Maps on the phone.
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MossRoad
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Only when I'm walking. :laughing:
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Mine are set to keep direction of travel up.
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I set mine so it stays oriented with direction of travel. It's much easier to figure out left and right turns while driving.
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I've got four mobile GPS mapping tools. My iPhone, Garmin Nav V, Garmin GPSmap 60CSx hand held & the mapping system on the Taco Wagon. All four use Garmin software. I can set them to have any of the four major ordinates or the direction of travel as either "up" or "down". It's just a matter of getting into the right place in your software and setting it the way you want it to operate. I've never REALLY used any of the four for critical direction situations. I guess if I were to travel in large cities they might help.
I've not tried the mapping system on the iPhone. It should allow you to hold the phone, more or less, vertical and show horizontal mapping. I know my other three devices do.
Of the four units, I VASTLY prefer the Garmin Nav V. Larger screen & more logical controls. If I had to use a mapping system - I would mount the Nav V in the Taco Wagon and use it. The Nav V is ONLY a GPS mapping unit. The unit that is OEM with the Taco Wagon has controls that service many of the other software programs. It requires a precise touch and can become somewhat of a PITA as you are driving.
I've not tried the mapping system on the iPhone. It should allow you to hold the phone, more or less, vertical and show horizontal mapping. I know my other three devices do.
Of the four units, I VASTLY prefer the Garmin Nav V. Larger screen & more logical controls. If I had to use a mapping system - I would mount the Nav V in the Taco Wagon and use it. The Nav V is ONLY a GPS mapping unit. The unit that is OEM with the Taco Wagon has controls that service many of the other software programs. It requires a precise touch and can become somewhat of a PITA as you are driving.
oosik
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Bruce - you have to develop a somewhat different system of thinking as you use the mapping feature on your mobile phone. It will become more familiar as you use the phone.
Had a co-worker go on a bear hunt in AK. He had one of the very first mobile GPS mapping units. It might have even been a prototype. He had not become familiar enough with use of the unit to trust it or himself. Of course, he became lost. He did not trust the "back track" feature and had to spend a very cold, lonely night out in the Alaskan bush. He was lucky - he was found. And not by a bear.
Had a co-worker go on a bear hunt in AK. He had one of the very first mobile GPS mapping units. It might have even been a prototype. He had not become familiar enough with use of the unit to trust it or himself. Of course, he became lost. He did not trust the "back track" feature and had to spend a very cold, lonely night out in the Alaskan bush. He was lucky - he was found. And not by a bear.
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When I'm following GPS directions, I have it so it's always looking in the direction of travel. When I'm just driving along, I also have it looking in the direction of travel. It tells me what road is coming up next. Works great if you're looking for a passing zone ahead, too. But if I want to zoom out to see where I am in an area, I want it oriented at North is up.
So what other things do you like the GPS to display for you?
In my older cars that don't have a compass, I have the compass displayed. I have time to destination up if I'm following directions to a specific location. I'll put up miles to destination, too. In hilly country I pop up the elevation. I rarely use the speedometer view, unless I have the phone sitting on the dash in front of the speedometer.
So what other things do you like the GPS to display for you?
In my older cars that don't have a compass, I have the compass displayed. I have time to destination up if I'm following directions to a specific location. I'll put up miles to destination, too. In hilly country I pop up the elevation. I rarely use the speedometer view, unless I have the phone sitting on the dash in front of the speedometer.
