GPS receivers have several disadvantages,
battery life, can't see the screen in bright light,
can't get a fix, waiting for a fix, etc.
You generally know where you are,
or can soon find a reference point.
Here's what I have found to be the best way to navigate.
1. Load GoogleEarth,
and place a "Placemark" at each location of interest.
2. Save the placemarks to a "KML" file.
3. Download and use the free "GPSBabel" program
to convert the KML file to an "Oziexplorer" WPT file.
4. Use the shareware version of "GoogleOzi"
to capture maps of the places you visit.
Capture several maps if necessary to cover
the points of interest.
For the most flexibility make maps using the
"map", "satellite", and terrain" views,
as the "map" view lists place names,
the "satellite" view is more accurate,
and the "terrain" view is best for long range viewing.
6. Use free "img2ozf" to convert the maps
so they can be used by Oziexplorer.
7. Load the shareware version of OziExplorerCE into your PDA.
Copy the maps into the OziExplorer "MAP" directory
and copy the WPT file/files to the Oziexployer "Data" directory.
This approach eliminates the light level,
battery, and lock on problems,
as when you want to go somewhere,
you find a low light level place,
turn on your PDA, load Oziexployer
load the maps and waypoints,
zoom in and navigate around on the screen,
and decide where you want to go next.
I have Oziexployer and several GPS programs
in a windowce PDA ( With GPS chip ) , and I use Oziexployer
for navigating around, and sometimes use a GPS program
to search for nearby toilets, hotels,
provide cab drivers directions to my destination, etc.
Most of the time I navigate indoors at a store, restaurant, etc.
using "Oziexplorer" with the downloaded maps
and places of interest,
don't have to go outside in the heat and cold
and wait for a fix. ( And run down my battery. )
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Well, but GPS wasn't really invented to tell anybody where they
are,
it was invented to clue navy idiots in on the simple fact of life,
that this is longer CONUS, it's the 21st Century, UAVs, Drones,
Phalanx,
Digital Books, Digital Terran Mapping, Data Fusion, Blue Ray, HDTV,
Home Broadband,
Holographics, On-Line Publishing, Rapid-Prototyping. Self-
Assembling Robots,
Distributed Processing Software, Self-Replicating Machines, and
Post GM-nomics.
>In most situations,
>YOU are a better navigation system
>than the GPS System.
>
>GPS receivers have several disadvantages,
>battery life, can't see the screen in bright light,
>can't get a fix, waiting for a fix, etc.
That's probably because you're a fucking moron.
The batteries in my GPS last all day. It's perfectly readable in
sunlight, and it gets a fix within 30 seconds of turning it on cold,
five seconds when it's warmed up.
All I have to do is turn it on to tell me exactly where I am, versus
your idiotic seven-step procedure.
What, are you just overcome sometimes with being a bonehead and you
feel the need to share?
1) Warhead CEP.
2) Ocean navigation.
3) Great circle continuous optimization.
4) Windage.
5) Glacier flow, tectonic drift, mountain height, post-temblor
elevation changes, absolute north, tracking of vehicles and animals,
ocean current charting...
6) Correct local time.
7) Relativity tests.
8) idiot
--
Uncle Al
http://www.mazepath.com/uncleal/
(Toxic URL! Unsafe for children and most mammals)
http://www.mazepath.com/uncleal/qz4.htm
Why do you need to do that if the problem has been eliminated?
He just needs to sell his Magellan NAV 1000 and get something a little
more up to date.
I am surprised to see that Uncle Al,
who seems to be a reasonably bright chemical technician,
and an active member of Mensa,
did not comprehend that my post was about folks who travel
using their personal PDAs and GPS receivers to navigate about,
and was NOT about Ocean navigation and
scientific, government and military use
of the GPS System.
I might point out that Mensa is an organization whose
"only requirement for membership is that one score at or above the 98th
percentile
on certain standardized IQ tests".
It seems to me that organizations should also be founded
to cater to folks with other real and supposed genetic qualities
such as big boobs, blonde hair, big dicks, blue eyes, etc.
