} OziExplorer Courses
OziExplorer is a GPS mapping program designed to allow you to use any digital maps, either ones that you have purchased or ones you have scanned all by
yourself. The software allows you to plan your trip by creating waypoints, routes and tracks on screen and provides real time tracking (moving map) on screen when
you're out there.
OziExplorer comes in two different flavours, the one that runs on your PC or laptop and the one that runs on PDAs and mobile devices (OziExplorerCE). It's an incredible piece
of software that's sold over 500,000 copies, but it can be a little confronting when you first fire it up. Being such a richly featured program means there
are loads of options and a pretty healthy collection of buttons you can press.
Luckily, we're here to help! We run regular courses lead by OziExplorer expert Brian Tanner. There are two different courses, one covers the PC/laptop
version and the other covers Hema Maps EziOzi interface (a modified for ease of use OziExplorerCE) found on the new Hema Navigator (HN5i). All courses are run
at our store in Fremantle.
} Beginners PC/Laptop
This course is a Beginners Guide to OziExplorer, it runs on Saturdays or Sundays from 9am and goes for around 4 hours. An advanced course is in
the works so stay tuned if you want to take it to the next level.
The course covers:
Overview
Screen layout
Configuration
Map types
Opening maps
Creating & saving tracks
Basic track tools
Creating & saving waypoints
Basic waypoint tools
Name search functions
Communication with GPS units
Moving map basics
In car navigation basics
} Beginners Hema Navigator
This course is a Beginners Guide to OziExplorerCE on the Hema Navigator, it runs on Saturdays or Sundays from 9am and goes for around 4 hours. A course covering all aspects of the Hema Navigator
is also in the works. The course covers:
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.
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.
Features:
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.
and much, much more.
Please note: OziExplorer cannot upload maps to any GPS Receiver.
If you want some help learning how to use this software, we regularly run courses in store, click here for more info.
New reduced price, $799! Renowned 4WD and Outback mapping company Hema has just released an updated and upgraded version of its in-vehicle navigation system. They've called it the HN5i.
The Hema Navigator HN5i uses the same fast and reliable hardware as its predecessor, but there's been a complete software update. It now uses iGo Primo, a top drawer street navigation product. "iGo kept showing us the best of everything they had and we took the lot." said Hema Managing Director Rob Boegheim. "We simply wanted the best navigation system for our customers."
It is not only much more sophisticated and user-friendly, but also allows for greater personal customisation. Plus it comes with the latest CAMPS Australia Wide Edition 6 sites preloaded. Of course all the latest Hema 4WD, Touring and Australia TOPO 250K maps are preloaded on a whopping 8GB Micro SD card, ready for use on the HN5i in both OziExplorer and Memory-Map.
Three great navigation applications, all in one GPS!
Street Navigation - iGo Primo
With premium state-of-the-art street navigation at your fingertips, finding that street, campsite or point of interest is easy. Loaded with NAVTEQ streets, Hema Outback 4WD Tracks and CAMPS Australia Wide sites, all you have to decide is where you want to go.
4WD Navigation - OziExplorer
Switch to 4WD NAV to use all the latest Hema 4WD maps, plus complete topo coverage at 1:250,000 scale (You can also load any map supported by OziExplorer). Record your journey and add your own waypoints, routes and maps.
Topographic Navigation - Memory Map
Going bush? Use Memory Map to access Australia's widest range of high resolution raster topo maps and marine charts.
Features:
Three separate programs for the best in On and Off Road Navigation.
Complete STREET NAV software update - now with iGo Primo; a premium product offering greater ease of operation, multi-point routing and full customisation.
Two years of free street updates for both Australia and New Zealand.
Contains the 3700 CAMPS Australia Wide Edition 6 sites.
More user-friendly icon-based menu system for 4WD Navigation with EZI OZI software.
Fully loaded with all Hema's 4WD and Touring maps, including Hema's Great Desert Tracks + all Hema's state maps from the Australia Road Atlas.
New seamless Australia TOPO 250K map with icons to help plan out your trip (24hr fuel, rest areas, caravan parks, camping areas etc).
8GB SD card with 4GB of free space for owners to add their own maps.
12 month warranty, backed by Hema's dedicated customer support team.
