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GPS and cached google maps

I've been searching like crazy past couple of days but with no apparent luck. If not to take into account the countless bookmarks that I have been creating. God knows why.
The problem for me is that I have never used a GPS software and as far as I have been reading, it is either tracking/geocaching software without maps and/or with online maps. Or then GPS solution for car with offline maps. I can't read out from anywhere whether geocaching/tracking software is able to use cached google map tiles - these can be obtained, that much I know.
So, is it so common to use that no GPS software maker mentions the possibility to use offline google maps?
Or is that so reasonable solution (at least to my mind) for having a tracking/geocaching GPS software that can use cached/offline map tiles from google, simply something that nobody wants except me?
Please enlighten me...

There is at least 1 GPS software package that I know of that can use the cached Google maps, gpsVP, and it's free.
I don't know if this helps, but .....
Here's the link to the website.
http://gpsvp.garminmapsearch.com/

Thanks for the hint. I've been searching also meanwhile and found these threads and the application called Mobile Gmaps, if anyone is interested.
http://forum.mgmaps.com/viewtopic.php?t=725
http://forum.mgmaps.com/viewtopic.php?t=1788

gps without the use of data

hey, i was wondering if there is a software that does not use DATA with gps ... i want to load up the maps with maybe wi-fi and then use satellites to make it work ... any suggestions

iGO, TomTom, Garmin, etc. There's a lot, go have a look at them and see which you like best (iGO kills all imo).

thanks
google map cannot use the gps without a data connection, so im looking for an alternative.
but if data is used, how much is used? i only have 2 mb, so i turn data off to prevent going over.

google navigator
u can see ur data usage on google map by press menu --> help --> about. if u like google map as ur navigation friend but dont want to be connected each time u navigate try install google navigator.

get garmin xt
lots of forums have maps for it, very simple to use, inbuilt maps.
you need to either buy the maps or download them from some forum, no data usage

for no-data connection, it means you need the GPS program and maps preloaded...
I'd look at iGo Amigo and Navigon... they look the best in terms of features...
TomTom and Garmin Mobile XT exists for WM, but they're too plain

what gps program to use very much depend on where one live
as there is a world of difference between how often they update their maps
and how good maps they got where one live
so if iGo is good in north America don't 100% mean that it's the thing to get where you live
a good pointer is if gamin or tomtom are huge on the market as stand alone gps's you know that they prob got good maps for your area
so look what stand alone gps use
and check the websites of the various gps software makers

HTC phones and free maps

Does anyone know if there are any plans by HTC to bring out free maps for use on the WM platform for use in their phones?
When I was in the UK and had a virtually free GPRS connection as part of my plan, I used Google maps quite a lot, switching between whatever connection was available without any real problems, however I'm on the other side of the world now.
I find that my phone an HTC Touch HD has developed a big black hole and seems to have reverted back to the dark ages, in that even though it has a massive storage card installed, I can't easily save maps to it and use the built in GPS on the move, even though I can view Google maps via the WiFi here. Crazy!
Maybe my next phone will be a Nokia as it seems they are taking smartphones to a new level with their free Ovi map offering!

Can I politely ask you to rephrase the question?
Do you want a download-maps-as-you-go service like Bing / Google or a maps-saved-on-the-storage-card application like iGo? If it's either of those, what's wrong with either of those?

Go? Please enlighten me! Nothing seem to come up on a search of Google from here. Is it free? Is it easy to get working with the built in GPS - I've downloaded some maps of Vietnam that displayed fine (eventually) but the gps refused to play ball..
Google maps is wonderful IF you have a connection. Here in Vietnam, in the city with all the free WiFi around it's fine but as soon as I'm moving around, I'd rather not be paying for that data connection. And Google maps soon lets you know it hasn't got one!
So yes, stored on the card is the easiest and to me the best option. I'm not bothered about GPS navigation software, I just need a stored local map ( a storable google type map would be great) and the gps will tell me where I am on it! I can usually work it out under my own steam where I want to go to from there.
Thanks

[Q] GPS in another country.

For the transformer can I use the GPS in Taiwan when I purchased a USA model. It is able to go around the world correct? is there a way I can load the maps? since i will not have internet access?

Google maps should work. If you do route planning while you have wifi access it will store the necessary tiles to get to where you want to go. If you need it to work all the time without internet access you will have to use navigation software with maps that are loaded on to the machine. Copilot and Sygic Aura comes to mind, as well as a few others. Alternatively I believe there are free programs to pre-cache google's maps, although i can't comment on those as i use copilot so i haven't had to look in to it myself.
It doesn't matter what region the machine is from gps isn't limited in that regard.

If you don't need navigation, look at Locus. (A free version is available.) You can set it up to download map tiles for a predefined area automatically, at your choice of zoom levels, and it does so from OpenStreetMaps, who have coverage second only to Google, if you ask me. Then you can have some seriously detailed offline maps.
There's also an app based on TomTom maps (which I swear by) supposedly coming out soon, but it isn't available yet. Keep an eye on www.66.com for updates, and hopefully it'll be out in time for your trip -- it isn't for mine.

7.0 Plus GPS

Is this a real GPS or A-GPS? Somebody said it's a real GPS, but if no wifi, it can't download map data, so actually it's not useful.

Well if you download a gps client like Sygic or CoPilot it's not useless and very useful. Google Maps can cache pieces of the map also for later use.
So to answer your question yes it is a real GPS but as for the second part it's not useless.

Zadeis said:
Well if you download a gps client like Sygic or CoPilot it's not useless and very useful. Google Maps can cache pieces of the map also for later use.
So to answer your question yes it is a real GPS but as for the second part it's not useless.
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You could also tether it to a phone through wifi and google nav works great, although if you already have an Android phone you could just use nav on it...
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truelies1 said:
Is this a real GPS or A-GPS? Somebody said it's a real GPS, but if no wifi, it can't download map data, so actually it's not useful.
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you just need a GPS navigation app to make it a full fledged GPS device.
I use Copilot Live and Sygic and both apps have maps stored in your device.

I have CoPilot installed and it works very fine. With a car mount you have a Giant GPS. Like others said, you will have to teather to fully use Google Maps or Earth. I do that sometime when scouting locations for photo shoots. Check out GPS Essentials in the Market. You will be able to see the satellites connect but as with any GPS works best out doors.

Even without internet connection, my P6200 is able to locate within 1 to 2 minutes. It's GPS sensitivity is excellent. I have used so many GPS products before. The GPS performance is P6200 is the best.