Cheshire's Palm™ Based GPS Stuff

Links to the world of the Global Positioning System

• APRS, Automatic Packet Reporting system
  Developed at the US Naval Academy by instructor Bob Bruninga-WA4APR using LORAN radionaviigation, it was widely adopted by the Amateur Radio communitty once GPS receivers became widespread. You can find Ham Radio operators using APRS on the Internet.
• WinAPRS, Automatic Packet Raporting System for Windows.
• GPS Gate, software for "splitting" your GPS data among a number of GPS applications on your PC or Laptop.

Magellan® GPS Companion for m500 Series

Palm™ Tungsten™ T Handheld	EMTAC Wireless Bluetooth GPS
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• How GPS Works

• Palm™ Tungsten™ T Handheld can link to a Bluetooth enabled GPS reciever wirelessly.
• EMTAC Wireless Bluetooth GPS is a wireless Bluetooth GPS reveiver.

• Pocket APRS, the Automatic Packet Reporting Serivce that tracks GPS users on PC and Palm Maps.
• $129.00 Palm™ BlueTooth™ SDIO Card
• $98.99 TDK Bluetooth™ PC MultiMediaCard™ for Windows (Hey, ya gotta talk to 'em from your Palm, don't ya?)
  • Palm's Bluetooth Support Page. Has links to info on Bluetooth Technology, and how to "pair" bluetooth devices. E-mail me if you need help with this.

• Nokia's Bluetooth Enabled Phones
• Garmin iQue™ 3600
  • A Palm Powered GPS receiver.

• Federal Geographic Data Committee
• Introduction to GPS Applications

Navman GPS m series - GPS solution for Palm m125, m130 & m500 Series handhelds The Navman GPS m Series is a compact integrated navigational solution for your Palm™ m125, m130, m500, m505, or m515 handheld. You get everything you need for real-time mobile GPS, direction and mapping capabilities. Just load the Rand McNally StreetFinder® Deluxe Travel Navigation Software onto your PC, download the maps and points of interest to your handheld, and clip on the GPS receiver.

Garmin iQue 3600 built in GPS PDA Handheld Features 200 MHz processor powering Palm® OS 5 Integrated Que technology, with Garmin GPS and mapping software Speaker for voice-guidance commands, MP3 player, and message playback Voice recorder for making memos, quick notes, and messages on the fly Rechargeable internal Lithium-ion battery (charges in cradle or while connected to adapter) Built-in 32 MB of memory for downloading map data and other Palm OS-compatible software New ARM processor enhances battery life, screen redraw, graphics, and audio SD expansion slot for flexible memory storage and additional software Unit size: W 2.8 in; H 5 in; D .8 in Display: 2.16" x 3.24" (54 x 81 mm), 320 x 480 pixel, high-resolution, color display Applications: Astraware Game Pack*, powerOne Personal Calculator, Documents to Go by DataViz*, DataViz Mail*, Palm Reader, StarCaddy*, SplashWallet*, Vindigo*, and WorldMate* (* Denotes limited or trial form) Specifications Operating system: Palm OS® 5 Embedded capabilities: GPS, MP3 player, voice recorder, infrared communication, and vibrating alarm Audio hardware: Microphone, speaker, headphone jack Processor: 200 MHz Motorola DragonBall MXL ARM 9 Internal memory: 32 MB DRAM Expandable memory: SD/MMC Garmin® "Que" apps: MP3, GPS Clock, Address Lookup, Electronic Mapping, Track log, Trip Computer, Automatic Route Generation, and Turn-by-Turn Voice Guidance Palm® OS 5 apps: Address Book, Calculator, Date Book, Memo Pad, and To Do List Basemap: built-in routable basemap contains state and country boundaries, lakes, rivers, streams, airports, cities, towns, coastlines, state and interstate highways, local thoroughfares, and secondary roads CD-ROM: Accepts downloadable map detail from Garmin PC-based Pocket APRS is not yet compatible with the Ique 3600

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