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GPS Applications

By ian.douglas - Posted on December 1st, 2007
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What's your favorite GPS-based application for the BJ2?

This forum will be a place to discuss your favorite apps, hacks, utilities, trackers, mapping programs, Google Earth tracking, etc., for the BJ2.

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My favorite GPS app and gps site
Submitted by fhaines on Wed, 07/30/2008 - 12:31.

I would definetly say that Garmin XT was my favorite app.
Works great for recording tracks and routes while biking, and then uploading them to your
pc.
Using a little known site, www.gpsies.com, all you have to do is plug in the BJ2 with the Garmin software running, the site will automatically detect any saved tracks and retrieve them. At that point you can convert them for use with Google Earth, or convert them to any of about 20 different gps file formats. Data includes max speed, ave speed, elevation changes and general heading.
A way cool and real easy way to use your gps enable phone for hiking, biking, walking or geocaching.

BJ2 Pocket Streets and GPS
Submitted by gcoliver on Wed, 07/09/2008 - 11:08.

I have GPS test and the Modaco GPS hack working properly. I have also installed my copy of Pocket Streets 2005 and it is working properly. When I try to turn on the GPS in Pocket Streets it turns on Blue Tooth and starts looking for a BT GPS signal.
Does anyone know a way to teach Pocket Streets to connect with an internal GPS? I know that PS is an older program but I was hoping for a way to get it working. There are more options to control a GPS in the PS verson for my older Dell Axim but on the Smartphone version it is just on and off.
Thanks?