memory map

[kbekl]

right any one here who is a memory map wizzard ?

i aint got a clue about it :nenau

 

[Deleted account DD]

Definitely not a whizz and havent used them since last year but Ive got MM v5 :naughty

I use them on the pc and load across onto my pda what i want for a trip :thumb2

 

[Thomas-the-Terrano2]

got it on pc, installed on my windows phone but doesnt want to run

elty knows i think, also paul

 

[TONUP]

We have Great Britain 1:50'000 loaded on a PC and regularly use for planning walks when on holiday etc. Also use one of these... http://www.memory-map.co.uk/adventurergps/index.php/adventurer2800.html
Which is brilliant as it shows a proper easy to understand map (and where you are on it!), although a 1:25'000 would be better for field boundaries and walls etc.

Regards

Alan

 

[lacroupade]

You can get 1:25,000 maps for certain areas only....

Kbekl depends what you want to use it for. I've run it on a laptop and used it when offroading to follow a very long and complex track (Strata Florida) and its fine.....I'd also recommend Fugawi.

But neither are cheap (if you buy 'em that is! ) and the maps especially (if you buy 'em that is ) are horrendously costly because OS charges so much for licensing them....another government quango that wants emasculating!!

Both tools do shedloads of stuff though but in all probability you'll only get to use the basics in anger....

To use it in the car you want a cheapo laptop and a plug in bluetooth dongle together with a stand-alone GPS unit. About £30 for the pair. And Roberts your fathers brother - you'll never be lost again.

 

[kbekl]

You can get 1:25,000 maps for certain areas only....

Kbekl depends what you want to use it for. I've run it on a laptop and used it when offroading to follow a very long and complex track (Strata Florida) and its fine.....I'd also recommend Fugawi.

But neither are cheap (if you buy 'em that is! ) and the maps especially (if you buy 'em that is ) are horrendously costly because OS charges so much for licensing them....another government quango that wants emasculating!!

Both tools do shedloads of stuff though but in all probability you'll only get to use the basics in anger....

To use it in the car you want a cheapo laptop and a plug in bluetooth dongle together with a stand-alone GPS unit. About £30 for the pair. And Roberts your fathers brother - you'll never be lost again.

yes £100 per map lol

right i have a cheapo laptop and a pda was thinking to run it from the pda but use the desktop to look at the maps also have a bt gps i use it for tom tom off the pda :thumb2

 

[lacroupade]

yes £100 per map lol

right i have a cheapo laptop and a pda was thinking to run it from the pda but use the desktop to look at the maps also have a bt gps i use it for tom tom off the pda :thumb2

I wouldn't bother Karl - even if you manage to get it running (which many people don't) the resolution is crap and the GPS isn't great on a PDA either. I used to drive down to the Pyrenees using an HP iPaq running TomTom Navigator - software worked fine but the GPS was shite....every few miles you'd be informed you were now driving across a ploughed field three miles from the road you were actually on!

PDA is probably just about OK if you are walking, but for driving, the cheap lappy is the answer. Doesn't need to be high spec, I use an old Compaq N600 with a 20Gb hard drive...the app doesn't use much processor so any old tat with USB will do.

Then plug in something like this:
http://www.google.co.uk/products/ca...og_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CEMQ8wIwBQ#

Thats £6 down the toilet....

Then stick one of these on the windscreen:
http://www.blueunplugged.com/p.aspx?p=139585

Thats £25 down the toilet, total = £31. (Oops... £1 more than I said!)

The you just let MM detect the GPS and you're away....it will immediately centre you on your current position on the relevant OS map.

And I can recommend blueunplugged.com - got my bits from there and all was fine. Their prices are very competitive as well.:thumbs

 

[kbekl]

I wouldn't bother Karl - even if you manage to get it running (which many people don't) the resolution is crap and the GPS isn't great on a PDA either. I used to drive down to the Pyrenees using an HP iPaq running TomTom Navigator - software worked fine but the GPS was shite....every few miles you'd be informed you were now driving across a ploughed field three miles from the road you were actually on!

PDA is probably just about OK if you are walking, but for driving, the cheap lappy is the answer. Doesn't need to be high spec, I use an old Compaq N600 with a 20Gb hard drive...the app doesn't use much processor so any old tat with USB will do.

Then plug in something like this:
http://www.google.co.uk/products/ca...og_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CEMQ8wIwBQ#

Thats £6 down the toilet....