Observe that big boobs, blonde hair, and blue eyes
will get you more power and money faster
than scoring high "on certain standardized IQ tests".
I know a lot of guys that score high
"on certain standardized IQ tests"
that can be controlled like a robot by a big busted blonde.
Thanks to my pal "Klaus Schadenfreude"
for continuing to be a faithful reader of my posts,
and for responding to all of them.
I will be looking forward to seeing Klaus
post specific information about what color PDAs
can be viewed best in high light levels,
and any suggestions he has for the millions of folks
who have devices that are hard to see in bright sunlight.
To each his own.
Unlike my pal "Klaus Schadenfreude"
who prefers to stand in the cold for 30 plus seconds
to find out where he is,
I prefer to sit in a warm restaurant and drink coffee,
browse the maps, waypoints and notes on my PDA and/or GPS,
and figure out where to go next.
I might point out to my pal "Klaus Schadenfreude'
that 99.44% of the time, I can tell where I am by
just looking around, and in the rare cases
where I don't know where I am,
I fire up my GPS, take a quick fix,
turn it off, and scan the various maps
waypoints and notes,
stored in my PDA with OziExplorer.
It may be that "Klaus Schadenfreude'
needs a GPS to figure out where he is.
Thanks to my pal colin watters
for responding to my post
about viewing GPS and PDA screens in bright sunlight.
Hopefully colin will provide specific references
about color screen devices that can be seen best in bright light.
And hopefully colin will suggest how the millions of folks
with other systems can overcome the bright light problem,
as to my knowledge,
"the problem has <NOT> been eliminated" for them.
Hopefully "Wayne" will post details on GPS receivers
that have long battery life,
and screens bright enough to be seen in bright sunlight,
and how long it takes for the GPS receivers in question
to get a fix in a new town.
I might point out to "Wayne" that before I take a trip,
I use GoogleOzi to create satellite images, maps, and
terrain images, and I load waypoints of subway stops, train stops,
and places of interest, and load this data into my PDA and GPS.
I find I rarely have to use the GPS which drains batteries faster that a
PDA.
Plus I find navigating with "Winterface" and "OziExplorer"
much faster and easier to use.
I push the button to turn the PDA on
and that loads "Winterface",
I "slide to unlock", tap "OziExplorer" with my finger,
and use my fingernail to zoom and move the maps around.
As I know where I am 99.44% of the time
by simply looking around, I rarely have to
get a GPS fix.
>
>"Klaus Schadenfreude" <klausscha...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>news:r1mrg5hsfpavucpmd...@4ax.com...
>> In talk.politics.guns "Cwatters"
>> <colin.wat...@TurnersOakNOSPAM.plus.com> wrote:
>>
>>>"Tom Potter" <xpriv...@mailinator.com> wrote in message
>>>news:hej3k9$4qq$2...@news.eternal-september.org...
>>>> This approach eliminates the light level, battery, and lock on problems,
>>>> as when you want to go somewhere, you find a low light level place,
>>>
>>>Why do you need to do that if the problem has been eliminated?
>>
>> He just needs to sell his Magellan NAV 1000 and get something a little
>> more up to date.
>
>Thanks to my pal "Klaus Schadenfreude"
>for continuing to be a faithful reader of my posts,
>and for responding to all of them.
Thanks to my pal "Tom Potter" for continuing to be an off-topic
psychotic whose lies need to be challenged.
>I will be looking forward to seeing Klaus
>post specific information about what color PDAs
>can be viewed best in high light levels,
>and any suggestions he has for the millions of folks
>who have devices that are hard to see in bright sunlight.
Easy. Any late-model Garmin GPS. If you knew anything about what you
were talking about - ie actually used one in the field- you'd know.
>
>"Klaus Schadenfreude" <klausscha...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>news:08cqg5hrn3efe7gf9...@4ax.com...
>> In talk.politics.guns "Tom Potter" <xpriv...@mailinator.com> wrote:
>>
>>>In most situations,
>>>YOU are a better navigation system
>>>than the GPS System.
>>>
>>>GPS receivers have several disadvantages,
>>>battery life, can't see the screen in bright light,
>>>can't get a fix, waiting for a fix, etc.
