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South African GPS Navigational iPhone Apps

Posted on02. Nov, 2009 by Marc.

Earlier this year when Apple hosted WWDC one of the apps that was featured during the Keynote was the TomTom navigational app. Everyone was wowed by the app and what it could offer users as opposed to a separate GPS device in your car. You now had the opportunity for an all in 1 Device. [...]

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Streetmaps API

Posted on18. Apr, 2008 by Marc.

Streetmaps.co.za is South Africas ultimate mapping solution. Sure Google Maps gives us fantastic coverage of South Africa is satellite view, but the one thing it is lacking is the ability to route from one destination, to another.
The guys at streetmaps.co.za have built up a fantastic mapping system that allows you to do this, and view [...]

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Garmap Africa Series 2008 Released

Posted on14. Apr, 2008 by Marc.

Garmap have just announced the latest release of the South African Mapset for Garmin units.
The DVD which retails at R99, allows you to update your current mapset and includes the following options:

Southern Africa Streetmaps March Edition

Southern Africa Streetmaps, DEM March Edition
Southern Africa Streetmaps, Topo & Rec March Edition
Nigeria Streetmaps, Topo & Rec Version 2
East Africa [...]

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Geotag your blog

Posted on04. Mar, 2008 by Marc.

“Geotagging, sometimes referred to as Geocoding, is the process of adding geographical identification metadata to various media such as websites, RSS feeds, or images and is a form of geospatial metadata. This data usually consists of latitude and longitude coordinates, though it can also include altitude, bearing, and place names.” – Wikipedia
Search engines and [...]

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A new kinda fun

Posted on05. Feb, 2008 by Marc.

I have recentley found myself addicted to a new hobby. Geocaching. After I bought my Garmin Nuvi 200 at the end of last year, I wanted to use it for more than just driving around. So I signed up on Geocaching.com, which is a really great site, that lists all the geocaches around the world.
Well, [...]

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Garmin Nuvi 200: View Favorite Location Coordinates

Posted on08. Jan, 2008 by Marc.

One of the problems I have come across with my Garmin Nuvi 200, is that you cannot see the co-ordinates of your saved favorite locations.
I have found a way around this, albeit a bit of a long winded way, you can still see the co-ordinates.

Turn your GPS onto GPS simulator mode. The simulator mode allows [...]

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Garmin Nuvi 200 Track Hack

Posted on15. Nov, 2007 by Marc.

After having the Garmin Nuvi 200 for just over a week, I have come across a really handy feature. The feature allows you track your routes on your Garmin Nuvi 200. This is a hidden feature, so it is still relatively unknown.
YOU NEED TO ENSURE YOU HAVE FIRMWARE VERSION 3.40 OTHERWISE THIS WON’T WORK
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Garmin Nüvi 200

Posted on09. Nov, 2007 by Marc.

Been the gadget freak that I am, earlier this week, I felt like a bit of me spoil time, so I decided to splash out on something I have been wanting for a while. I went and bought the Garmin Nüvi 200 from Autostyle. Although I got the Nokia E50 earlier this year, which came [...]

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