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I'm looking for the best way to map ride routes. I manage a shop and would like to post as many rides as possible on our website. I'm planning on using a GPS unit but know little about them or how the software works.I'll be googling some info on the general stuff, but I'm looking for suggestions on particular units that may be most useful for this sort of thing. TIA. Wesley Best |
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Wesley Best wrote:
Folks I'm looking for the best way to map ride routes. I manage a shop and would like to post as many rides as possible on our website. I'm planning on using a GPS unit but know little about them or how the software works.I'll be googling some info on the general stuff, but I'm looking for suggestions on particular units that may be most useful for this sort of thing. TIA. Wesley Best Look into DeLorme digital maps - TopoZone 5.0 will provide most mapping needs. http://www.delorme.com Almost any GPS that collects tacks and has an NMEA data stream (pretty much any popular GPS made after 1998) will work. You will also need a data cable, and either a USB or serial port depending on the model you purchase. If you only have USB, you can buy a USB - serial adapter for around $17. I'm currently using a Garmin eTrex because it's low cost and lightweight for backpacking. I'm partial to the eTrex series and I think I'd get an eTrex Legend if I needed to purchase another one. It has lots of room for maps. However, the Garmin GPSMap60c and GPS V are two lower-priced models with cool mapping capabilities. |
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Hi,
I'm writing an open-source software to map ride routes. http://cycleatlas.sf.net You can use it to create rides maps and profiles. Moreover, if you want some custom works for your websites, you can contact me Regards Maner adspam (Wesley Best) wrote in message ... Folks I'm looking for the best way to map ride routes. I manage a shop and would like to post as many rides as possible on our website. I'm planning on using a GPS unit but know little about them or how the software works.I'll be googling some info on the general stuff, but I'm looking for suggestions on particular units that may be most useful for this sort of thing. TIA. Wesley Best |
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I recently started doing something like this. All I use is a Garmin eTrex
Vista with the included MapSource software. After a ride (or hike, run, etc) I download the track to MapSource, open up the track and perhaps make a few tweaks (like killing non-moving track points). Then I take a screenshot of the map & track properties and, if its the first time I'm posting about the location, then perhaps I'll write a summary. Without the summary it only takes about 5 minutes to download and post the data but, as you can see, I don't do anything special other than posting the basics. http://www.mindspring.com/~johnrahn/...bike/index.htm How about posting your site URL when you get it running? adspam (Wesley Best) wrote in : Folks I'm looking for the best way to map ride routes. I manage a shop and would like to post as many rides as possible on our website. I'm planning on using a GPS unit but know little about them or how the software works.I'll be googling some info on the general stuff, but I'm looking for suggestions on particular units that may be most useful for this sort of thing. TIA. Wesley Best |
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