Cool, indeed, but can you make a phone call?
John S. Adams
Hermosa Beach, CA
From: G Oliver
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 3:57 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] GPS Coordinates
Interesting that this topic has just now came up. Recently I purchased an
AT&T Blackjack II for $ another 2 year commitment.
The first thing that I did was install Pocket Genealogist, but only for
reference as I am always afraid that I will mess something up when I merged
with legacy. I really have not explored what PG can do with GPS.
What I was really interested in was getting the Internal GPS working and
usable without spending any more money. So I went about searching for free
programs and this is what I found.
1. To open up the GPS for other programs:
http://www.myblackjack2.com/hacks-and-mods/modaco-gps-hack/
2. To start the GPS and provide coordinates etc. :
http://www.smartphone-freeware.org/download/gps-test-1.04 /This may be all
you want.
3. A freeware GPS program GPSVP: http://gpsvp.com/
I then loaded the GPSVP program with GARMIN TOPO maps in my area. There is
a freeware version that may work : http://www.ibycus.com/ibycustopo/
With these programs loaded I start the Gpstest program, it acts as a front
end for the GPS. When it gets a fix, I then start GPSVP.
Works like a charm. I can now lookup relatives take pictures, get exact
coordinates, (save waypoints, tracks etc) and bring it all home to enter
into Legacy using one little cellphone.
Cool.
gco
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