There is the advantage of a dedicated device that easily mounts to a windshield as well as has a much larger screen to see as you drive. However, I do always carry a dedicated GPS with me in my cars. I think it must be more of a personal preference.
Honestly, I’m a bit torn between recommending a stand-alone, single use GPS for a car, or simply using an iPhone or Android application for GPS navigation.
I have also done reviews of the Magellan 1470 and currently am still testing out the iPhone app versions of TomTom and Navigon GPS applications. The TomTom 300 was definitely a step up from the hand-held Garmin. I had played with a handheld Garmin which was fun when it first came out but it was small and has a monochrome screen. This was not my first experience with a TomTom nor a GPS, in fact the first GPS that my family used in the car was a TomTom 300. That someone was more of a something, it was a TomTom XL 340S GPS, and I will cut to the chase, it got us to the Dude Ranch and back safe and sound (as did the driver). As part of the trip, we had a new traveler with us, someone who would guide us on our way, let us know when we were going to arrive and provide a source of tech for the driver (me) along the way. But of the free software available, it provides one of the best methods for backing up map data and using it in different contexts.Earlier this summer, my family and I headed out on a week long family vacation up to a Dude Ranch in Northern California. That's not strictly what it was made for, though: MapSphere was developed as a way of sharing 'tracks' – GPS trails around areas – and sending real-time GPS data to the web. MapSphere is a great way to use Yahoo Maps, OSM and, using an extension, Google Maps – with GPS support on any machine. This is available from to download from here.
You'll need to have the free tool SendMap too. The same command with the parameter -upload transfers a converted map to a connected device. GroundTruth is a command-line application that converts OSM files.Įntering the command groundtruth makemap (with appropriate parameters) creates Garmin readable maps from OSM XML sources. You'll need to export your map in OSM format, then convert that XML data into a Garmin-supported MP file. There's a more comprehensive guide at the OpenStreetMap Wiki, which features a list of supported units. The OpenStreetMap format can be converted for use with most Garmin GPS devices. You can also create your own standalone embedded HTML maps for inclusion on websites. The export dialog enables you to output maps in OSM's own XML format, as Mapnik bitmap images tiles or as an Osmarender SVG format image (a vector file).
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