I was recently at an autosport event under the aegis of FIA, where I leased my Magellan eXplorist 600 Europe unit to be used in the off-road race/baja (or “rally raid”) as a helper navigation device (the primary navigation for pilots is their roadmap in a hard paper version). Immediately before the rally the organizer [...]
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Disappointment with Magellan MapSend Lite
Posted: 15th November 2008 by Roman in Magellan eXploristTags: crap, magellan, mapsend, software, track
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Magellan eXplorist: Import OziExplorer Waypoints into eXplorist Waypoints
Posted: 25th August 2007 by Roman in Magellan eXploristAnother feature added to convert OziExplorer waypoints into eXplorist compatible format. What’s new in this build? New: Import Waypoints Wizard Application Name: Alax.Info Magellan eXplorist Tools License: Free for personal use, request commercial licenses via email or contact form Latest Version: 1.0.9 Download Link: Alax.Info Magellan eXplorist Tools 1.0.9 (317K)
Magellan technical support is disappointing: In reference to your enquiry concerning more information [...], we regret to inform you that there is no information available concerning your enquiry. In a lack of public information, they seem to be ignoring personal support requests. OK, no problem.
Detail map alteration wizard was given a new experimental feature to update layer zoom levels. A layer’s property page contains a new property page to select visibility zoom levels per layer for given detail level (Highest, High, Medium, Low, Lowest): Any feedback on the feature is welcome. What’s new in this build? New: Visibiltiy zoom [...]
Minor improvements into KML to UPT conversion. As a bonus, here go points of interest in Amsterdam and Paris converted from bbs.keyhole.com‘s KMZ files: Amsterdam Paris What’s new in this build? Updated: KML 2.x version files supported Updated: Multiline descriptions converted into single like GPS descriptions Application Name: Alax.Info Magellan eXplorist Tools License: Free for [...]
Magellan eXplorist: $GPRMC, $GPGSA and timeouts
Posted: 5th July 2007 by Roman in Magellan eXploristWhat’s new in this build? Fixed: Error event on losing serial connection New: More NMEA sentences interpreted: $GPRMC, $GPGSA New: Timeout property and event for serial connection timeouts Application Name: Alax.Info Magellan eXplorist Tools License: Free for personal use, request commercial licenses via email or contact form Latest Version: 1.0.6 Download Link: Alax.Info Magellan eXplorist [...]
What’s new in this build? Fixed: Support for KML Folders in imported KML waypoints file Fixed: Support for international characters in imported KML waypoints file Fixed: Wrong checksum codes in exported Magellan files Application Name: Alax.Info Magellan eXplorist Tools License: Free for personal use, request commercial licenses via email or contact form Latest Version: 1.0.5 [...]