Route Planner
Dec 9th 2003, 9:16 pm
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Route Planner
is there a route planner available for Australia, like Autoroute?
Dec 9th 2003, 9:23 pm
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Originally posted by bondipom
Autoroute is probably the name of a local Sheila.
Autoroute is probably the name of a local Sheila.
Dec 9th 2003, 9:27 pm
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Re: Route Planner
Originally posted by originalfunster
is there a route planner available for Australia, like Autoroute?
is there a route planner available for Australia, like Autoroute?
shout up if you find anything and i'll do the same.
Dec 9th 2003, 10:23 pm
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well what do u expect?? Superb quality sites like the AA BBC ?????
This is Straylia, next thing u will want decent shops, supermarkets, pubs etc
This is Straylia, next thing u will want decent shops, supermarkets, pubs etc
Dec 9th 2003, 10:59 pm
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Love it Bondipom, very subtle.
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Dec 9th 2003, 11:00 pm
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If you want a street capable route program for the PC, you will be ok with Garmin's Metroguide Australia (about $200), which will let you plan a route on your PC, but not on your GPS, though if you have a sophisticated enough gps you can view the map on it.
If you would like to be able to search and route Australian addresses on your PC and GPS, you will need Garmin's "City Navigator" software which is the best available anywhere in the world. Has the best price in the world too. AU$500.
Phil.
If you would like to be able to search and route Australian addresses on your PC and GPS, you will need Garmin's "City Navigator" software which is the best available anywhere in the world. Has the best price in the world too. AU$500.
Phil.
Dec 10th 2003, 8:48 am
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Originally posted by philj6969
If you want a street capable route program for the PC, you will be ok with Garmin's Metroguide Australia (about $200), which will let you plan a route on your PC, but not on your GPS, though if you have a sophisticated enough gps you can view the map on it.
If you would like to be able to search and route Australian addresses on your PC and GPS, you will need Garmin's "City Navigator" software which is the best available anywhere in the world. Has the best price in the world too. AU$500.
Phil.
If you want a street capable route program for the PC, you will be ok with Garmin's Metroguide Australia (about $200), which will let you plan a route on your PC, but not on your GPS, though if you have a sophisticated enough gps you can view the map on it.
If you would like to be able to search and route Australian addresses on your PC and GPS, you will need Garmin's "City Navigator" software which is the best available anywhere in the world. Has the best price in the world too. AU$500.
Phil.
Dec 10th 2003, 8:49 am
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Originally posted by dazuk
well what do u expect?? Superb quality sites like the AA BBC ?????
This is Straylia, next thing u will want decent shops, supermarkets, pubs etc
well what do u expect?? Superb quality sites like the AA BBC ?????
This is Straylia, next thing u will want decent shops, supermarkets, pubs etc
Dec 10th 2003, 10:06 am
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I have a Garmin GPS V along with Australia Metroguide & City Navigator software & can confirm they are excellent for planning & viewing routes on the PC in a similar fashion to MS Autoroute. The routes can also be downloaded to the Garmin GPS V & Streetpilot providing step by step navigation.
I have already planned the routes for our reccy trip at the end of January, so I know where we can fit in the Movie World visit which became part of the itinery once the wife saw its proximity to our southern Biggera Waters base!
Garmin GPS V
City Navigator
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I have already planned the routes for our reccy trip at the end of January, so I know where we can fit in the Movie World visit which became part of the itinery once the wife saw its proximity to our southern Biggera Waters base!
Garmin GPS V
City Navigator
Pom_UK
ADSL -> eMule!
Dec 10th 2003, 10:24 am
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Originally posted by pom_uk
I have a Garmin GPS V along with Australia Metroguide & City Navigator software & can confirm they are excellent for planning & viewing routes on the PC in a similar fashion to MS Autoroute. The routes can also be downloaded to the Garmin GPS V & Streetpilot providing step by step navigation.
I have already planned the routes for our reccy trip at the end of January, so I know where we can fit in the Movie World visit which became part of the itinery once the wife saw its proximity to our southern Biggera Waters base!
Garmin GPS V
City Navigator
Pom_UK
ADSL -> eMule!
I have a Garmin GPS V along with Australia Metroguide & City Navigator software & can confirm they are excellent for planning & viewing routes on the PC in a similar fashion to MS Autoroute. The routes can also be downloaded to the Garmin GPS V & Streetpilot providing step by step navigation.
I have already planned the routes for our reccy trip at the end of January, so I know where we can fit in the Movie World visit which became part of the itinery once the wife saw its proximity to our southern Biggera Waters base!
Garmin GPS V
City Navigator
Pom_UK
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I've heard a lot of good things about Garmin GPS units from another forum. If i bought one in oz, can you use it else where in the world? Do you just buy the software updates for the part of the world you want to use it in?
Dec 10th 2003, 10:48 am
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ScutterUK,
I have fixed my GPS V to a VFR800 & also trail/enduro bikes such as XR650. Whichever country you buy it it will have a basemap & the appropriate Metroguide software (which is street level detail) as the basemap is pretty inaccurate only main road detail. On the GPS V (the new Streetmap II uses SD cards I believe) you have @19.5 mb of storage to add additonal map data for any country for which you have the software.
For Queensland 19.5Mb will hold all the detailed street level map data as can be seen in red in the link below which would allow for a pretty good bike run!
Queensland GPS V storage
Pom_UK
I have fixed my GPS V to a VFR800 & also trail/enduro bikes such as XR650. Whichever country you buy it it will have a basemap & the appropriate Metroguide software (which is street level detail) as the basemap is pretty inaccurate only main road detail. On the GPS V (the new Streetmap II uses SD cards I believe) you have @19.5 mb of storage to add additonal map data for any country for which you have the software.
For Queensland 19.5Mb will hold all the detailed street level map data as can be seen in red in the link below which would allow for a pretty good bike run!
Queensland GPS V storage
Pom_UK
