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		<title>Free Tools For Garmin Custom Garmin Vector Maps XIX: TypWiz, The Best TYP File Editor</title>
		<link>http://freegeographytools.com/2011/free-tools-for-garmin-custom-garmin-vector-maps-xix-typwiz-the-best-typ-file-editor</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 12:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve done a long series of posts on this site about various tools you can use for creating custom vector maps for Garmin GPS units, one of the most powerful features for these models (even if Garmin itself doesn’t directly support it). One especially powerful feature is the capability to create your own custom point, [...]
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<li><a href='http://freegeographytools.com/2010/not-so-free-tools-for-custom-garmin-vector-maps-xvii-paid-apps' rel='bookmark' title='Not So Free Tools For Custom Garmin Vector Maps XVII: Paid Apps'>Not So Free Tools For Custom Garmin Vector Maps XVII: Paid Apps</a></li>
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		<title>A Review Of The Garmin 62s GPS, Part III &#8211; Waypoints And Tracks, Plus Conclusions</title>
		<link>http://freegeographytools.com/2011/a-review-of-the-garmin-62s-gps-part-iii-waypoints-and-tracks-plus-conclusions</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 12:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Garmin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GPS]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This is part 3 of my review of the Garmin 62s GPS; part 1 is here, and part 2 here. Today I’ll look at the Garmin 62s’s worst functionality – the way it handles waypoints and tracks. And I’ll sum up with my final thoughts and conclusions, both on the 62s, and on proprietary GPS [...]
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<li><a href='http://freegeographytools.com/2008/creating-custom-waypoint-icons-for-garmin-gps-units-iii-custom-waypoint-icons-in-mapsource' rel='bookmark' title='Creating Custom Waypoint Icons For Garmin GPS Units III &#8211; Custom Waypoint Icons In MapSource'>Creating Custom Waypoint Icons For Garmin GPS Units III &#8211; Custom Waypoint Icons In MapSource</a></li>
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		<title>A Review Of The Garmin 62s GPS, Part II &#8211; Interface and Maps</title>
		<link>http://freegeographytools.com/2011/a-review-of-the-garmin-62s-gps-part-ii-interface-and-maps</link>
		<comments>http://freegeographytools.com/2011/a-review-of-the-garmin-62s-gps-part-ii-interface-and-maps#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 11:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Garmin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GPS]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Continuing on from Part I yesterday, today I’ll look at the interface on the Garmin 62s, and how it displays and handles maps. Interface I absolutely hated the touchscreen interface on the Oregon 450t I reviewed last year; doing even simple operations like creating a waypoint took multiple screen presses and changes. With the hardware [...]
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		<title>Still Looking For A Good Fieldwork Handheld GPS: A Review Of The Garmin 62s Part I</title>
		<link>http://freegeographytools.com/2011/still-looking-for-a-good-fieldwork-handheld-gps-a-review-of-the-garmin-62s-part-i</link>
		<comments>http://freegeographytools.com/2011/still-looking-for-a-good-fieldwork-handheld-gps-a-review-of-the-garmin-62s-part-i#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 12:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[GPS]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Part 1 of a three-part review of the Garmin 62s GPS receiver.
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		<title>Cheap GeoPDF To GeoTiff Converter For Garmin Custom Map Imagery</title>
		<link>http://freegeographytools.com/2011/cheap-geopdf-to-geotiff-converter-for-garmin-custom-map-imagery</link>
		<comments>http://freegeographytools.com/2011/cheap-geopdf-to-geotiff-converter-for-garmin-custom-map-imagery#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 12:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Garmin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GIS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GPS]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The USGS is well on its way to having updated all its 1:24,000 scale topographic maps (the classic 7.5-minute series) to digital format. As of today, the coverage map looks like this: Areas covered in red are full topographic maps in in digital format; areas in yellow are “Digital Maps”, which have transportation features, boundaries, [...]
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		<title>Create Garmin Custom Map Overlays In ArcGIS Explorer With Garmin Tool</title>
		<link>http://freegeographytools.com/2010/create-garmin-custom-map-overlays-in-arcgis-explorer-with-garmin-tool</link>
		<comments>http://freegeographytools.com/2010/create-garmin-custom-map-overlays-in-arcgis-explorer-with-garmin-tool#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 11:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recent Garmin GPS models (the Colorado, Oregon, Dakota, 62 and 78 series) have the ability to display user-created raster imagery, which Garmin calls “custom map overlays”. These require creating Google Earth KMZ overlay files, which you can do manually; see this Garmin website for basic details. There are also some programs out there, like G-Raster, [...]
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		<title>Easy Conversion Of GPX Files To Garmin Format With GPX2IMG</title>
		<link>http://freegeographytools.com/2010/easy-conversion-of-gpx-files-to-garmin-format-with-gpx2img</link>
		<comments>http://freegeographytools.com/2010/easy-conversion-of-gpx-files-to-garmin-format-with-gpx2img#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:26:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Joel emails to announce that his GPX2IMG program is finally ready for official release. GPX2IMG imports standard GPX data files (tracks and waypoints), lets you edit them, converts them to IMG Garmin-compatible format, and even installs the map file into MapSource or BaseCamp for easy upload to your Garmin GPS unit. The program isn’t fully [...]
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		<title>Android: The Future Of Consumer GPS &#8211; Part II</title>
		<link>http://freegeographytools.com/2010/android-the-future-of-consumer-gps-part-ii</link>
		<comments>http://freegeographytools.com/2010/android-the-future-of-consumer-gps-part-ii#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Android]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After yesterday’s magnum opus about how Android will transform the consumer GPS industry, today’s shorter post is a few random thoughts on how the big three handheld GPS makers might be affected by Android, and how they might respond. Personally, I think it’s going to be tough for them to adapt. Up until recently, handheld [...]
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		<title>Free Tools For Custom Garmin Vector Maps XVIII: Full GUI For mkgmap Compiler</title>
		<link>http://freegeographytools.com/2010/free-tools-for-custom-garmin-vector-maps-xviii-full-gui-for-mkgmap-compiler</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Took a while, but this is the final installment of my epic 18-part series on free tools for making custom Garmin vector maps. I covered the free map compiler mkgmap in part 13, which converts OpenStreetMap data files (.osm) and Polish map files (.mp) to Garmin’s binary .img format. It’s command-line only, which can make [...]
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		<title>Handheld GPS Units &#8211; Beyond The Manual</title>
		<link>http://freegeographytools.com/2010/handheld-gps-units-beyond-the-manual</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:36:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leszek Pawlowicz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s no secret that the manuals many GPS makers puts out with their handheld GPS units aren’t always ideal. They can be very confusing, give cursory explanations of more complicated functions, and often leave out any mention at all of advanced functions. Plus, as firmware gets updated and features get added/dropped, the printed versions become [...]
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