Copilot Style GPS for the UK / Europe?!

**Andrew Chappell** · 06-07-2002, 08:28 AM

I've been searching far and wide for a gps system like copilot that maps the uk and europe with no help. Can someone please see if their copy of copilot includes uk maps or if they are available to purchase - the travroute site on www.travroute.com seems to be down at the moment!

Also, does anyone know of any other software that offers the simple large views that copilot does - it seems to be the only one that has these excellent features.

Cheers

Andrew

**phil.45** · 06-07-2002, 10:27 AM

It doesnt. The FAQ says there are no plans to include maps for the UK at this time.

Im looking for the same. Im using the Sony Streetmate package at the moment which is OK, and does give you a nice remote to use with the GPS as well, which I find makes my system look more "retail" rather than home made.

Id love to have CoPilot though, it looks great. Perhaps we could send em nasty messages until they sort it out.

**Andrew Chappell** · 06-07-2002, 10:36 AM

Doh! Yeah that would be great - flame wars to travmate at the ready... Let's hope their server stays up long enough to recieve them! Where did you get the sony software from? Is it proprietory or will it run on anything? Cheers - nice to see someone else from the uk on the forum!

Andrew

ps. where abouts are you in the uk?

**phil.45** · 06-07-2002, 10:41 AM

Originally posted by Andrew Chappell
Doh! Yeah that would be great - flame wars to travmate at the ready... Let's hope their server stays up long enough to recieve them! Where did you get the sony software from? Is it proprietory or will it run on anything? Cheers - nice to see someone else from the uk on the forum!

Andrew

ps. where abouts are you in the uk?

Its from GPS Warehouse, and is supplied as a bundle, with PCMCIA GPS card (which also supports NMEA by the flick of a switch), Remote, and software. I think they may have sold out but I expect they will get more soon.

Sadly, because it was developed by ETAK, the supplied software uses ETAK data, not NMEA, so it will only use the supplied card.

On the upside, you do get turn by turn speech guidance and good mapping, something of a rarity here in UK.

BTW, In Poole, Dorset. Nearly in the same county!

**phil.45** · 06-07-2002, 10:47 AM

Travroute licence thier PocketCopilot software to Compaq in the UK, for use with the IPAQ handheld device, so UK mapping does exist in their format. However, I think their reluctance to release the laptop version here may be related to this. Maybe the signed some kind of deal.

**Andrew Chappell** · 06-07-2002, 10:59 AM

hehe that wouldn't suprise me. I don't think i can use the software cause i don't have a pcmcia card and as it doesn't accept nmea data i am stuck. Ahh well back to the drawing board. I really don't want to hack about too much but i might write my own interface for autoroute 2002 - we drove all the way across europe with this and it seemed pretty good. It does give turn by turn instructions but doesn't speak them or show map's for them. However, it does print mini maps out so there must be a way to get at them!

Cheers

Andrew

**jose** · 06-08-2002, 02:22 PM

i just use autoroute 2k2 with rand mcnally gps

**Andrew Chappell** · 06-08-2002, 02:34 PM

What size screen do you have - i can't change the font size on autoroute 2001 - you can only change the direction font size

**jose** · 06-09-2002, 08:06 AM

4 5 7 and 10

i used it on all, can change font name of streets

its the best bet in uk at the moment, sorry

if u find owt better contact me!

**Andrew Chappell** · 06-09-2002, 08:37 AM

Cheers - looks like I'll have to buy 2k2 then

Or I might just stick with 2001 - it saves buying the new version for far too much money!

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