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grim reeler
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Looking for a good, cheap/free mapping software

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Does anyone know a good peice of software that will allow me to manually enter gps coordinates and then overlay them on a chart?

Accuracy doesnt need to be precise, i just want something that will show me the relative position of different waypoints to each other. My gps doesnt download points and doesnt have charting options.
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Post by Hit-n-Miss »

:-D Garmin has a waypoint manager for $25 or so that has a crude shoreline base map in it. And you can manually enter way points. Also if you have a 76 series garmin you can download or upload points and tracks. :-D
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Send me your list and I'll map them for you. :smt004
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Will_Fish_4_Food wrote:Send me your list and I'll map them for you. :smt004
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Post by grim reeler »

Will_Fish_4_Food wrote:Send me your list and I'll map them for you. :smt004
:D

They're in the mail.
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Post by GIT-R-WET »

I use this program.
http://www.coastalsoftwarecorp.com/
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http://www.freeboatingmaps.com/
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Post by Dubble Trubble »

Only one good solution.

Maptech Chart Navigator and NOAA charts.....both free


You can even print em out.....

There IS a learning process to using it though...



Hooked :thumbup:

OH, and if you need help with it, just PM me all the good spots and I will map them on it for you.....How is that for good friends... :-D
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Post by jsuber »

Thats what is availble at he free boating maps link I put above. They work really well, but there are pains.
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Post by grim reeler »

Thanks for the suggestions guys.

I have been playing with the maptech/noaa charts thing. Sir reel pm'd me the link to a thread with the info. Its pretty promising, but I need to spend a bit more time with it.

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