Hi Tim I have found I can download the geoscience 250K series from "memory map" directly to my iPad but as you know these are a bit dated and don't provide a great deal of detail. Hema maps are also available for direct download to iPad using 'memory map' but at a price. I have previously used OziExplorer but would like to use the iPad without having to go through various conversions etc. I notice that there are plenty of downloadable maps for USA and parts of Europe but have had problems finding anything for Oz apart from the above.
Many thanks for your comments Barry On 09/03/2012, at 2:25 PM, Tim Law wrote: > Hi Barry, > > I have yet to find a suitable solution for me. > > I use OziExplorer on a small HP device on my 4WD dashboard, and purchased a > second hand PC laptop to run OziExplorer and take away into the bush. I also > use Parallels to run Ozi on my OSX desktop. This has worked fine for a number > of years, but now I have an iPad, I'm looking for other options for me to > know where I am. > > I am hoping to find a solution for me to mount the iPad in my Landcruiser and > dispense with the need for an additional laptop whilst travelling. the bigger > screen over the 5" HP will be a real bonus for viewing maps!! I have bought > a couple of 'extension leads' so I can mount the Bad Elf remotely on the dash > board close to the windscreen and the lead will come back to the iPad on the > console, or hand held by the passenger. > > Re the maps, most of mine are the 250k Geosciences series I purchased via > Exploroz. Over time I have added various other collections such as the Hema > desert maps and more recently some 100k maps scanned by Greg Harewood of the > south coast, west coast and goldfields. All these are via the Exploroz > website. > > I find I can load these onto the iPad, not so easily but I can load them, and > I use Bit Map on the iPad to read them. I am yet to be convinced of it's > accuracy, so am continuing to look for better options. > I also use MotionX-GPs but they use different maps, as do NavFree and Sygic. > I've not got VMS but that is getting good reports from the off road crowd, > although it does require their own maps. > > Whilst travelling in Europe I found CityMaps2Go very good, as long as I > planned ahead and downloaded the PDF file of the next city I was visiting on > the hotel wifi the day before, I found the maps accurate and useful. I did > not use any 3G data download in Europe, and found the European version of > NavFree and Sygic unhelpful as they really require 3G to give full > functionality. Really wished I had some paper maps then!! With CityMaps2go, > you pay a few dollars for the app, then a few dollars for each city map you > download. As I say, a good option for city travelling. > > I hope that helps. > > Tim > > > On 09/03/2012, at 12:56 PM, Barry Sexstone wrote: > >> Tim >> >> I would be interested to know from where you get your maps. I also have a >> "Bad Elf" but have found the selection of suitable digital maps fairly poor. >> >> Barry >> >> On 09/03/2012, at 12:39 PM, Tim Law wrote: >> >>> I have an iPad 1 with WiFi only. >>> >>> To overcome the lack of a proper GPS - ie one that reads data from >>> satellites when away from any wifi and 3G cell towers, I purchased a Bad >>> Elf GPS unit that plugs into my iPad 1. This works well for away from >>> civilisation navigation. Of course, I cannot rely on web based mapping >>> services and the iPad holds a vast array of digital maps onboard. >>> >>> I understood only the 3G iPads, not the WiFi only, had a proper read the >>> satellites GPS. This was certainly the case with my iPad 1. >>> >>> Tim >>> >>> >>> >>> On 09/03/2012, at 12:30 PM, cm wrote: >>> >>>> Yes quite right. Assisted GPS is the combination of a GPS unit, >>>> positioning form triangulation of cell-phone towers, and positioning using >>>> wifi hot spots. >>>> >>>> There is one caveat, however, the Wifi only models of the iPad have no GPS >>>> unit and also cannot contact cell-phone towers. These Wifi only models can >>>> only use wifi triangulation to determine their position. This can be quite >>>> accurate on occasions but can have an inaccuracy of a kilometres on other >>>> occasions. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Carlo >>>> >>>> On 09/03/2012, at 12:23 , Ronda Brown wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Adrian, >>>>> >>>>> The 4G models include GPS. The "assisted" part refers to the use of the >>>>> cell connection to make the localization quicker. However, access to a >>>>> cell signal is not required. The built in GPS will work on its own. >>>>> >>>>> It is unfortunate that Apple used the term "assisted GPS". It seems to >>>>> confuse a lot of people. >>>>> The iPad (1,2 and 3) have a FULLY FUNCTIONAL GPS, and it works extremely >>>>> well! >>>>> >>>>> As stated above, the "assisted" part refers to it's ability to use the >>>>> cellular towers for a quicker initial fix, in some locations. >>>>> >>>>> The New iPad Specifications: >>>>> <http://www.apple.com/ipad/specs/> >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> Ronni >>>>> >>>>> On 09/03/2012, at 11:41 AM, Adrian Skehan wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Good morning all! >>>>>> >>>>>> Can anyone tell me if any model of the new iPad actually has a GPS >>>>>> receiver installed or is it reliant on the mobile phone network? >>>>>> >>>>>> In iCloud Preferences (System) Find My Mac is greyed out and the "More" >>>>>> option says "Find My Mac requires a recovery partition". >>>>>> >>>>>> In my iCloud the iMac shows up as "Offline". The Mac Help system tells >>>>>> me what it does but not a clue on how to activate it. Any help will be >>>>>> appreciated. >>>>>> >>>>>> iMac 7" Intel OS X 10.7.3 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Adrian >>>>>> >>>>>> adrianske...@me.com >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>>>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>>>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >>>> >>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >>> >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
