We've got a huge truck that does pickups and deliveries all over a rural community. Diesel eats us up. Do you have suggestions for helping us schedule pickups in a manner that maximizes efficiency? We're an NPO... [more inside]
posted on Jun 26, 2008 - 5 answers

Best Phone for Real-estate? [more inside]
posted on Jun 24, 2008 - 9 answers

I've been thinking of buying a phone with GPS to track my runs. Help me be sure and confident about my choice, or suggest a better alternative... [more inside]
posted on Jun 18, 2008 - 7 answers

Photostellar Geolocation - Assuming a 10X optical zoom camera, comprehensive star charts and a carpenter's level to determine "straight up", what global positioning accuracy could I achieve? [more inside]
posted on Jun 16, 2008 - 13 answers

How can I force MioMore Desktop to work on a Vista computer? [more inside]
posted on Jun 14, 2008 - 1 answers

Best GPS data logger for (1) monitoring cycle commute and (2) local mapping [more inside]
posted on Jun 11, 2008 - 7 answers

What is the best GPS unit to buy for my fieldwork, that would ideally display a list of homes to be mapped in a spreadsheet format and allow touchscreen entry of information into the spreadsheet (coordinates, consent obtained [yes/no], why home was unable to be mapped [drop-down menu])? Does this type of interface exist for GPS units? [more inside]
posted on Jun 1, 2008 - 13 answers

I'm a data dork. Is there a way to rip my tracks and my trip odometer data from my Garmin 60CSx to analyze my commutes to work? [more inside]
posted on May 21, 2008 - 8 answers

So I just realized I've lost the GPS I bought thanks to a previous AskMe. Presuming I don't miraculously find it, what should I replace it with? [more inside]
posted on May 13, 2008 - 5 answers

I want to write some Location-based software (eventually on the mobile platform) and be able to test it on my laptop without faking GPS coordinates. What's a good, cheap GPS unit with a public API and/or some documentation/third party libraries for interacting with the device and retrieve information programmatically?
posted on May 12, 2008 - 9 answers

We got crapped on this tax season, so I'm looking for a better way to track my business miles. I always forget to write down trips in the mileage log, so I think an automated GPS system might work better for me. Any suggestions? [more inside]
posted on May 3, 2008 - 5 answers

I'm driving cross country and parking a webcam on the dash. I also have a bluetooth GPS receiver. I want these two devices together to end up with a folder full of geotagged images, but my google-fu is failing to provide an easy answer. Does anyone out there know? [more inside]
posted on May 1, 2008 - 9 answers

My house is incorrectly located by MapQuest, Google Maps, Google Earth and GPS systems. I assume this means that there is an error in some common database they all rely on. Is there a way to request that the error be fixed so that future versions of the database are correct?
posted on Apr 16, 2008 - 2 answers

Is there an affordable GPS locator solution on the market? I know about the personal locator beacons that are often used by hikers and skiers, but I am looking for something more appropriate for use with a disabled child. [more inside]
posted on Apr 7, 2008 - 10 answers

The post office, Google Earth, and all other mapping systems are wrong about my address. Help! [more inside]
posted on Apr 2, 2008 - 14 answers

Hi, Read the previous posts. Want/need handheld GPS for hiking in the woods, what is a good unit for tree cover and what is waas and sirfs? Thanks.
posted on Mar 30, 2008 - 7 answers

I'm looking for software for my Windows Mobile smartphone + bluetooth GPS brick that will let people log in to a web site and see my current location (preferably in google maps). [more inside]
posted on Mar 21, 2008 - 9 answers

I'm visiting Japan in April, and would like to find an appropriate PDA with built-in GPS to help with navigation, mapping and language translation, but it's proving difficult to find the right device. [more inside]
posted on Feb 24, 2008 - 5 answers

What about London should I map? [more inside]
posted on Feb 21, 2008 - 21 answers

Say there's another huge blackout like the Northeast had a few years ago, and let's say it lasts two months... Will a GPS unit in my dashboard and powered by my car still be able to connect to the satellites it needs to, to direct me on my way?
posted on Feb 18, 2008 - 20 answers

How difficult would it be to either build a GPS with a little bit of a personality, who is disappointed with you when you make wrong turns, or to mod existing GPS units to have a hint of a personality? [more inside]
posted on Feb 17, 2008 - 32 answers

What is a simple straight forward way to gather gps data, and sync it with my digital camera/ Digital recorder? And possibly create a GIS database out of it? [more inside]
posted on Feb 9, 2008 - 7 answers

My future father-in-law drives a semi for a national trucking company and currently uses a PDA with GPS capabilities for navigation. He's not entirely satisfied with this. [more inside]
posted on Feb 1, 2008 - 7 answers

Help me find a standalone user friendly GPS unit that can have addresses or contacts loaded from a computer. [more inside]
posted on Jan 23, 2008 - 3 answers

Cheap or free German gps maps for a magellan roadmate 1200? [more inside]
posted on Dec 26, 2007 - 1 answers

