Here’s another video, this time showing some of the differences between the Garmin City Navigator SA v6 maps and our own, locally produced, Garmap Southern Africa Streetmaps v1.5
I get asked at least once a day why we (South Africans), don’t sell the Garmin City Navigator SA maps in our own country (‘detailed’ maps of South [...]
For some reason I keep getting asked for my opinion on the best cellphone GPS system in South Africa. Well here it is…
OK, Here’s the first in a new series of training videos that I am going to be doing. This one is a step-by-step tutorial on “How to load Garmap maps to your PC… and to your Garmin GPS unit“. I hope you find it useful. This is my first attempt at making videos so please [...]
Garmin have released a firmware update for the Nuvi 200 and… Can you believe it?
Changes made from version 2.90 to 3.10:
Fixed a bug that caused off route recalculations to be delayed in beginning the recalculation.
Added support for Afrikaans text translations.
Added new time zone for the Middle East.
Fixed a bug that could cause [...]
OK, so you’ve decided that you want to buy a GPS. You’ve also been able to figure that you need a “city navigator” autorouting type of unit (mainly for city/urban use and local or international traveling). Now you look at the available options and find 10 different units to choose from… What now?
The easiest way [...]
Is a GPS receiver simply a device used for finding your way, or can you also use it to create your own maps?
Base Maps vs. Detailed Maps:
The first thing to understand is what people are talking about when they talk about ‘Base Maps’ and ‘Detailed Maps’. A ‘Base Map’ is the mapset that is loaded to the GPS units’ internal memory at factory level and as such cannot be altered or even deleted. Basemaps come in three [...]
Handheld GPS:
Basic GPS Systems:
A basic GPS unit is one that cannot be loaded with detailed maps. It will give you your position in Latitude and Longitude coordinates, save and store waypoints, record your trip log and give you speed, heading and bearing information. Navigation to a stored or user-defined waypoint will be “straight line distance [...]
Benefits:
Just think how much time, money and (most of all) stress you can eliminate from your life.
How would you feel if, every time you climb into your car, you knew exactly how to get to wherever you were going AND how long it will take you to get there - even at night or in [...]
The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite-based navigation system made up of a network of 24 satellites placed into orbit by the U.S. Department of Defense. GPS was originally intended for military applications, but in the 1980s, the government made the system available for civilian use. GPS works in any weather conditions, anywhere in [...]
Which Manufacturer?
Chances are, you have already heard the name ‘Garmin’ when talking about GPS anywhere in South Africa. This is due to the fact that Garmin have by far the largest chunk of the GPS market share in this country. When we started this business in 1999, we did extensive research into the recreational GPS [...]
I have lost count of the number of ‘resourceful’ buyers who, upon seeing the relatively cheap prices of the Garmin GPS units on US websites, have purchased a GPS from a US website and had it imported from the states only to find out that:
the unit/accessories were different to those advertised in SA,
the map software [...]
Wherever I went with this fun little unit, I was greeted with cries of delight. “Oh, I had one of those, it was my first GPS!” was the general comment and everyone spoke of it with great fondness. It definitely stole my heart!
Small, lightweight, compact, with a tough water-resistant outer and a crisp, clear, colour [...]
What a lovely unit! I almost cried when I had to send this baby back! Compact, user-friendly and loaded with features, it really impressed me.
It was unpacked swiftly, the extras being relatively dummy proof. The belt clip was a cinch to attach and the clip itself was quite sturdy. The software was quick to set [...]
This is the unit you want if you are a technodinosaur and don’t want to be constantly working with a computer (A little tip though: When you get the unit out of the box, first go online and download the firmware updates - my version had to be updated from version 2.6 to version 4.3. [...]
Bearing in mind that the opinions expressed in this review are those of the reviewer and not (necessarily) of the publisher, don’t waste any money on this GPS unit!! Unfortunately, I seem to be in the minority as this is one of the top-selling units in the country. Read on and let me explain.
As usual [...]
“A Christmas Pudding” is the impression I got when I looked at this little StreetPilot nestling in its box. And it was to prove as much fun as Christmas too! Small, light and simple, the GPS slipped out of the box and into my car with no mess, no fuss. The plug-and-play SD card inserted quickly and [...]
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