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Looks like it is GPS day again here at Tilt Site! Saw this on Gizmodo and thought it might be of some interest to some of our readers. Check it out:

Hi-lights Tracky 2.2.5 (27 Nov 2007):
- record and share tracks you walk/drive/etc.
- online GoogleMaps: free maps anywhere you go
- GPX support: direct import in GoogleEarth
- follow your buddies and chat with them

Many more features exist. You can download the free trial version, and start using Tracky right away.

Tracky is an off-road navigation utility. Use it for hiking, biking, skiing, driving, sailing, scuba diving, golf, city trips, or geo-caching.

The last couple of years, enormous improvements have been made in navigation tools. The formerly very expensive built-in devices have been replaced by the now commonly available, low-priced, handheld solutions. A very popular choice is to use a general purpose PDA for navigation, so that only navigation software and an external GPS unit needs to be bought. The latest PDA models often feature a built-in GPS, leaving you to select suitable navigation software only.

Most focus has been on on-road navigation tools. Given built-in street maps, these tools can easily navigate you from one address to an other. However when taken off-road (in the woods, on water, in the mountains, etc.) their usefulness drops severely, leaving not much more functionality then an electronic compass. Here, off-road navigation tools step in, of which Tracky is a good example. Tracky is off-road navigation software that runs on your PDA.

Read More on Tacky 2.2.5 after the break and download a trial version here: download

Tracky gives insight in your current situation by means of a large compass, a speed, altitude, slope and even a G-force meter. You can record the track you are walking and edit your favorite Points Of Interest (POIs). You can navigate along a recorded track or to your POIs assisted by spoken voice. You can analyse the track you are traveling and/or travelled before. Many internet sites exists on which tracks can be up- and downloaded, so that you can share your favorite tracks with others. You can convert any location to the many supported Grids, Zones, and/or Datums for cartographic purposes.

Tracky supports online GoogleMaps so that you have full and free access to satellite, street, and hybrid maps, everywhere you go! Maps will be dynamically downloaded if your PocketPC has internet access. You can also cache these maps offline at home while still enjoying them when you are out. You can also import and calibrate maps of your own.

You can follow your buddies on your PDA and chat with them. You can also follow them on your PC, just check out TrackMe to see who is online right now!

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