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Yes you do John, just about everyone you spoke to at the 60th had one of those gadgets:D:pQuote:
Originally Posted by JDNSW
Robert, we have a Navman with CE and run Ozi on that, as well as the Navman software, we also run Destinator, we also now have a touchscreen laptop running Ozi and Destinator, tested it out a couple of weekends ago, works well, we also use Ozi voice navigation too.
Most people we go driving with have some sort of GPS.
I use OziExplorer on a laptop with Uniden GPS receiver. Works beautifully. If anyone wants to know how to do it, try .:GPS Australia:.
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I have an Asus A636 PDA with Ozi & Tomtom. Only one other person I know around here uses moving map software for 4wding. My father thinks my setup is brilliant, but is not computer-minded enough to be confident with it. I think that would be a similar problem for many people who have not grown up with computers.
Never used one but have too thought about one. Would be good for exploring, but often the maps are outdated, same as the paper ones.
My gps is in my head, all the trips I do are from plain memory, and half the fun of going somewhere new is taking every little track you see and finding out where you end up. Following software you might not do little side tracks that have some great little bits in it. Great for tracking where you have been and but as a nav tool, I find paper better.
CC
For the purposes of this poll a "4WDer" is one who uses the vehicle offroad.
Merely owning a 4WD does not make one a 4WDer. For example I own pots and pans but that doesn't make me a chef.
To me a computer-based moving-map is absolutely the best way to navigate a vehicle, and I always recommend it, but with one caveat -- you do need to do a bit of tech work to make it happen.
While many here will understand "download OziCE, buy PDA, get mount, connect to GPSR via Bluetooth, NMEA protocol, set up maps on SD card..." there are many people who get lost with the "download" part of it. Now there are the tech savvy who know USB from serial, and there are those like NM who don't, but with a bit of intelligence, patience and logic figure it out.
Then there are a huge amount of people, usually older if I may say so, who don't want to try and set this kit up, or can't. For those people a simple switch-on-and-go system is required.
Price has been a factor too, but now prices are so low really that's out the window. Usuability is where it's at now and in a couple of years everyone will have some form of computer-based moving-map as it'll be so easy and cheap why would you not.
Interesting, I find the moving-map allows me to explore side tracks I wouldn't normally.Quote:
Originally Posted by Col.Coleman
True. What is also fun is seeing an approaching side track on Ozi, not seeing it in RL, and going bush til you find it :cool: So many tracks I wouldn't know were even there except for Ozi.Quote:
Originally Posted by Col.Coleman
And I still prefer paper maps for the tecnical stuff...
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Originally Posted by rmp
Yep, agree here, it's amazing how many side tracks we find that can't be seen from the main track, old forestry tracks long gone because they are so over grown, you can't see them while driving along.
Baz.
Styx is a prime example of that, the amount of tracks in Styx is amazing, some you just can't get into, but we had fun trying:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Treads
Baz.
After becomming almost lost and almost disoriented on a solo trip, I now use Ozi Explorer on my work supplied;) lap top with a GPS mag base puck on the roof. I have access to a colour scanner at work ;) so scan, load and calibrate my Rooftops maps onto the laptop and take the paper copy as back up.
Cannot be more pleased with how it all works, but it did take quite a bit of effort to find out how to pull it all together and also teaching myself all about UTM mapping. I'm no expert, but I can now get lost with confidence :p.