I like the idea of "tour" audio that's loaded into my GPS unit, and as I drive through, say, Virginia, a voice tells me about Civil War battles and troop movements that took place in my immediate area. Here's one vendor that makes these. Question is -- how hard would it be to make my own? What technical expertise/hardware/software would be required?
posted on Dec 26, 2007 - 3 answers

I would like to disable the Enhanced 911 feature of my cell phone that broadcasts my position continually via GPS tracking. As my phone doesn't allow me to turn this feature off through the settings, how can I modify the circuit to bypass the GPS transmitter?
posted on Dec 21, 2007 - 13 answers

Where to buy a SiRFStar III GPS in NYC, and specifically which one? [more inside]
posted on Dec 19, 2007 - 8 answers

Is a DIY lojack plausible? [more inside]
posted on Dec 17, 2007 - 13 answers

What is the best, cheapest option to add GeoTagging to my Nikon D50 pictures? [more inside]
posted on Dec 17, 2007 - 7 answers

What cheap GPS to get for occasional driver in Canada? [more inside]
posted on Dec 9, 2007 - 7 answers

I'm a product rep and have to visit stores all over the city. I'm looking for a reasonably priced GPS that will allow me to enter various addresses, then the software will organize it and plan an itinerary. Do tomtoms, etc. have this functionality? If not, is there software or mapping programs that will do this? [more inside]
posted on Nov 30, 2007 - 8 answers

Using the BlackBerry 8830 on Sprint, what software is available to upload my exact, current location (via internal GPS) to a custom Google Map every X number of seconds? Similar to what this guy did.
posted on Nov 29, 2007 - 3 answers

Lazyweb, I need help choosing an automotive GPS navigation unit for a directionally-challenged relative. It must receive traffic updates, have an ability to remember programmed routes, and be reasonably easy to install and use. [more inside]
posted on Nov 29, 2007 - 11 answers

California residents, how do you mount portable GPS units to your car? [more inside]
posted on Nov 28, 2007 - 10 answers

In this day and age of ubiquitous GPS, why are lighhouses and foghorns still operating? [more inside]
posted on Nov 8, 2007 - 26 answers

Why is my Magellan Promark 3 GPS receiver picking up a correction signal from WAAS in northern Australia? [more inside]
posted on Nov 1, 2007 - 6 answers

So I love my blackberry pearl 8100 but I've had it with all of RIM's bluetooth crippling and limitations. I want a phone the exact same size with a great keyboard that does email, bluetooth and works with T-Mobile. Ring it up MeFites. [more inside]
posted on Oct 29, 2007 - 14 answers

Am I charged if I leave on the wifi and whenever I use the GPS? I'd hate to find some gi-normous phone bill just because I play with the GPS when I'm wait for the metro... [more inside]
posted on Oct 23, 2007 - 9 answers

Does anyone know what this facility is (google satellite image, Action, California.) It looks like a nursery, or something similar, but I'm trying to get more specifics for a hiking guide I'm working on (without taking the long, long drive out there.)
posted on Oct 18, 2007 - 9 answers

I look out the window while working. Lately, I've seen some strange behavior: people park, get out and circle the cement pig nearby, and they get back in their car. What are they doing? [more inside]
posted on Aug 10, 2007 - 16 answers

Help me use the GPS that's in my Sanyo 7050 with Streets & Trips 2007! [more inside]
posted on Aug 2, 2007 - 2 answers

How can I convert GPS to Census boundaries? [more inside]
posted on Jul 9, 2007 - 3 answers

What is the best method & location for live-blogging a cross country trip using a MacBook, DSLR camera, DV camera, t-mobile EDGE and intermittent wifi? [more inside]
posted on Jun 13, 2007 - 6 answers

I'd love to know of a phone number I could call for voice directions, based on my cell phone's GPS; ideally, a 1-900-like service, charged per-call. Better still... free! [more inside]
posted on Jun 2, 2007 - 8 answers

What is best option for a GPS/Navigation system for a frequent international traveler? [more inside]
posted on Jun 1, 2007 - 2 answers

I'm moving to NYC soon and given my history of getting lost half the time I leave my house, I'd like to get a GPS to help me navigate my new city. However, I'm sort of stumped to as to whether or not I can actually get what I want... [more inside]
posted on May 31, 2007 - 17 answers

If I looked up at the sky some time at night, pointed to the moon and gave you the exact orientation of my arm (the two angles in the north/south and east/west directions) and told you the exact time of night and date it was, would you be able to tell my exact location in the world? If so, how?
posted on May 30, 2007 - 39 answers

This travel advisory from the State Department website, dated 1998, states that the use of GPS units is highly regulated in Russia and that it is risky to bring one unless it is fully documented. Now, GPS units are a lot more common today than they were in 1998. Do I really have to worry about this? I am planning a multi-country trip and I could mail myself the GPS ahead of time to my post-Russia destination if I had to. I am an amateur photographer and I use the unit to tag the location of photos I have taken.
posted on May 11, 2007 - 9 answers

I'm thinking about getting a GPS device for my car. I mainly want something simple that will give me voice directions to where I'm going, but I'm totally new to GPS and don't know what other features might turn out to be useful. Any recommendations? [more inside]
posted on May 5, 2007 - 22 answers