thanks Peter My prime use would be for off the bitumen in the car. in the Kimberley eg Gibb River rd, Dampier Peninsula etc
The Hema paper maps are quite useful for up there, so i thought having them live on the iPad mini would be good. cheers Rod Rod Blitvich - Amy & Sam’s Dad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Good Ideas 0409 681 256 rb...@iinet.net.au <x-msg://329/rb...@iinet.net.au> > On 13 Apr 2016, at 9:25 AM, Peter Curtis <pe...@augold.com.au> wrote: > > Hi Rod > I use a lot of GPS’s, mainly in the goldfields, both apps on the ipad and > individual units. What you are going to use the unit/s for probably the > determining factor of which one/type you get. > As it turns out I use several, sometimes at the same time, as each one can > give different information for what you require. > My main unit is an old Garmin 276c which is although very old technology > probably the most user friendly, and best suits my needs which are for areas > without roads. > The Hema is a dual off road/street gps which is a lot more expensive and can > be very complicated depending upon what your using it for. A lot of it’s maps > are very old and the updates are still well and truly out of date too. I > think you better off with an individual street gps and another one for > country rather than the combined one. > I also use Mud Maps on the iPad, it is miles better than Hema but the maps > are Eastern States centric. If they had maps for WA like they do for the > east, it would be fantastic. There is quite a difference between Mud Maps 2 > and Mud Maps 3. Mind you, the maps for Hema are worse. > All in all, I have and use 5 gps’s and I would say the first thing you > establish is what you are going to use it for? that makes the choice of what > to use easier. > Kind regards > Peter >> On 11 Apr 2016, at 10:48 AM, Rod Blitvich <rb...@iinet.net.au> wrote: >> >> Hi folks >> Please has anyone looked at GPS (I have a garmin with OzTopo maps) versus >> iPad mini with Hemma 4WD maps app? >> For Kimberley trips, Gibb River Rd, Cape Leveque etc. >> ta >> Blitto >> >> I have a Garmin >> I also have an iPad mini with cellular >> >> <image.gif> >> >> Rod Blitvich - Amy & Sam’s Dad >> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . >> Good Ideas >> 0409 681 256 >> rb...@iinet.net.au >> >> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
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