The GPS Times

A quick tip on how to check your map software version and your firmware (operating system) version on your Garmin Nuvi GPS unit.

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]