iPad and oziexplorer

You only get the built in GPS if you buy the 3G enabled version for about $100 more.

Hi Rick,

I use Twonav on the Ipad and have downloaded all of Aus in 1:250K from the Geoscience website (all free).

I have just got back from a Sydney-Darwin-Mackay-Sydney trip and I much prefer using the 1:250k maps as they show much better your actual position compared to other maps. I have an older version of mudmaps with the westprint maps (similar to Hema) and found the only time I used those was to see what the distance was between 2 towns. Then it was back to twonav and the 1:250k with actual detail.
With twonav (as well as bitmap) you are able to load your own maps so that your not tied to that app and their maps in the future if something better comes along.

This thread from last year had quite a write up about the Ipad and one of my posts has a link to my setup in the car.
http://www.exploroz.com/Forum/View.aspx?fq=90434&P=%2fForum%2fDefault.aspx

Hi Ian,

The "Assisted GPS" term catches a lot of people out. What is actually means is that the IPAD has a real GPS which is also assisted by phone towers.

It does this as the phone towers can be quicker to lock a position when they are available. If no towers are available then the real GPS still works. I just did 11,500km trip from Sydney to Darwin and back and never lost GPS signal wherever I went.

Brett

Hi Brett H.
Could you let us know what software you are using to run the geosicence maps. Have friends with an ipad that are planning a trip and i cant find any software to run loaded maps .

Cheers Graeme.

Hi Graeme,

I use Twonav on the Ipad. It doesn't run those files directly.
What I did was:
Loaded Compegps Land software onto my pc at home which is freely fully functional for 30 days.
I divided the geoscience files into groups ie. each state but WA into north and south because its sooooo big. lol
With the software you are able to merge files into one larger map and also convert the files into the twonav format. The convert process can handle bulk files so its not a one by one situation.
Once I had created a large section ie. NSW map, then its just a matter of transferring that final file onto the Ipad using an FTP client on the PC.

I know for some this all sounds quite PC technical but am happy to assist if needed.
But the software is fee to trial so why not have a play around.

Another app to try is Bitmap. As has been said in another post, it will load files but not some of the latest OZF3 files