the map page , put a new background on it , added some more links etc , and just now finished feedin' the face .
Will have a look at it shortly though , thanks .
Doug
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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Wednesday, Mar 21, 2007 at 23:47
Wednesday, Mar 21, 2007 at 23:47
Wayne
Had a look at that site, it's a
Forum of some type, ya gotta join , being a member of 1
Forum is enough, and that nearly drives me cuckoo at times , 2 would put ya in
the NUT HOUSE ,
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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Thursday, Mar 22, 2007 at 00:03
Thursday, Mar 22, 2007 at 00:03
Wayne
........................lmao
Your
membership request has been submitted to the group tracks4australia! You will receive a confirmation email when your
membership has been approved. Until then, you can find other groups to join or create your own by visiting the Yahoo! Groups
home page.
I can't help myself
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Follow Up By: Waynepd (NSW) - Thursday, Mar 22, 2007 at 08:09
Thursday, Mar 22, 2007 at 08:09
"2 would put ya in
the NUT HOUSE ,...." :0
Damn I think i have a problem then
I need to join a
forum like forums anonymous.
I belong to at least 10 if not more......ummmm....ok it's more.
The lawn is growing long and there are cobwebs on my fourby.....
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Reply By: Robin - Thursday, Mar 22, 2007 at 08:02
Thursday, Mar 22, 2007 at 08:02
Hi Doug
Tracks4Australia , is something I use a lot by itself not with a GPS
It is one of few ways you can end up with a free Australia wide Mapset of Tracks.
After some opposition I found that you can download a free viewer - which even has the capability of auto-reading you gps and placing cursor on the current map position.
Being vector based you can zoom all around the place without Ozi-explorer type limitations.
It sits on my laptop in car as a backup reference.
The free version is basically line drawing of tracks - there is a pro version with contours - think $50.
Whats more with the above you can add you own tracks , but its a bit of work.
If you wish to go further it gets complex but in the end you can upload you own mapset to your garmin gps.
Have been thinking of writing a note about whole process , but as per above posts
if you are Yahoo member and join group then there is info on the site.
Robin Miller
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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Thursday, Mar 22, 2007 at 09:04
Thursday, Mar 22, 2007 at 09:04
Robin
Yes your right about the Ozi-explorer , limitations, I don't like limitations, I have T4A Pro alongside the Garmin Mapsource on my Nuvi and if I end up in an area that Mapsource has no tracks as was the case when I went to
Dalgaranga Meteor Crater then I just swich over to T4A , the screen is big,
bright and easy to read, I think there will be a huge future for T4A, they have it compatible for the best gps units on the market, as I have stated before ,I get amused when people go and buy a peice of crap like Navman when they are heading for the CSR or SD or the Cape, If you own a Daewoo Matiz and deliver Pizza in a big city then get a Navman , thats my opinion on them,
Doug
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Reply By: DIO - Thursday, Mar 22, 2007 at 08:44
Thursday, Mar 22, 2007 at 08:44
Tracks4Australia is readily available for download from this site GPS OZ without limitations, joining forums etc etc
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