>>
>> That's probably because you're a fucking moron.
>>
>> The batteries in my GPS last all day. It's perfectly readable in
>> sunlight, and it gets a fix within 30 seconds of turning it on cold,
>> five seconds when it's warmed up.
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>> All I have to do is turn it on to tell me exactly where I am, versus
>> your idiotic seven-step procedure.
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>> What, are you just overcome sometimes with being a bonehead and you
>> feel the need to share?
>
>To each his own.
>
>Unlike my pal "Klaus Schadenfreude"
>who prefers to stand in the cold for 30 plus seconds
>to find out where he is,
>
>I prefer to sit in a warm restaurant and drink coffee,
>browse the maps, waypoints and notes on my PDA and/or GPS,
>and figure out where to go next.
You're lying, because you obviously know nothing about them.
>I might point out to my pal "Klaus Schadenfreude'
>that 99.44% of the time, I can tell where I am by
>just looking around, and in the rare cases
>where I don't know where I am,
I don't think those cases are as rare as you claim.
>I fire up my GPS, take a quick fix,
>turn it off, and scan the various maps
>waypoints and notes,
>stored in my PDA with OziExplorer.
I just leave mine on all day. It's stupid to turn it off.
>It may be that "Klaus Schadenfreude'
>needs a GPS to figure out where he is.
I use a GPS to know where I am, mark items of interest, and know where
I've been, among other things. I think it's safe to say I use a GPS
more in one month than you have your entire life.
>Hopefully "Wayne" will post details on GPS receivers
>that have long battery life,
>and screens bright enough to be seen in bright sunlight,
>and how long it takes for the GPS receivers in question
>to get a fix in a new town.
>
>I might point out to "Wayne" that before I take a trip,
>I use GoogleOzi to create satellite images, maps, and
>terrain images, and I load waypoints of subway stops, train stops,
>and places of interest, and load this data into my PDA and GPS.
>I find I rarely have to use the GPS which drains batteries faster that a
>PDA.
The GPS batteries last all day. How long do you need them to last?
Oh yeah, I forgot, you're lying, and you have no idea.
Seems I missunderstood your OP.
Try devices from DeLorme. They have transflective screens.
The exsact angle the ball turns is the angle you are from the north
pole.
that ball is allso a clock ..
compair the 2 clocks.
DreamWorks gravityphysics electronics.
ignorant sob
> Let go of a ball thats floating in a near vacume.
Shut up you lying idiot.
Where is Relf's money?
--
Aleph
This message was posted to usenet so please reply that way. Emails to
this account are very likely to be ignored.
the aceleromiter is the angle you are from the poles..
you have a laser in the other hand and its putting a dot on the screen
put that controler on a rail so you can slide it to and from the screen
and point at that one spot.
you move it back,, your dot moved up 1 ms .
move it forward it moved down 1 ms.
staying at the point back holds the dot up.
You are moving and keeping track of a wavelength thats based on the
tick of the clock.
basics of sigless gps that fits under my thumb nail
Can your GPS measure 13 and 1/4 th inch on a wall ?? in any direction
??
im not from where your from.
but when I do learn to comunicate ..wt you..because i got sooo richhh
sooo fastttt
and because i know evrything you dont know...yet.....yet....
87 incredible things..
end the oil age engines ...end of cancer and flu and hiv ..
gravityphysics and the clear steel ,,
wile billions build away the clock ticks on.
the clock ticks on and what itis is more of your understanding its not
so strange ,,
showing you a wii game 11 years ago would have been strange ..
a trip to gravityphysice electrocics dreamworks might be even stranger.
I built some shit they have not figerd out yet.
a by far it out did my self and blows my own mind from time to time..
built in 1998. rebuilt in 04.
Thats one of the coolest things in the ships arcade called cyberbox.
Your now standing on a train that wount change speeds at the center of
the car but the sides of te car is going much slower.
IIn fact the equater is going faster then the polar caps.
That wii game controer has a acceeromiter inside.
How fast are you going ??
Undestanding that the angle the balloon turns is that same angle in
time.
................................................................
subtract the angle from the time..
thats how far you went around the earth.
