Oziexplorer; whats all the fuss

Let's be fair shall we?

You select a couple of non urban locations in Australia from your VMS unit (I'm in NZ) and post your images (can a VMS do that?).

Now let OziExplorer followers here post their VASTLY MORE comprehensive corresponding images for a fair comparison.
Have you even compared VMS itopo etc. features against OziExplorer?
I have! No contest!

I am not criticising VMS, just your statement.

OziExplorer does not supply maps of any kind.

Cheers,
Peter
OKA196 Motorhome

Owned most of the GPS's around and now use OziExplorer exclusively. On stand alone computer, laptop, Ipaq and 7" generic GPS with Windows. Have built up a great collection of maps over time and have all areas covered comprehensively. It takes a while to learn the application and good maps cost $$$ but I am sold on it!! It's also easy to share track and waypoint files, even allows transfer of these files to other GPS types. I'm a convert but it took me a while to arrive at this point.

Gossy,

You don't work for VMS by any chance do you?

The maps in Ozi are only as good as the ones you purchase and load into it! I use a variety of maps with Ozi, from Rooftop for the High Country, Hema for central Aus, The Geoscience 1:250,000 series and the topographical 1:100,000 and 1:25,000 series. At 1:25,000 the detail is as good as you can possibly get short of using spy satellite imagery!

Get some decent maps for your Ozi unit.

Pat

VMS430 is a sat nav device, OziExplorer is mapping software - it doesn't come with maps, nor an inbuilt gps - you add that yourself. OziExplorer is a tool and is designed to be quite adaptable to suit various industries of use and application. There are many applications that can utilise OziExplorer formats to produce new tools for specific user groups. For example, we have just developed and released an OziExplorer compatible GPS tracking application (EOTrackMePC) to allow Ozi users the opportunity to use their PC as the device to send the tracking data to the EOTrackMe service.
MM

I too have been converted to Oziexplorer and constantly use the program.
And now that I have a Hema it is great for planning trips and simply loading them into it.

VMS is for school kiddies to find their way home from school and unsuitable for out of city use.
VMS shows 5% of the information topographic maps show. Cannot even start to compare VMS to Oziexplorer with topographic maps.

I reckon Gossy has shares in Ozi not VMS..........
Go back and read the posts. Not a bad advert for Ozi????

Now now girls, just behave please..... lol...

Gossy,
suggest you get to know Oziexplorer and how to use it... It can be a little difficult to learn to use... (quiet daunting for some) but when you do.... it has so many tools and uses its incredible. You will then change your opinion about it. As stated above, Oziexplorer (and any other good mapping program) is 1) only as good as its user. 2) only as good as the maps used "with" the program.

I hope you are willing to take the time to get know the program better.
regards

On our recent trip I used a VMS 500 in the vehicle and Oziexplorer for planning purposes. Information, such as track data, routes, and waypoints, was uploaded and downloaded via SD card very simply and I found that both complimented each other.

Cheers, The Landy

We have just come back from a five week trip covering over 8500 klms covering areas from home (The Sunshine Coast) to the Daintree Track, Endeavour Falls, Lakefield National Park through to Pompuraww to Kowanyama ,Karumba, Gregory Downs, lawn Hill back through to Mt.Isa ,Longreach and The Central Highlands using the VMS430 and apart from a glitch with USB plug breaking contact with the unit on the corrugations ( fixed with zip ties) we have nothing but praise for its navigation abilities. Upon our return we e-mailed VMS with our concern re the USB and they are more than happy to replace the power lead for us and are waiting for our feedback as to whether we have any more problems,can't really ask for more than that>