Using Handhelds, GPS and Eastern European Maps?

Posted by Cliff on Wednesday May 22, 2002 @09:44AM from the roadtrips-geek-style dept.

RedDork asks: "I just graduated with a BS in Comp Sci and am planning a trip to Europe this summer with a Computer Engineer friend. We are renting a car and driving around much of eastern and western Europe including Croatia and the Czech Republic. We were originally intending to use a GPS and a handheld (iPaq 3870) to navigate, but are now having trouble finding maps for the previously mentioned countries. Additionally, we don't know what software or GPS units are behave the best with the iPaq platform. We were wondering if any of our fellow Slashdotters have done this kind of thing, and what recommendations they have for software/hardware/map combinations."

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Garmin GPS III+ by Chanc_Gorkon · 2002-05-22 13:36 · Score: 5, Informative

I have an eMap and whil eit is different then the III+, I could still reccomend Garmin GPS units. The GPS III+ also has expandable (yet proprietary) memory modules allowing you to upload detailed maps to it. They also have a European CD as well (alsp works with the GPS12MAP and NavTalk).

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