Using Asus FT101 3g for moving map outback
Submitted: Friday, Mar 30, 2012 at 21:33
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Ross M
G'day Travellers,
Do any of you use an Asus FT101 3G 32GB tablet for outback moving map display running only from satellite GPS signals?
If you do, is it OK and what programs and maps do you use.
I am hoping the internal GPS will access the sky ok to run the nav programs.
Any info/advice re setting up and useage would be welcomed. Both good and the bad is OK.
Looking at buying one soon.
Redards.
Ross M
Reply By: Member - John and Val - Sunday, Apr 01, 2012 at 08:09
Sunday, Apr 01, 2012 at 08:09
With an internal gps you should be able to run the Android version of OziExplorer, which at $25 is top value. For a pitiful tale regarding trying to run an external gps with Android, see my post no 92836!
BUT - your maps are best in the ozfx3 format. Most other formats can be converted to this using a utility (Img2ozf) that only runs on a windows computer, and is available free from the
Ozi site, here.
There are some very useful facilities on the windows Ozi too that are not available in the Android version, so it's good to have Ozi on your deskop computer. Suggest at least download the free trial/demo version to see what it looks like.
Cheers
John | J and V
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