nav/gps system

Submitted: Tuesday, Jun 14, 2011 at 12:46

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Member - SKL

Still looking to put together a user friendly system. One idea is a ipad 2 with blue tooth GPS mouth loaded with ozexplore and igo or similar applications. Want something easy to use and accurate. Ipad seems to be a great bit of kit , what do the experienced travellers out there think. Not impressed with Hemma , my little tom tom kept going out wesyt long after the hemma was lost.

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SKL

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Reply By: Doomadgee Roadhouse - Tuesday, Jun 14, 2011 at 13:02

Tuesday, Jun 14, 2011 at 13:02

thread 86950 "may" be of some help, see what you think, i have oziex on a laptop but simply dont have room in the front for it, i have brought one of of the units mentioned and will see how it goes when it gets here...
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Joe

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Follow Up By: Member - SKL - Tuesday, Jun 14, 2011 at 13:57

Tuesday, Jun 14, 2011 at 13:57

Thanks. Good Luck . I hope the ipad is a go as thats something im interested in.

SKl

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Reply By: Member - SKL - Tuesday, Jun 14, 2011 at 13:56

Tuesday, Jun 14, 2011 at 13:56

Thanks for that. I looked at the laptop optiomn Mac air but i have a imac at home so wanted to reduce costs but have a useful tool beside just a gps unit. Good luck.

SKL

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Reply By: Member Dick - Tuesday, Jun 14, 2011 at 14:16

Tuesday, Jun 14, 2011 at 14:16

I have an iPad2 running VMS and it seems to work OK and the 3G model comes with a built in GPS receiver.. It has reasonable maps with it

I have several other GPS's, including several Garmin's (for my work) and a Hema Navigator (the early one) and the iPad/VMS combination seems to compare favourably but the maps are not as good as the Hema maps for remote work or City Navigator for general driving.

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Follow Up By: Member - SKL - Tuesday, Jun 14, 2011 at 14:22

Tuesday, Jun 14, 2011 at 14:22

Thanks Dick. I was looking at the VMS website and it looked pretty good with the ipad 2.

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SKl

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Follow Up By: Pete Jackman (SA) - Tuesday, Jun 14, 2011 at 17:28

Tuesday, Jun 14, 2011 at 17:28

There is no Oziexplorer on the Apple platforms yet.

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Reply By: vk1dx - Tuesday, Jun 14, 2011 at 14:28

Tuesday, Jun 14, 2011 at 14:28

SKL

We have a 2 din GPS unit in the dash. Cannot be stolen nor left at home. Its a VMS unit we purchased a few years back. Hasn't missed a beat. It has all the stuff you would need. Its got OziexplorerCE (purchased separately), Igo, MemoryMap, radio, CD/DVD, USB, blue tooth. Aux video, Reversing camera, plus more that we never use. But it is expensive. You can do the same through many outlets, one being GPSOz.A VMS unit at GPSOz

If you absolutely need to carry it around the this is NOT for you. I cannot help with ipads etc. Haven't got one don't want one.

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Follow Up By: Member - SKL - Tuesday, Jun 14, 2011 at 15:15

Tuesday, Jun 14, 2011 at 15:15

You have answered a lot of my concerns. I just read the latest VMS catalogue and was impressed with the indash unit for the 200 series . No idea what they cost but was very interested. As you mention where ever you go its with you in the car.

Thanks so much.

SKL

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Reply By: Member - Rob K (VIC) - Tuesday, Jun 14, 2011 at 14:46

Tuesday, Jun 14, 2011 at 14:46

Hi SKL,

You might also try thread 86828, but if you prefer Apple products it may not be much help.

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Reply By: Member - David 1 - Tuesday, Jun 14, 2011 at 19:03

Tuesday, Jun 14, 2011 at 19:03

Hi SKL,
Depending on bank balance, the Magellan Explorist XL gps unit has all Australian State and Territory maps pre-loaded. It is a carry around unit, slightly bigger than a mobile phone from about 10 years back.
The maps have elevation contours, all roads and a huge number of tracks. You can find any big city street address down to the location of country grain bins.
From personal experience I have navigated across the country from E to W.
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David 1

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Reply By: Echucan Bob - Tuesday, Jun 14, 2011 at 22:04

Tuesday, Jun 14, 2011 at 22:04

SKL

Memory Map on iPad gives free 1:250,000 maps

Bitmap lets you run your existing Hema Maps or other Oz2f maps.

MudMap - you can buy maps for most of Oz.

iPad works a treat

Bob

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