20 Free GPS Software Downloads

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I am posting 20 more Free GPS Software for you to download. This list includes GPS mapping software, location tracking software, GPS routes and tracks, Free Garmin software, road map onen source, chart plotter and many many more.

1. OziToGoogleEarth – converts OziExplorer track or waypoint files to “kml” files which can be read by Google Earth. It will also download Garmin track files for display on GoogleEarth.

2. PerDiemCo Location & Tracking (PLT) – allows you to track your trip and lets others locate and follow you online. You set the passcodes so only those that you want can see your trip. PLT offers privacy and ‘a need to know’, so you can turn off anyone’s ability to locate you at anytime. PLT allows you to access and use your GPS on-the-fly from any location connected to the Internet. For Windows® Mobile PDA or Phone

3. Petit Poucet - is free software to display and edit GPS routes and tracks in a 3D scene. It is targeted at explorers, discoverers and trekkers of this world: road and mountain bikers, skiers and snowboarders, mountaineers, gliders, scuba divers, geo-cachers and will provide all the necessary tools to prepare outings and analyze logs, to exchange or present tracks and routes.

4. PyGarmin - PyGarmin is a set of Python classes which implement the protocol used by Garmin GPS receivers to talk to each other and to other machines. It is based on the official protocol specification.

5. Reperion/PocketReperion - send your GPS location to the Reperion/Pocket Reperion server, which in turn will present your location, track, pictures and audio via a web interface. People can use this interface to track position, and send and receive text and audio messages as well.

6. RINEX & Async - Is free GPS software to log and use raw data from the following Garmin handheld receivers: GPS12, 12XL, II+, III+, Etrex, Emap.

7. RoadMap - is an open source (GPL) program that provides a car navigation for Linux, UNIX and now Windows CE (a.k.a. PocketPC). It displays a map of the streets, tracks the position provided by a NMEA-compliant GPS receiver, identifies the street matching this GPS position and announces the name of the crossing street at the next intersection.

8. RoadNav - is an in-car navigation system capable of running on a variety of operating systems, including Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X. Roadnav can obtain a car’s present location from a GPS unit, plot street maps of the area, and provide verbal turn by turn directions to any location in the USA.

9. SeaClear - SeaClear is a PC based chart plotter for Windows 2000/XP/NT/95/98/ME. With a GPS connected it displays the current position, speed, heading and other data on the screen. The chart is repositioned and new charts are loaded automatically as needed. You can save tracks to be viewed later and you can manually and automatically enter log book entries. The number of waypoints and routes that can be entered are unlimited. The screen area for charts is maximized with most functions accessed with the right mouse button. Zooming is provided with support for IntelliMouse wheel. SeaClear is created for nautical navigation but can probably be used for other navigation needs.

10. Smart2go – is a compact program for your mobile that allows you to load maps from around the world.

11. TDCGPS - TDCGPS allows GPS data to be used to mark your position on a map. It works with the Psion 3a to read NMEA information from Rockwell and other units.

12. TopoShare - For use in North America – This site makes it possible to create, store and share routes and tracks using gpx. You
can upload GPS tracks to a personal acount and share them with the rest of the world. You can trace routes on a map, extract a terrain profile and export it to your GPS device.

13. Tourgi – is an online tour guide that delivers audio sightseeing narratives to your computer or mobile device. You can listen at your own pace, while you visit each sight, and your entire travelling party can enjoy a narrated tour of the city.

14. TrackerGE - takes location data from either a GPS, or APRS data from the internet or the AGWPE program and uses it to plot a (moving) location on Google Earth or OziExplorer. The user can elect to plot a track or just a placemark.

15. TrackMyJourney - is a mobile-phone GPS package with integrated web-based GPS tracking.

16. Track Profiler - is a small free utility for exporting GPS track profiles into PNG images. It works with java (version 1.3, 1.4 or 1.5).

17. TrekBuddy - J2ME application for GPS navigation and tracking. Features Bluetooth GPS, internal (JSR-179), simulator location provider, offline maps, smart GPX / raw NMEA logs, location sharing, waypoints.

18. Trimble’s Planning software - Trimble’s Planning software is a powerful stand-alone software tool supporting any form of analysis to determine visibility for GPS, GLONASS, IGSO and geostationary satellites.

19. Trip Tracker Sportsmate - This application allows GPS users to view and analyse their recreational and sports activities (tracks). The track will be viewed in Gmaps, and users can analyse different metrics (speed, distance, heartbeat, and more). Photos can be added too.

20. USAPhotoMaps downloads USGS aerial photo and topo map data from Microsoft’s free TerraServer Web site, saves it on your hard drive, and creates maps with GPS accuracy.

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