Earlier this year when Apple hosted WWDC one of the apps that was featured during the Keynote was the TomTom navigational app. Everyone was wowed by the app and what it could offer users as opposed to a separate GPS device in your car. You now had the opportunity for an all in 1 Device. […]
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Streetmaps.co.za is South Africas ultimate mapping solution. Sure Google Maps gives us fantastic coverage of South Africa is satellite view, but the one thing it is lacking is the ability to route from one destination, to another. The guys at streetmaps.co.za have built up a fantastic mapping system that allows you to do this, and […]
Garmap have just announced the latest release of the South African Mapset for Garmin units. The DVD which retails at R99, allows you to update your current mapset and includes the following options: Southern Africa Streetmaps March Edition Southern Africa Streetmaps, DEM March Edition Southern Africa Streetmaps, Topo & Rec March Edition Nigeria Streetmaps, Topo […]
“Geotagging, sometimes referred to as Geocoding, is the process of adding geographical identification metadata to various media such as websites, RSS feeds, or images and is a form of geospatial metadata. This data usually consists of latitude and longitude coordinates, though it can also include altitude, bearing, and place names.” – Wikipedia Search engines and […]
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A new kinda fun
I have recentley found myself addicted to a new hobby. Geocaching. After I bought my Garmin Nuvi 200 at the end of last year, I wanted to use it for more than just driving around. So I signed up on Geocaching.com, which is a really great site, that lists all the geocaches around the world. […]