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by david_adam
01 December 15 9:47 am
Forum: Software / Hardware Solutions
Topic: Gizmo case
Replies: 2
Views: 3221

Re: Gizmo case

Thanks. I had a look at their website but there is no detail on protective cases displayed.

I got the Gizmo vest for my Etrex from them but guess they don't stock them anymore.
by david_adam
30 November 15 10:33 am
Forum: Software / Hardware Solutions
Topic: Gizmo case
Replies: 2
Views: 3221

Gizmo case

Does anybody know if the Gizmo Vest for a Garmin Oregon 600 is available in Australia?

I can get one from Amazon but the shipping is just crazy!

thanks
by david_adam
21 April 12 5:32 pm
Forum: Software / Hardware Solutions
Topic: Open Street Map Australia
Replies: 15
Views: 9536

Re: Open Street Map Australia

All I get is an error message "openstreetmap.nl is not responding due to a long running script".
by david_adam
20 April 12 11:13 am
Forum: Software / Hardware Solutions
Topic: Open Street Map Australia
Replies: 15
Views: 9536

Re: Open Street Map Australia

I used the same process as CraigRat. Easy as pie! Have used them on a few walks now and they look really good. Still to try them out in the boonies a bit.
by david_adam
13 April 12 6:02 pm
Forum: Software / Hardware Solutions
Topic: Open Street Map Australia
Replies: 15
Views: 9536

Open Street Map Australia

Anybody using these maps? They seem to be comprehensive and up to date e.g. new subdivision where son lives in Thornlands (QLD) which is not on City Navigator or Garmin Topo Australia is present. Routing seems to work OK, but not able to route to an address. Does anybody know what coverage out in th...
by david_adam
06 April 12 2:15 pm
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: 40th parallel
Replies: 8
Views: 2904

Re: 40th parallel

Looks pretty right from memory. The signpost and white line painted on the road was (from memory) 246m ENE from that point. There isn't quite enough detail in Google Maps to discern it on the satellite view. They had signs and painted lines on each of the 3 major roads on the island which were cross...
by david_adam
06 April 12 12:29 pm
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: 40th parallel
Replies: 8
Views: 2904

Re: 40th parallel

Thanks, everybody.

GPSr is set to WGS84. Unit is new Etrex 20 (& a brilliant bit of kit it is, too.) Accuracy is spot on with geocaches (which also are based on WGS 84), so the ~250m inaccuracy on the meridian had me stumped.

David
by david_adam
05 April 12 7:26 pm
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: 40th parallel
Replies: 8
Views: 2904

40th parallel

http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/cc498/davida60/40thParallelw.jpg Here's a photo not many of you may have seen. Taken on Flinders Island. Apparently the 40th parallel south only crosses 4 land masses (Flinders & King Is, N.Z. [North Is], South America [Chile & Argentinia]. Now a question. The lo...
by david_adam
11 February 09 1:16 pm
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: Does anybody know what this is?
Replies: 6
Views: 2321

Thanks, CraigRat. That all makes sense.

I have been re-reading Len Beadell's book "Blast the Bush" about the original atomic test at Emu and then at Maralinga. Just thought I would have a look on Google Maps and see what was there 50+ years on.

cheers

David
by david_adam
11 February 09 12:27 pm
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: Does anybody know what this is?
Replies: 6
Views: 2321

I was looking at a nine sided (nonagonal?) object about 3.5 km SE of the Maralinga site. I don't know how to post an image or I would show a Google Maps screen dump. When I paste the coords I originally posted in my message into Google MAPS it shows the object I was referreing to. (Maybe a differenc...
by david_adam
10 February 09 4:53 pm
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: Does anybody know what this is?
Replies: 6
Views: 2321

Does anybody know what this is?

Found on Google Maps

S 29.903088 E 131.653311