Pat Logsdon
09-28-2004, 02:00 AM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.geekzone.co.nz/content.asp?ContentId=3425' target='_blank'>http://www.geekzone.co.nz/content.a...?ContentId=3425</a><br /><br /></div>"PathAway provides affordable navigational support for [any sport or activity under the sun] or any application where location is important. Attach a compatible GPS (Global Positioning Satellite) device to your Pocket PC, and use PathAway to navigate. PathAway works with all of the leading GPS handheld devices such as Garmin, Magellan, and Delorme, GPS attachments such as NAVMAN. Rand-McNally, and Magellan Companion. PathAway even works with Bluetooth GPS Devices.<br /><br />Import your own maps using PathAway Tools, or Desktop Mapping Software such as Touratech-QV. Get maps from mapping web sites, CD-ROM, scanned, or digitally photographed. Maps are highly compressed and can be any size and resolution that fits within your device memory. As you travel, PathAway will center the map on your position."<br /><br /> <img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/logsdon_20040927_pathaway.jpg" /> <br /><br /><a href="http://www.handango.com/ampp/store/PlatformProductDetail.jsp?siteId=311&jid=33528B6CXX835FDEE6137A13633C5CC4&platformId=2&productType=2&productId=140755&sectionId=0&catalog=30&topSectionId=-1">Attractively priced</a> at $59.95 [affiliate], this application looks like it would be just the ticket for those of you who prefer to "roll your own" map-wise. The product description goes out of its way to describe <a href="http://www.pathaway.com/links.htm#OnlineMaps">how to capture and convert maps</a> from map sites, and they offer a free tool to convert .bmp or .jpg files to the PathAway format. This looks like a powerful alternative to established Pocket PC moving map programs like Outdoor Navigator. Has anyone used either this or previous versions? What do you think?