Entries Categorized as 'Software'

Software for off-road navigation

GPSTuner is a Pocket PC software designed for off-road navigation. As such, it’s useful for sport activities like walking, hicking, cycling, trailrunning and many more.
This software requires an NMEA compatible GPS receiver like the EMTAC Mini-S3 for example.
Here you have some of its features:

JPS files as maps.
Distance measuring and route defining by drawing on map.
Real […]

Garmin Training Center available for Mac OS X

Garmin has announced that the Training Center software is going to be available for Mac OS X v.10.4 "Tiger". You’ll find it at MacWorld (Jan 8-12, 2007), where Garmin will be distributing CDs with the software. And at the end of January you’ll be able to download it at the Training Center page. See the […]

Suunto X9i and Google Earth

Last week I posted about Suunto X9i (see the links below). Yesterday Suunto announced a new free PC software for this watch: Suunto Track Exporter. This software allows X9i’s users to convert the GPS tracks from the unit to Google Earth format, so that they can view or share the routes recorded with the watch.

A great mapping site: GPS Visualizer

If you need a mapping tool to get the job done, GPS Visualizer is for you. There are now many routing/mapping sites (see resources at the end of the post) that let you post your routes, either manually or uploading a GPS file. Their main purpose, being social sites, is to share those routes between […]

Garmin Edge 305 bits

The Garmin Edge 305 is a GPS-enabled cycle computer that comes with a heart rate monitor, a cadence sensor, or both (see a comparison of the three models in GPSCity). Here you have some interesting links about it:

Review of the Edge 305 comparing it to the Polar 725. Read it here.
Last firmware update from Garmin […]