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		<title>Another Tool For Identifying Garmin Map Tiles</title>
		<link>http://freegeographytools.com/2009/another-tool-for-identifying-garmin-map-tiles</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:45:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few months ago, I covered GMapTool, a program that lets you identify the name and coverage area of a Garmin .img map file, whose only outward identifying info is a cryptic 8-digit filename that doesn’t reflect anything about its contents. Some people who have download the most recent version of GMapTool have reported getting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>G-Raster Version 1.3 Released &#8211; Raster Maps On Garmin GPS Units</title>
		<link>http://freegeographytools.com/2009/g-raster-version-1-3-released-raster-maps-on-garmin-gps-units</link>
		<comments>http://freegeographytools.com/2009/g-raster-version-1-3-released-raster-maps-on-garmin-gps-units#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Garmin]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I”ve posted about my free app G-Raster before – it converts raster imagery like topo maps and aerial imagery into the format compatible with recent Garmin GPS models (the Colorado, Oregon, and Dakota series). I’ve just uploaded version 1.3, which adds some major improvements:
- The option to rescale images that are too large for Garmin [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tools To Help With Creating Garmin KMZ Files With G-Raster</title>
		<link>http://freegeographytools.com/2009/tools-to-help-with-creating-garmin-kmz-files-with-g-raster</link>
		<comments>http://freegeographytools.com/2009/tools-to-help-with-creating-garmin-kmz-files-with-g-raster#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:27:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[GPS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garmin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://96.30.19.245/?p=4133</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last post, I covered G-Raster, a free program I wrote that converts georeferenced imagery (GeoTiffs, MRSID, BSB, IMG, and graphics with worldfiles) into KMZ overlays compatible with some of Garmin’s more recent handheld GPS models (the Colorado, Oregon, and Dakota series). While G-Raster does a good job by itself on most such imagery, like that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Create Garmin-Compatible Raster KMZ Files From Georeferenced Imagery With G-Raster</title>
		<link>http://freegeographytools.com/2009/create-garmin-compatible-raster-kmz-files-from-georeferenced-imagery-with-g-raster</link>
		<comments>http://freegeographytools.com/2009/create-garmin-compatible-raster-kmz-files-from-georeferenced-imagery-with-g-raster#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:25:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[GPS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garmin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google Earth]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://96.30.19.245/?p=4132</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Garmin recently announced support for raster imagery like aerial photos and topo maps for some of their handheld GPS units, specifically their newer product lines: the  Colorado,  Oregon,  and Dakota series. See recent posts at GPS Tracklog and GPS Fix for more information on this new feature. It requires download and installation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Convert OCAD Maps Into Garmin Format</title>
		<link>http://freegeographytools.com/2009/convert-ocad-maps-into-garmin-format</link>
		<comments>http://freegeographytools.com/2009/convert-ocad-maps-into-garmin-format#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:20:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[GPS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garmin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://96.30.19.245/?p=4131</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As with yesterday’s posts on TomTom GPS units, this is another in my series of “stuff that looks cool, but I don’t have everything I need to try it out”. OCAD is a vector-based map-drawing program (current version 10 is not free; version 6 has been released as freeware, available on the Download page). I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Put Custom Startup Graphics On Your Garmin GPSr Unit</title>
		<link>http://freegeographytools.com/2009/put-custom-startup-graphics-on-your-garmin-gpsr-unit</link>
		<comments>http://freegeographytools.com/2009/put-custom-startup-graphics-on-your-garmin-gpsr-unit#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:50:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[GPS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garmin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://96.30.19.245/?p=4125</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Art writes about his programs Garmin 60CSx Whiz, Garmin Colorado Whiz and Garmin Oregon Whiz, which modify the firmware on a Garmin GPSMap unit to display a custom startup image and other alternate graphics. 60CSx-supported units include:

Garmin 60Cx
Garmin 60CSx
Garmin 76Sx
Garmin 76CSx

The interface looks straightforward enough (graphics from the program website):









Sample graphic images are provided for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Review Of The Magellan Triton 2000 GPS Receiver &#8211; Part II: Out In The Field</title>
		<link>http://freegeographytools.com/2009/a-review-of-the-magellan-triton-2000-gps-receiver-part-ii-out-in-the-field</link>
		<comments>http://freegeographytools.com/2009/a-review-of-the-magellan-triton-2000-gps-receiver-part-ii-out-in-the-field#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:09:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[GPS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garmin]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freegeographytools.com/?p=4024</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday’s post reviewed some of the hardware and software characteristics of the Magellan Triton 2000 GPS receiver, comparing it to my old Garmin 60Cx.  But the real test of any GPS receiver comes out in the field – how good a job does it do at determining your position, and recording data? I took both [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Review Of The Magellan Triton 2000 GPS Receiver &#8211; Part I: Hardware And Software</title>
		<link>http://freegeographytools.com/2009/a-review-of-the-magellan-triton-2000-gps-receiver-part-i-hardware-and-software</link>
		<comments>http://freegeographytools.com/2009/a-review-of-the-magellan-triton-2000-gps-receiver-part-i-hardware-and-software#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:08:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[GPS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garmin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Magellan]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freegeographytools.com/?p=4020</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Not too long ago, Magellan announced that they had upgraded the firmware and PC software for their Triton line of handheld GPS receivers, noted for their ability to display raster imagery, and offered to send out review units to interested people. There are several free utilities for the Triton series that I’d been interested in [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Garmin Maps On A Windows Mobile Pocket PC Or Smartphone</title>
		<link>http://freegeographytools.com/2009/garmin-maps-on-a-windows-mobile-pocket-pc-or-smartphone</link>
		<comments>http://freegeographytools.com/2009/garmin-maps-on-a-windows-mobile-pocket-pc-or-smartphone#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:03:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[GPS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garmin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freegeographytools.com/?p=4003</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a previous post, I covered the PC version of gpsvp, a program that lets you view Garmin vector maps on your PC, and plot your live GPS position on them; it also has multiple other functions like waypoint/track management, raster maps from the Internet, and more. In addition to the PC version, there are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Identify Garmin Map Tiles And The Area They Cover</title>
		<link>http://freegeographytools.com/2009/identify-garmin-map-tiles-and-the-area-they-cover</link>
		<comments>http://freegeographytools.com/2009/identify-garmin-map-tiles-and-the-area-they-cover#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:59:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[GPS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garmin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freegeographytools.com/?p=4001</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you load a Garmin mapset into MapSource, individual tiles are identified by a geographically-related name, and they area they cover plotted on a map. But the tile files themselves (*.img) have cryptic 8-digit filenames that don’t correlate with their name or the area they cover. But there’s a simple way to look at a [...]]]></description>
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