Category Archives: GPS

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Samsung epix (i907) GPS via USB on a laptop

By admin | December 11, 2008

Here is how I share the GPS built into my Samsung epix i907 with my laptop. First, most of the instructions are from this page.  This is currently made possible by GPS2Blue software, and the HW VSP software from this page. Following the instructions from GPS2Blue, you install the software on the epix and run [...]

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Route creation in OziExplorer

By admin | December 1, 2008

I used to manually create my routes in OziExplorer by hand.  I would open maps along my approximate route in OziExplorer and create waypoints, which would get strung together as a route.  This was tedious to say the least, and often ended up in using Delorme for street driving, and Ozi for off-roading (or when [...]

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Finding Mines and minerals

By admin | November 30, 2008

There is a tool made by a fellow know as Whitethaiger called OziUL.  Its a wonderful tool to use if you like to go find old mines and look for minerals.  Essentially it takes the US mine database information and presents it as points in OziExplorer along with a lot of pertinent information.   Here [...]

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Free Digital Map Links

By admin | November 26, 2008

New York State Historical Maps Stony Brook University Library Map Collection USA Library of Congress American Memory Digital Collection USA Library of Congress Geography and Map Reading Room USA Library of Congress Links National Library of Australia Rare Maps Digitization Project Pierre Auger Observatory Colorado Site University of Colorado at Boulder Map Library Wikikpedia Commons [...]

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