SatNav & Diving locations

[sch]

BTW, can anyone tell me how I can add an attachment to the original message in the thread?

I've tried editing it and using the 'manage attachments' button but it never shows up on the original message.

Cheers,
Simon

[Wacker]

You may need this: to convert files

HERE YOU GO!

[parahandy]

An interesting gps tool that Wacker. Thanks for the link

[Wacker]

Originally Posted by parahandy

An interesting gps tool that Wacker. Thanks for the link

Thats ok glad to be of assistance! (P.S. feel free to green me LOL)

[sch]

Originally Posted by Wacker

Thats ok glad to be of assistance! (P.S. feel free to green me LOL)

If you insist however, I've found a bit of a problem with it - if you try and save the file you attached, it corrupts it

I've combined your file with mine - now has several more sites and added it to this attachment, I've add to save it as an .ov2 for tomtom and .gpx (GPs eXchange format) since it couldn't save .gdbs

See attached:

[Mr T.]

Satellite navigation maps out future for pedestrians
By David Millward, Transport Correspondent
(Filed: 10/05/2005)

Satellite navigation, the must-have for motorists at Christmas, will soon be on pedestrians' wish lists following the launch of a cut-down system.

Described by Tomtom, the manufacturer, as the "first ever truly personal navigation system", the device is expected to go on sale later in the year.


Tomtom: satellite navigation on a wafer-thin card that fits in a phone

The launch comes after 12 months in which prices of in-car systems have plummeted and demand has gone through the roof.

Tomtom, which was Europe's largest seller of the equipment with a 26 per cent market share, saw its sales quintuple last year.

The company now believes that pedestrians too are potentially a huge source of new customers.

The latest version has been tailored to their needs, with addresses of attractions, bars and restaurants included on a wafer-thin card, which slots into a mobile phone.

Initially it will be sold as part of a package with a mobile phone.

The price will vary according to the network supplier and the customer's tariff. Later a self-contained version will be made available. The price is expected to be around £200.

The system, Tomtom Mobile 5, differs from other satellite navigation devices.

It will have a variety of options. One will be for cyclists, which will observe one-way systems. The other, purely pedestrianised version, should give people the quickest route possible.

The Dutch and British versions will even be able to guide somebody to a destination by a postcode alone.

According to the manufacturer it is accurate to within 50cm and will even be able to tell which side of the road the pedestrian is on. It will be possible not only to store somebody's phone number, but their address, and guide the user to the front door.

By connecting the phone to the internet, pedestrians will be able to get a weather forecast for where they are going, giving them the option to take a car rather than chance being drenched on foot.

City maps will be available to download off the internet, aimed at executives on business trips and holidaymakers visiting a foreign capital.

"It will be useful for anyone with a mobile phone," a Tomtom spokesman said. "It should be the first thing you throw into your bag."