As the market leader in premium on and off-road navigation the Hema Navigator HN5i is the perfect companion for your next 4WD or Outback adventure!
If you want some help learning how to use the OziExplorer part of this device, we regularly run courses in store, click here for more info. We're working on a course to cover every aspect of the HN5i which should be up and running soon.
The ND-100S USB GPS dongle is a highly sensitive GPS receiver that is ideally suited for use with laptops, notebooks, tablets and UMPC devices.
Low power consumption and a highly sensitive SiRF Star III GPS antenna makes acquiring even the weakest of satellite signals not a problem for the ND-100S. Satellite-based augmentation systems, such as WAAS and EGNOS are supported for even greater accuracy.
Get great GPS performance even without utilizing the included USB extension cable. You can plug the ND-100S directly into your notebook, laptop or tablet, comparable USB GPS dongles on the market require that you use a USB extension cable to extend the GPS receiver away from the host device so that a GPS position fix can be obtained. Notebooks, laptops and tablets produce a high level of electrical interference that usually weakens GPS signals within a close proximity. This is not the case with the ND-100S USB GPS Dongle! The built-in antenna with factory tuned RF circuitry,blocks unwanted interference and allows the ND-100S to quickly obtain GPS position fixes.
ND-100S Package Contents:
ND-100S Main Unit
USB Extension Cable
Quick Start Guide
Software CD (User Guide, Drivers, etc)
The ND-100S USB GPS Receiver Dongle is compatible with just about any GPS mapping or navigation software on the market that complies with NMEA standards. It also has the capability to show your position on Google Maps and work as a logger too.
NATMAP Digital Maps 2008 is the next generation of Geoscience Australia's popular NATMAP Raster 1:250 000 scale topographic digital maps.
NATMAP Digital Maps 2008 are exact digital copies of Geoscience Australia's NATMAP topographic maps. They cover the whole of Australia at 1:250 000 scale, and are current to 2006.
NATMAP Digital Maps 2008 comprises an improved Map Viewer and latest release 1:250 000 scale topographic digital maps which are ideal for a range of professional and recreational uses. The digital maps are provided in Enhanced Compressed Wavelet (ECW) image format, a type of 'Raster' format - the term Raster is used frequently throughout this guide and refers to tools and map data used in NATMAP Digital Maps 2008.
NATMAP Digital Maps 2008 have a wide variety of professional and recreational uses, including:
real-time navigation with Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
route and adventure planning
as backdrops in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), where other information is overlaid and analysed
map-based presentations
convenient and compact method of storing maps.
Features:
Includes all published 1:250 000 scale NATMAPs up to July 2006.
Landsat 7 satellite image of Australia.
Load maps by selecting from more than 322,000 place names, coordinates, NATMAP name or by using the index map.
Transition viewer allows one map to be placed over another with a variable transparency slider tool included (new in 2008).
Split View allows two maps or a map and satellite image to be viewed and compared side by side (new in 2008).
Measure distances on-screen.
Display coordinates as latitude/longitude or grid coordinates on either the Geodetic Datum of Australia (GDA) or Australian Geodetic Datum (AGD).
Image resolution 200dpi.
Overview windows provide convenient indication of the location of the map on display in relation to the surrounding region and Australia.
Includes software to select, view and manage the digital maps.
Compatible with select GPS software such as OziExplorer or TrackRanger.
Compatible with many GIS and graphics packages, either by direct viewing or by exporting to GeoTIFF, TIFF, JPEG, Bitmap, or PNG formats.
Print maps for area of interest.
Dynamic scale bar changes as you zoom.
Ideal for laptop or desktop computers.
NATMAP Digital Maps 2008 contains all the software needed to use the maps on the Microsoft Windows 98, ME, 2000 or XP as well as Vista operating systems and Internet Explorer 5.5 or later (refer minimum system requirements). This product has not been developed or tested on Macintosh operating systems.
Click here to view an index map of all the Geoscience Australia topographic maps (this will open in a separate window).
Hema's 4WD Raster Map Collection DVD features Australia-wide coverage and includes all the information, photos and maps from more than 30 (plus insets) Hema regional maps (including the Great Desert Tracks) plus the entire 513 map Geoscience 1:250K Raster Series.