...............................................................
the time dilation acumulated onthe clock.
Its a combination of the distance you moved and the angle you are on the
earth.
..................................................................
subtract the time dialation from the angle time dialation that is
identical the angle the balloon turns.
......................................................................
thats a sigless gps.
that fits under my fingernail..
that works anywhere any time at any speed.
Its the one that hit a statelite and knocked it out of orbit wile it
guilds a rocket.
Its a bad bad toy in te deep sea.
Really ? !
Then why didn't I get 5 bucks for being your slave all the time ?
Cos he is a full of shit lying dirtbag with a crappy WebTV box he bought
nearly 20 years ago.
--
Aleph
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to this account will be ignored.
Why ? can't you ( TJ ) send 5 bucks anonymously ?
On the contrary, you tricked him at least twice. You lie constantly. You
are poor and idiotic.
<snip lies>
You are reptetive and boring - find some new lies.
Well done you. You have the coding ability of a 14 year old. Wonderful.
> you broke your promise, you ALWAYS break your promises.
What does that say about his claims to be an international business man?
> Why ? can't you ( TJ ) send 5 bucks anonymously ?
Because he doesnt have *any* money.
LAMO
If you *really* think this, you are more deluded then I could ever
imagine.
> they might like to see whats about to crush them.
You mean the scrawling of an educationally subnormal five year old?
Where is Relf's money you lying fucknozzle?
Not that I said that about an ungarded uninhabited tropical voucanic
island..
anyone with a mile of cable 1200 clamps and a big tug can run out and
get 600 logs 20 ton each at $ 1500 per ton.
evy time i posted a trade lead some one other than you traded it.
You dint do it for money anyway.
You post emails befor for the purpose of backstabbing.. so I bet you
were not helping me but bckstabbing me again so I let you backstab me
into doing what Iwanted youto do,,like waist your time because I gave
japan whale 7 and its on tv so why lot look at whale 3 ?
BUT then your too stupid to understand water rockets..
You want to see whale steam power water rocket 4 cylinder at docksteet
broakers look in the tug.
its the 1944 180 foot 1000 ton
Hunt for rocks that are a tad darker then the gold ore color and colect
the plantinum rocks too. The platinum rocks you just smash and pann on
sight.
gold panners dont colect ore rocks and work ore for gold..they hunt
for gold from gold or rocks under river rocks.
They are stupid.
Nead 1000 bucks evry time you pick up a 20 pound rock ? Homes put them
in the front yards and have no clue.
57 oz per ton gold ore ...
nice looking rock.. you dont have the gold strip mine but can see the
rock. The top side of that strip mine is all over the place.
A rock in evry yard river has a rock that color evry foot.
smash that rock and gold pann it.
Thats 200 tons of nickel ore on the floor thats not dirt piles .
those lattles are cobalt and thats 1.50 pound ,
why are people stupid ?
if your in seattle and broke your stupid
I can't believe you can't send 5 bucks anonymously.
I'm not going to do anything you ask until you either
start keeping your word and/or stop being anonymous.
No it wont.
You have no money. Nothing you say even orbits the truth. You are so
locked into your bizarre fantasy life its possible you have even begun
to believe it. It must really make you sad when you realise that you
dont have all this wealth and shiny baubles. It must hurt even more when
you realise you are freak with no friends and that you are mocked
internationally.
I really do feel sorry for you, now pay the Relf his money.
Obviously not as much as you need it.
>
> if your in seattle and broke your stupid
>
Well, thats your excuse sorted then because you are both broke *and*
sorted.
in usa...youand ude go file in usa.
remove the dunce hat
How do you remember that? You have never posted money.
Put a $5 bill in an envelope and post it...
> You will post my ships name off my check too.
An imaginary ship written on an imaginary cheque...
Am I on the wrong newsgroup?
I guess that depends on a lot of different things. What are you here
for?
OH! You were joking. Sorry.
In that case, the answer is definitely maybe. What with all the cross-
posting to semi-related groups and all, the odds change, but I'd be
totally unwilling to give an over/under.
:-)
Frank
Right group, wrong thread!