GPSmapper description and examples

 

GPSmapper - the easy and inexpensive GIS solution

  • Load a list of geodic latitude and longitude points from a file and plot this as a map.
  • Interface with GPSgrabber to download GPSdata from a Palm device.
  • Display a scanned map image or aerial photograph in JPEG, GIF or bitmap format
  • Calibrate map image by entering the logitude and latiude for any two points on the map
  • Display geodic latitude and longitude for any point on the map as you move your cursor around.
  • Calculate acreage simply by selecting the area on the map with your mouse. See example.
  • Calculate mileage by just clicking all along the road you wish to measure
  • Calculate distance and heading between points on a map by simply clicking on both points
  • Create text based vector files of any part of the map. See example.
  • Import text based vector files and display them on top of your map image. See example.
  • Handle geodic data in different formats like ddd.dddd, dd mm.mmmm or dd mm ss.ssss. See example.
  • Acreage can be shown as Acres, Hectare, Morgen, Sq Feet, Sq Yard, Sq Metre, Sq Mile or Sq Km
  • Distances can in meters, feet, miles, nautical miles or kilometres

Applications

  • Precision agriculture
  • Planning of hiking, cycling or off-road trips
  • Locating Geocaches (see www.geocaching.com)
  • Estate agents can use it to plot the outline of a real estate on a map
  • Amateur surveying tasks
  • Creating maps of unchartered areas

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last modified: 2002-10-18