nav/gps system

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...
Cheers
Joe

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

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.

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.

Hi SKL,

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

Regards

Rob K

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.
Cheers,
David 1

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