GPS Software views

**Jimbo1978** · 07-10-2005, 06:40 PM

Hi all
Is there any software out there that shows the view like a third person type thing, where u see everything on the road ahead visualised on the screen, like some OEM gps systems now do?

Thanx James

**Frankino** · 07-10-2005, 07:01 PM

if you mean bird eyes mode, almost every software has it

**grepzen** · 07-10-2005, 07:14 PM

iGuidance does do some searches at http://www.gpspassion.com they've got screen shots.. oh hell. GOOGLE::iguidance screen
http://www.carnetix.com/additional_i...iGuidance.html

**Jimbo1978** · 07-10-2005, 07:37 PM

No not birds eye, i mean like a game of quake or doom lol, where it shows the road ahead from ground level, as if the monitor was a windscreen, if that makes sense

**markbuts3** · 07-10-2005, 07:47 PM

The nearest you'll get to that is probably Viamichelin Mapstore, but it's not very touch screen friendly..

In the 3d view you can tweak the settings to adjust the view...

**markbuts3** · 07-10-2005, 07:49 PM

That's a screenshot of the PDA part of it, but it also runs on a PC. The three lines can be moved to adjust the perspective...

**Frankino** · 07-11-2005, 05:52 AM

mapstore does it, and also destinator

**markbuts3** · 07-11-2005, 10:01 AM

Originally Posted by Frankino

mapstore does it, and also destinator

Destinator does 3D but you are still looking from above and you can't adjust the perspective....

**nl4jy** · 07-11-2005, 11:16 AM

the only available one that comes even close to First Person is the one from Sony GPS made for Japan only.

**Marvin Hlavac** · 07-12-2005, 06:41 AM

Originally Posted by Jimbo1978

Hi all
Is there any software out there that shows the view like a third person type thing, where u see everything on the road ahead visualised on the screen, like some OEM gps systems now do?

Thanx James

James I do fear one day we may be exposed to products like that. At the first sight it may appeal to potential users, some infrequent drivers may like it, but I’m afraid I would not want to have to view all that unnecessary distracting graphics on my screen several hours a day, every single day I drive.

I like my roads to be just plain lines, no more than 1 or 2 pixels wide. Anything more creates information overload for me.