Best GPS Software For PC

Microsoft Streets and Trips 2009 with GPS Locator for PC

Make trip planning easy with Microsoft Streets & Trips. Get accurate driving directions to just about anywhere in the United States and Canada. Streets & Trips with GPS Locator combines Streets & Trips with a sleek Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver that plugs into the USB port on your laptop PC.

Live Search – add additional business locations to your map when you’re online, then take them with you when you go. Use Keyword search to enter ?coffee, ?motel, or ?restaurant Estimated drive time always lets you know how far you are from your destination Easy mileage, time, and expense calculation Customize your maps by adding notes, addresses and phone numbers ReRoute from Here – get back on track with one click. Streets & Trips quickly recalculates directions to any new location Share maps & itineraries via email Includes a sleek, stylish, ultra-compact GPS device with SiRFstar III technology Cable-free USB adapter – plug the GPS receiver and adapter into your laptop See your exact current location. Track your route in real-time in an easy-to-read Full Screen display with easy to locate navigation buttons. Change to the special Night Map display with a single click of the button GPS Task Pane – Get important information fast, including driving speed, latitude and longitude coordinates, altitude, travel direction, and more GPS Trail – Retrace your steps to quickly find your way back. GPS Trail shows exactly where you’ve been

• Get all of the features of Streets & Trips 2009 plus a compact GPS Locator and USB cable
• Use Full Screen Navigation Mode, making it easier than ever to know where you are
• Navigate easily with spoken directions and street names
• Automatic re-routing gets you back on track, even when you miss a turn
• Use the Navigation view option to see a perspective view of the road ahead

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DeLorme Map Library Subscription Card for Topo USA 8.0 and Earthmate PN Series GPS Navigators

The Map Library Subscription card provides unlimited downloads for one-year to the DeLorme Map Library using Topo USA 8.0 software (sold separately). This library lets you select U.S.geographic areas of interest and download USGS 7.5-minute topographic quad maps, color satellite maps, and NOAA nautical charts using the NetLink tab of Topo USA. Once downloaded, they’re yours to keep. Topo USA software is available separately or included with the DeLorme Earthmate PN-Series GPS. Topo USA contains the blended DeLorme vector street and topographic maps. The additional map types downloaded from the Map Library are yours to layer on the DeLorme PN GPS, enabling you to switch among map types of your GPS location. It’s amazing!

• One-year unlimited access to the DeLorme Map Library online
• Download up-to-date USGS 7.5-min quads, satellite and aerial images, and NOAA nautical charts
• You can keep all downloaded materials after one-year subscription expires

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Delorme Earthmate GPS LT-20 with Street Atlas 2007

The Earthmate LT-20 GPS System is a powerful, portable tool for in-vehicle GPS tracking. This WAAS-enabled receiver has DeLorme’s proprietary Kalman filter for superior accuracy and fast acquisition. The 12 channel, low power chipset provides improved GPS tracking in weak signal conditions, plus a cold start time of less than 45 seconds.This package of the Earthmate GPS LT-20 GPS receiver and Street Atlas USA 2005 software can turn your laptop into a powerful GPS tracking device. The GPS LT-20 is a high-performance, easy-to-use link to the satellite navigation technology of the Global Positioning System (GPS). Accessing these satellites is available for no additional charge. Earthmate, connected to a USB laptop PC, shows your real-time position on detailed Street Atlas USA maps anywhere in the U.S., so you will always know where you are and where you need to go. Compact and Powerful
This new GPS unit is one of the smallest on the market, measuring just 1 7/8″ w x 2 5/8″ h x 9/16″ thick. It comes with an attached 5′ cable with a suction cup on the cable designed to hold the GPS against the windshield or on the dash for optimum performance. Just plug the other end of the cable into the USB port of your laptop PC. It is best to avoid rapid and far-ranging temperature extremes, bringing the GPS indoors when not in use, just as you would a cell phone. The yellow reflective casing helps reduce high temperatures while on the dash. (Phone shown for size comparison only) Getting Started Is Easy
Plug the Earthmate GPS LT-20 into the USB port of your laptop PC. The low-power chipset draws power from your laptop,

• Turn your laptop into a powerful GPS tracking device
• Shows your real-time position on detailed Street Atlas USA maps
• Create address-to-address routes in the U.S.
• Find more than 4 million places of interest
• Includes both GPS receiver and software

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Garmin Format Data Card, 512 MB, for Garmin GPS Units

Max out the memory in your GPS unit with this data card. Holds up to 512 megabytes of data from MapSource CD-ROMs so you can download a ton of street-level map detail, points of interest, business addresses and phone numbers, topographic information and more.

• Buy with confidence!
• 512 MB data card, RoHS (only compatible w/GPSMAP276C/296/376C/378/396/478/496).

Rating: (out of 10 reviews)

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Pretec CF GPS-LP w/ Software for PDA/ Pocket PC & portable devices w/ CF slot

Pretec’s CompactGPS (Global Positioning System) Plug-&-Play modular allows your Windows Powered Pocket PCs to become a portable navigation device – gives you the advantage you need to go to or from any location in the world.   

• Ultra Low Power Consumption (under 40mA in running mode)

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