The DVD comes with OziExplorer's OziLite Map Viewer Software to start your digital journey. The Hema maps are supplied in OZF2 (OziExplorer) and ECW file formats. The Geoscience 250K maps are supplied in ECW format only. ECWs are compatible with OziExplorer, Trackranger mapping and other GPS/GIS Software.
Installation options:
Install the OziExplorer OziLite Map Viewer software and run the maps from the DVD
Install the OziExplorer OziLite Map Viewer software and run the maps from your hard drive
Use the map files with your own GIS or GPS tracking software (OZF2 & ECW formats supplied)
Calculate route distances, bearings and positions, customise the maps with text labels, create your own map features, print maps or map excerpts to your specifications, link map positions to external files and read the informative text and photos section.
The BU-353 GPS Receiver can be utilized in a variety of applications which require GPS signals to be received and decoded in your Windows laptop or tablet PC, and for Mac users, their iBooks or Powerbooks. Compatible with most all NMEA compliant third-party software, the BU-353 is suitable for use in vehicle, marine and aviation navigation, as well as commercial and municipality applications such as fire trucks, police cars, buses, GIS data collection and much more!
The BU-353's slim profile housing is completely water resistant and incorporates an active patch antenna for the highest level of GPS accuracy. With a 60" cable, placement of the GPS receiver anywhere within the vehicle will usually get sufficient GPS signal reception, but in those rare occurrences when towering high-rises offer challenging satellite reception, simply place the BU-353 on the vehicle's roof (attaches with its built-in magnet) for improved reception.
Since power and data are transferred through the same USB cable from the BU-353, there's no need for batteries or any other external power source. The actual receiver itself, without the packaging, only weighs about 60 g.
BU-353W Package Contents:
BU-353RB USB GPS Receiver
Suction Cup
CD-ROM (User Manual & GPS Info Test Utility)
The GPS receiver comes with both WIN and MAC drivers on CD-ROM. Compatible With Windows XP/ Vista / 7.
Hema Maps has taken digital mapping to a new level by releasing their popular new Western Australia Road and 4WD Atlas onto DVD. The entire printed atlas has been reproduced to suit computer-based viewing and mapping. Use it as a reference source, plan your trip, or record your trip highlights. Take it to the next level when you load the digital maps onto your Hema Navigator.
The Western Australia Road and 4WD Atlas DVD is supplied with OziExplorer's OziLite Map Viewer software to start your journey. OziLite Map Viewer software is compatible with all Windows-based PCs.
The maps are supplied in OZF2 (OziExplorer) and ECW file formats. ECWs are compatible with OziExplorer, TrackRanger and some other GPS/GIS software.
The GlobalSat BT-368 is a Bluetooth ( & USB with the USB Data Cable ) GPS receiver that is as powerful as it is stylish. Embedding reliability and performance into a thin profile housing by utilizing GlobalSat's mature micro-technology based around SiRF's StarIII GPS chipset.
It's no accident that the impressive new design of the BT-368 was inspired to accent the recent wave of sleek mobile phones now entering the today's marketplace. With it's clean lines and striking trim combinations, the BT-368 is fast becoming a fashion statement among people on the move who demand a practicle yet elegant peripheral to meet their mobile lifestyle.
The BT-368 communicates with a host device (such as a PDA, Laptop, or Smartphone) using Bluetooth 2.0 Serial Port Profile (SPP) technology and with a powerful built-in antenna, it still remains compact enough to provide impressive accuracy even while driving among downtown high-rises, or hiking under dense foliage without the need for an external antenna. The built-in, rechargeable Li-Ion battery provides up to 10-hours of continuous use from a full charge and with the auto-shut off feature, battery life is extended turning off the GPS when no Bluetooth connectivity with the host is available.
With the BT-368i-USBCA USB Data Cable (not included), the BT-368 can fully support laptops or desktop computers via USB.
BT-368 Package Contents:
BT-368 Bluetooth GPS Receiver
110VAC Wall Charger
12VDC Car Charger
USB charger cable
CD-ROM (User Manual & GPS Info Test Utility)
Lightweight and easy to carry, the BT-368 is the ideal GPS receiver for most any application whether it be vehicle, aviation, marine or for topographical navigation and is compatible with most all NMEA compliant software sold on the market today.
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