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Really like the look and comments of these. My question though - are you tied in to the base mapping and other stuff that you can buy on an SD card (like the 1:50K OS stuff that it's often bundled with), or is there an idiot (ie me) proof way to use any of the other - free - mapping software with it?
It doesn't come with a base map, that's why you need to use the SD card, which is an OS map card - what other base maps would you be thinking of using (as they are all based on OS maps)?
For route planning, as long as it's a GPX file then you can use what you like - the SatMap software comes with a conversion utility also.
My mistake then, I thought it had the maps for the region that it is aimed for (UK / EU) loaded in 'hard'
I just wanted to make sure that whatever I use, and I have no idea what that would be, I could plan a route on the PC and then load that in to the gizmo as opposed to doing it on the device itself.
Can you tell i am an absolute duffer......
I just wanted to make sure that whatever I use, and I have no idea what that would be, I could plan a route on the PC and then load that in to the gizmo as opposed to doing it on the device itself.Can you tell i am an absolute duffer......
you can do either with the SatMap - plan a route on memory map for instance and upload the route onto the device using the SatSync software that comes with the device or create a route on the device itself. The Satmap also comes with access to their online route planning software which is pretty good but you still have to use the satsync software to install it onto the device which is a bit of a pain. as far as using other versions of maps on the device itself goes, this is impossible as Ordnance survey have strict rules that means maps are not transferable between a Satmap and a Memory map adventurer for example.