Best GPS software for Australia?

marenko · 12-02-2005, 06:45 PM

I am looking for some GPS software for my carputer. I have done some searching and so far I have found these:

CoPilot Live

Destinator

TeleType WorldNavigator

Is there anyone running these or any others that I am not aware of?

Please share your experience with them - the good/the bad, etc.

Also, if there happens to be someone in Melbourne - north/eastern suburbs who has a working setup and wants to show it of, I would like to see

meddler · 12-03-2005, 01:01 AM

Other options are

Ozi explorer - this does not do turn by turn.

Mapsource - have a feeling this is awefully similar to Copliot.

IMHO the best option at the moment is Destinator when used with MapMonkey or Freedrive.

marenko · 12-04-2005, 05:32 AM

What version of Destinator are you using?

Fox_Mulder · 12-04-2005, 06:05 AM

www.mapmonkey.net
(Based around Destinator 3)

meddler · 12-05-2005, 05:21 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by marenko

What version of Destinator are you using?

Destinator 3 with MapMonkey

jaytyn · 12-07-2005, 06:35 AM

I am using Dest 3 with MM. It works reasonably well.

Occasionaly it gets lost and tells me to turn right, when there is no right turn there! etc etc,

I go to a small country town in NSW regularly and it gets a bit lost enroute, telling me to turn into a paddock!!

marenko · 12-09-2005, 05:02 AM

jaytyn, I see you are local. How well does it work around the suburbs of Melbourne? Was it a hassle to set it up and get it working?

simbot41 · 12-09-2005, 05:13 AM

Can you buy Destinator for pc/laptop a little more cheaply than retail.

itrends · 12-09-2005, 06:45 AM

Map monkey is great! Well worth checking out.

Dave

Silvo · 12-19-2005, 05:58 PM

Is D3 still available to use under MapMonkey ? the last i heard the only SDK you could get was for Destinator PN. then you couldn't buy D3 anyway as they have brought out the newer version. I am interested in getting MapMonkey working with D3 as well for use in Australia. Every thread I read seems well out of date.

TheScream · 12-21-2005, 11:33 PM

I'm just about to get myself into Carputing but I'm trying to plan and was wondering if MapMonkey + Destinator SDK + a Maps Upgrade CD such as this will be all I need or if I really need to spend the AU$500 or so to get the maps?

vxcarpc · 12-22-2005, 12:18 AM

www.mapmonkey.net
(Based around Destinator 3) I use here for my car in Melbourne.. It's ok.. Not the moet updated areas but most areas it covers.

tja · 01-12-2006, 04:28 AM

you can load the newer PN maps into mapmonkey

im gonna try it on the weekend! i hope the maps are PN updated anyways, the current D3 ones are crap! does anyone know if the aussie PN maps are better than the D3 ones?

thanks

tim