Turn Your Laptop PC Into a Powerful GPS Tracking Device
This GPS does not require any subcriptions of contracts but uses free satelite information to track your exact location on a moving and rotating map always pointing the direction you are heading.
This unit along including a notebook computer provides a Nav System for Vehicles at about 1/3 the price of factory installed units and
it is far superior to the best ones we have seen
Includes Amazing Spoken Directions and Voice Command Technologies
Never Get Lost Again
When was the last time you wasted valuable travel time because you took a wrong turn in an unfamiliar location? Now there's an affordable and reliable solution -- the Earthmate GPS LT-20 receiver. The Earthmate GPS LT-20 is a high-performance, easy-to-use link to the satellite navigation technology of the Global Positioning System (GPS). Accessing these satellites is available for no additional charge. Earthmate, connected to a USB laptop PC, shows your real-time position on detailed Street Atlas USA maps anywhere in the U.S., so you will always know where you are and where you need to go. Do even more with your laptop PC by adding the Earthmate GPS LT-20 -- Global Positioning System technology now available for everyone.
Getting Started is Easy
Plug the Earthmate GPS LT-20 into the USB port of your laptop PC. The low-power chipset draws power from your laptop, meaning no GPS batteries are needed. Install the Street Atlas USA 2005 software, choosing to load the entire second data disc onto your hard drive if you want. The software also includes over 4 million places of interest. Place the GPS as close to your front windshield as possible, ideally using the enclosed suction cup on the attached cable to hold the GPS against the glass. Click on the software GPS tab and you’ll see your position updated in real time on the maps as you drive. There are many custom GPS options included within the GPS tab.
DeLorme Street Atlas USA 2005 with Earthmate GPS Preferred by the Washington Post over Microsoft Streets and Trips 2005 with GPS
" DeLorme put some thought into making Street Atlas USA 2005 easy to use in motion. You can set the program to display one trip segment at a time, using large, high-contrast type and graphics. It can also call out each turn in a synthesized voice and responds to basic spoken commands, such as "next turn" or "be quiet." Which to choose? Once you're rolling, Street Atlas USA works better. Microsoft's directions come in the form of too-small text, coupled with detailed maps that will be hard for a co-pilot to read -- assuming he or she doesn't get carsick from the effort."
Washington Post (Sept. 5, 2004)
Street Atlas USA® 2005
Includes GPS Voice Navigation for use with Earthmate GPS
This newest upgrade builds off the solid travel-planning foundation of Street Atlas USA and introduces many innovative new capabilities for desktop, laptop, and in-vehicle GPS usage. If you already own a previous version, click here to see What’s New in this version.
Discover the DeLorme Difference
When you choose Street Atlas USA 2005, you are selecting the most detailed and powerful travel planning software available. DeLorme pioneered the category in 1991 with the first release of this product, and today this software continues to be the standard by which all others are measured.
DeLorme cartographers are constantly updating the maps using a variety of trend-setting techniques, including new GPS mapping and aerial imagery techniques developed at DeLorme. Unlike other mapping software providers, who tend to all use the same data, we invest substantial amounts in our own data collection and correction. Discover the DeLorme difference and see why everyone from travel planners to emergency services personnel relies on Street Atlas USA year after year.
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DeLorme Street Atlas USA 2005 with Earthmate GPS Preferred by the Washington Post over Microsoft Streets and Trips 2005 with GPS
"DeLorme put some thought into making Street Atlas USA 2005 easy to use in motion. You can set the program to display one trip segment at a time, using large, high-contrast type and graphics. It can also call out each turn in a synthesized voice and responds to basic spoken commands, such as "next turn" or "be quiet." Which to choose? Once you're rolling, Street Atlas USA works better. Microsoft's directions come in the form of too-small text, coupled with detailed maps that will be hard for a co-pilot to read -- assuming he or she doesn't get carsick from the effort."
– Washington Post (Sept. 5, 2004)
PLAN TRIPS WITH AUTOMATIC ROUTING
Easily create automatic highway and street-level routes across country. The software quickly and accurately calculates the quickest or shortest way and provides easy-to-read text directions showing total mileage and drive times. Let the software calculate your end-of-day stops and fuel stops, including fuel costs based on information you provide.
Insert VIAs to force the software to take exactly the road segments you want. Rearrange the order of your Stops or simply reverse the entire route with a push of a button. Set driving speeds, types of roads to avoid, and even include new local roads that can be included in your automatic routes.
FIND OVER 4 MILLION PLACES OF INTEREST
You can find everything imaginable while traveling, from the many expected items to many more not commonly found. Find places of interest by name and/or category, including restaurants, lodging, and gas stations… as well as Wal-Marts, Starbucks, post offices, fire stations, hospitals – the most complete and useful selection available. Use the GPS Radar to find the nearest places from your current GPS location – it’s amazing!
THE MOST COMPLETE GPS FUNCTIONALITY AVAILABLE
DeLorme has been driving GPS innovation for over a decade. Unlike some suppliers who simply stick a generic GPS receiver in a software box, DeLorme designs our GPS technologies from the ground up to provide the best possible in-vehicle experience. Some unique DeLorme competitive GPS advantages include:
High-contrast screen settings for enhancing in-vehicle visibility on a laptop. Now that many new laptops use high-resolution screens, this is especially important
Related to the above, the ability to take everything you see on the map and enlarge it 200% without changing the map magnification levels of detail
Automatic back-on-track settings that you control so you can determine how far off track you are willing to go before being offered new directions
When you have a route created, the Next-Turns window shows large arrows with accompanying brief text for your next turn as well as the turn after that. For many users this is the most practical screen to use while navigating
The large Center-on-GPS button on the main interface lets you leave your current GPS position on the map without turning off the receiver, so you can scout ahead for exit services and other amenities without the map always re-centering on your GPS position
The GPS Radar Search finds places of interest from your current GPS Position and shows directions and information for each. New in this version is a voice prompt for the one nearest you
Not only does the software provide spoken prompts about upcoming turns and services, but you can also issue spoken commands and receive spoken responses. “Where am I”? “How Far to the Next Turn” and “Map Zoom In or Out” are just a few of the included responses
