Some GPS & Mapping links
Some other useful resources: Jo Wood's GPS/Audax FAQ - excellent web page, introduction to GPS. Maps comparison – City Navigator and OS Discoverer a must-visit page. GPS Information .net big resource GPS Passion big resource GPS Review.net good up-to-date reviews, forum GPSFileDepot some useful tutorials, forum Groundspeak Forums GPS-related forum Open Source GPS How To ... Info for Linux users Garmin ... Magellan ... Lowrance ... Satmap 4 leisure GPS makes Good tutorials on how the GPS system works: www.trimble.com/gps/index.shtml www.kowoma.de/en/gps/index.htm Wikipedia on GPS Topografix - the GPX Schema
Desktop Mapping:
Garmin: |
Mobile Atlas Creator Make offline maps for your smartphone
GMaps Pedometer Bikely MapMyRide Toporoute Routeslip GPSies Netkvik Ride with GPS Optimap quick round-trip solver EarthTools adds contours to Google mapping BikeHike uses OS as well as Google mapping Openrunner uses IGN as well as Google mapping BikeRouteToaster aimed mainly at Garmin Edge users CTC Maps good routes resource, parts need CTC membership/login |
Utilities:
GPSBabel very good file cleaner and converter, also connects GPS, recommended but geeky!
ITN Converter another converter tool, not so powerful but easier
GPS Visualizer web-based GPS utilities, recommended
GmapToGPX to get GPX from Google Maps
Googlemap Cuesheet to get Cuesheet, GPX and Course from Google Maps
EasyGPS simple clean-up utility, also connects GPS
GSAK (Geocaching Swiss Army Knife) more about waypoints than about routes and tracks
GPS Altitude Chart useful tool, requires Java.
Golden Cheetah very comprehensive tracklog analysis.
RouteConverter planning and converting, requires Java.
Javawa GPS Tools useful conversion, fettling, management tools.
Viking open-source GPS data management
GPS Trackmaker
GPS Utility not free, but very comprehensive
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