Then stick one of these on the windscreen:
http://www.blueunplugged.com/p.aspx?p=139585

Thats £25 down the toilet, total = £31. (Oops... £1 more than I said!)

The you just let MM detect the GPS and you're away....it will immediately centre you on your current position on the relevant OS map.

And I can recommend blueunplugged.com - got my bits from there and all was fine. Their prices are very competitive as well.:thumbs

never had a problem with my navigator 7 the only down side it the battery life of the pda so its just a matter of plugging it in lol

but then mine isnt really a pda as such its a windows mobile 6 (could be 6.5)on a tmobile mda ii

 

[Deleted account DD]

I run mem map and tomtom on an ipaq hx4700 wm5. It has a largish screen with hi res. Its at least as clear and as large as handheld gps (many of which use mem map) or a tom tom. I use an external gps receiver and have a power monkey to help keep them all juiced up. Other than the fact the pda isn't waterproof (easy sort £20 aqua sac) its worked perfectly for several years. Literally up hill and dale around town and on the motorway too

The laptop is a pain in the butt in the car just too big.ok at home or in the caravan for producing routes and things but otherwise imho superfluous.

 

[extreme-4x4]

cant you just run a bigger monitor on these little pda's like a dvd screen you pop on your headrest ?

 

[kbekl]

just tested it and loaded peak district on my mda and it works fine i can find the train station at bamford where we met up on the day out

havnt tried the gps system yet will have to download the manchester maps for that

unsure about running pda on to dvd screen but will find out

 

[kbekl]

nope i dont think you can tbh due to the system have a qvga screen and not a port to add an aditional one i know you can add a smart phone to the tv but not too sure about pda

 

[kbekl]

here it is working on mine not quite sure why it didnt work on yours Thomas-the-Terrano2

right ok with this mm system is their a key to what all the little lines mean and does it show lanes that we can drive on and ones we cant ?

how can weshare lane info if we have any as well ?

 

[jims-terrano]

I'm sure Terranosaurus uses MM on an external LCD touch screen mounted on his dash. I also remember Cadmonkey using it and recording a few lanes which we later retraced, I deleted them which I'm really miffed about. Don't expect it to be a sat nav like a tomTom though. I have a copy too but not had time to mess with it.

Jim

 

[Deleted account DD]

cant you just run a bigger monitor on these little pda's like a dvd screen you pop on your headrest ?

Theres nothing stopping you having the lap top stashed in the boot running mmap linked into a small lcd display in the dash board. You could also use a bluetooth keyboard to operate it. Thats technology is dead simple and already in use :naughty

As far as pda's go i do remember seeing a "multi media" connection cable for mine on ebay. No idea how well it did or didnt work :nenau

 

[Deleted account DD]

Could make a good basis for a pocket navigation system. Will run Tom Tom, Igo , Mmaps or Fugawi ................... all if you want

Ive tried them all separately , no probs.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Hewlett-Packa...s_PDAsAccessories_PDAs_JN&hash=item2c58521b27

 

[lacroupade]

here it is working on mine not quite sure why it didnt work on yours Thomas-the-Terrano2

right ok with this mm system is their a key to what all the little lines mean and does it show lanes that we can drive on and ones we cant ?

how can weshare lane info if we have any as well ?

Ummm....Karl......your phone appears to be PINK!!!!

Sadly, because they are just standard OS maps they are not too reliable on the "can I/Can't I" front.....

 

[kbekl]

Ummm....Karl......your phone appears to be PINK!!!!

Sadly, because they are just standard OS maps they are not too reliable on the "can I/Can't I" front.....

lmao its silver black and maroon

what i mean is does it show what we can and cant drive on not the terrain :thumbs

 

[lacroupade]

lmao its silver black and maroon

what i mean is does it show what we can and cant drive on not the terrain :thumbs

Looks pink to me mate! :lol:lol

No thats whats I meant.....a route need to be a BOAT (Byeway Open to All Traffic) before you can drive on it....and OS maps don't tell you that definitively, although I suspect you'd get away with it the first time if you had the map with you and were stopped by the scuffers. :augie

 

[briggie]

Looks pink to me mate! :lol:lol

No thats whats I meant.....a route need to be a BOAT (Byeway Open to All Traffic) before you can drive on it....and OS maps don't tell you that definitively, although I suspect you'd get away with it the first time if you had the map with you and were stopped by the scuffers. :augie

i agree ..... looks pink to me too :augie