OziExplorer description
OziExplorer - GPS Interface programme with live tracking on your Laptop. Very versitle GPS Programme

OziExplorer is interactive, it allows you to work, on your computer screen, with digital maps that you have purchased or scanned yourself. By using these maps, OziExplorer allows you to plan your trip by creating waypoints, routes and tracks on screen and upload these to your GPS.
OziExplorer is a useful and complex GPS utility.

With OziExplorer running and your laptop connected to your GPS, your GPS position is plotted on the map providing real time tracking ability (moving map). When you leave a map OziExplorer automatically changes to the next map.

Here are some key features of "OziExplorer":

· Use maps or charts which you scan yourself.
· Use maps in various formats which can be purchased in digital form (BSB, USGS DRG, ECW, SID, TIF, PNG, + more).
· Direct support for most Garmin, Magellan, Lowrance/Eagle, Brunton/Silva and MLR GPS receivers for Uploading and Downloading Waypoints, Routes and Tracks.
· Create Waypoints, Routes and Tracks on the map and upload these to your GPS (for supported GPS receivers).
· Download Waypoints, Routes and Tracks from your GPS and display them on a map (for supported GPS receivers).
· Specify permanent Map features on a map and attach a picture (or any other type of file) to each feature. Place symbols and comments on the Map.
· Over 100 map Datums supported.
· Support for many Map projections and Grid systems.
· Print Maps and Waypoint Lists.
· Show your GPS position in real time on the map (moving map).
· In moving map mode OziExplorer will navigate you along your chosen route giving instructions when each waypoint is reached. Various parameters such as Speed, Course, Next Waypoint, Distance, CTS, XTE, ETE and ETA are displayed.
· In moving map operation automatically changes to the next map.


Limitations:

· Two versions of OziExplorer are supplied in this download a Shareware/Demo version and a Trial version - each has different feature and operational limitations, by using the 2 programs almost all the features of OziExplorer can be tested.
· No communication with the GPS for upload/download
· No saving or loading of Waypoints, Events, Tracks etc
· No saving of map as an image file
· Will close down after 1 hour of running (must be restarted)
· All the files necessary to run OziExplorer
· Help file
· Demonstration data files.


What's New in This Release:

Fixes
· minor fixes.

Changes
· Added support for the UBD Australian City maps. Only the new "Australian City Streets Version 3" maps are supported. See the Australian page of our web site for details.
· Added support for Projects - a Project can be defined which includes a map and various data files. Projects can be created and saved and the map and all the data files are loaded when the Project is loaded.. The Project Manager option is located on the Options menu.
· Added support for reading and writing GPX files, the options are on the Load and Save menus. These options can also be installed on the User Toolbar.
· Added support for Google Earth - reading and writing KML files ; view waypoints and tracks in Google Earth ; show current map position in Google Earth. These options can also be installed on the User Toolbar.
· Added the ability to join tracks together, this option is located on the "More Options" button on the Track Control toolbar.
· A new option is provided on the 3D / Elevation menu (OziExplorer3D must be installed) to download SRTM height data for the region of map being viewed.
· Increased the number of user datums supported from 10 to 30.
· In Configuration the number of Com Ports has been increased to 50.