A USB cable and the presence of USB connections are not yet adequate for exchanging data successfully. However, data transfer can be effected using a USB cable if a serial COM Port is emulated by the GPS receiver. The GPS data must be available in the NMEA 0183 format when data is called up online, so that Geogrid is in a position to evaluate these data.

Many new PCs (especially laptops) have USB ports but do not have the standard 9-pin serial ports found on older computers. This presents a problem because most of the GPS manufacturers don't make data cables that terminate with USB plugs. Unfortunately, we have noticed that the USB-Serial converters often cause computer crashes. We are working hard to resolve this problem.

Pick one; they're all good. Any GPS receiver that can get pick up enough GPS satellites to get a fix on your position will work fine. Most people choose a GPS receiver in terms of what other uses they can make of it beyond wardriving. Many GPS receivers are designed for independent use (in other words, without connecting to a laptop or PDA) and have small graphic screens for displaying your current position.

Please visit the appropriate IntelliGolf Tour (i.e. on-line manual) for more information on setting up your GPS receiver with IntelliGolf. They can be found by clicking here. Section 6 covers this topic (i.e. IntelliGPS). Also, there is more information on (generally) how to connect/bond your Bluetooth-based GPS with your smartphones in this this PDF file.

The Chart Plotter has been written to connect via a serial port or a virtual COM port. The GPS should have been supplied with a Driver which should create a virtual COM port on the PC. To connect to the COM port select the Setup button, left-click on ‘GPS Settings’, select the appropriate COM Port number from the drop-down and select OK.

The GPS receiver is not required, although it helps a lot to pinpoint the exact location. If you do not have a GPS and cannot borrow one, make sure you have a very detailed map of the area, a good compass, and good navigation skills. Satellite photos available from terraserver may help locate the right spot in this case. Remember - the rules of the project require you to be within 100m of the confluence point.

GPS stands for "Global Positioning System," a series of two dozen satellites in low Earth orbit that continuously broadcast their position. GPS receivers are able to triangulate on these signals and determine your location on the Earth's surface. Once you select a cache and enter its coordinates into the GPS receiver, the receiver can tell you how far away the cache is and in what direction it lies.

Probably. Any wireless receiver supporting the industry standard 802.11b or 802.11g protocols should work. However, in rare cases, we have found wireless receivers which had compatibility issues with the computer upon which it was installed.

At this time, Magellan products do not support Apple or Macintosh. It may be possible to connect your GPS to a Macintosh computer by searching Apple.com for connectivity plugins under COM ports or serial ports.

Please consult our list of supported GPS receivers at http://www.softmaptech.com/en/volumes/volEN_softmap_gps.html There is a new version of SoftMap GPS available for download at http://www.softmaptech.com/en/pages/telechargement_EN.html#SM_GPS.

Not necessarily, GPSViewer, Wayviewer, and LocViewer work with almost any factory setting. Nevertheless it is reasonable to let the GPS receiver send exactly the data which are also processed afterwards, in order to not waste the reduceded computing power of the mobile phones. GPSViewer, Wayviewer, and LocViewer are able to process the NMEA 0183 sentences GGA, VTG, and RMC. For GPSViewer and LocViewer it is optimal to send one GGA and one VTG sentence per second (in this order).

You can expect horizontal accuracy of 16' to 45' (5m to 15m) in good reception conditions. For altitude you can expect accuracy +/- 105' (35m)for 12 parallel channel units in good reception conditions. There are a number of environmental conditions that can affect GPS accuracy due to varying satellite signal reception conditions and can therefore lead to better or worse accuracy than listed above.

You can refer to the Whistler Map manual. Download a copy of this manual here. Note: You can only save maps to Galileo units with the use of Whistler Map software.

This question is often preceded by "How often does OmniSTAR transmit corrections"? The perception is that a user will only get a position fix when a new correction is received from OmniSTAR. That is not the case. The user's GPS receiver will output at the selected rate (usually at 1-second intervals), regardless of the corrections.

Ease of use - It is easier to use a GPS receiver than to navigate by using a map. On the GPS screen you can see where you want to go (as in a map) but also where you are! GPS receivers are going to replace traveling maps - GPS receivers are smaller to carry, easier to handle, much more versatile and updateable. Personal navigation with a GPS also means you can customize maps as you go along - plotting points of interest and marking all those wonderful places in an easy, neat and ordered manner.

The GPS antenna must be mounted inside the vehicle. However, the antenna and receiver must be in full view of the sky, so please keep the following in mind: Do not place the antenna at the front or rear windshield area if you have a finely wired rear sunscreen protector or metallic window tint or solar-reflective windshield. Place the GPS antenna at least 15 cm from any other communications antenna or a physical obstruction.

Yes, without a Bluetooth GPS receiver you can still monitor Cellular phone sites (Mobile masts). Quite a useful feature for knowing where you roughly are on bus/train/plane journeys You can often find a stop based on this information!. Back to list of questions... You can enter a postal code and get the longitude/latitude accurate to within 100 metres. Not perfect but good enough to get you to the nearest bus stop.