map_authors : GPS Maps

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GPS MAP AUTHORS is a consortium for those who use GPS ( Global Positioning System ) hardware and software to create and publish maps, charts, trail and tour guides.

Members of this group are encouraged to contribute its resources, specifically: links to Waypoints, Tracks, and Map Image files from public and private databanks; links to GPS software Affiliate Programs for generating income; links to Newsgroups and other Forums where you can let others know about your works.

Special Resource available to members in the Links area:
How-to create basemaps for Garmin, Magellan and Lowrance.

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Re: newbie business model questions for maps viewers etc ESRI is almost entirely a software company. I've been using their software for nearly 20 years. They are beginning to provide some data (free and paid). See Posted - Sat May 19, 2012 4:47 pm	michaelrknox2000 michaelrknox... Offline Send Email
Re: newbie business model questions for maps viewers etc ESRI are software suppliers. Software as in mapping programs. They are not data suppliers (or at least not that I am aware of) What makes you think they are? Posted - Sat May 19, 2012 2:41 pm	Gary Turner g_turner_nz Offline Send Email
Re: newbie business model questions for maps viewers etc Here's a tutorial for making maps for Garmin devices: http://home.roadrunner.com/~creek/garmin.htm Although it is device specific (Garmin), and the data is Posted - Sat May 19, 2012 1:43 pm	Seldom seldom_sn Offline Send Email
Re: newbie business model questions for maps viewers etc ESRI Re really in the high end software business I think. Very expensive..... Graham Bowring On 19/05/2012, at 11:16 AM, "don_wa5ngp" <don_wa5ngp@...> Posted - Sat May 19, 2012 8:23 am	Aussie aussietraks Offline Send Email
Re: newbie business model questions for maps viewers etc ok, that makes sense. So that is their value add. Where do they get their raw map data? Is the raw map data a raster image from the govt? I assume then that Posted - Sat May 19, 2012 1:16 am	don_wa5ngp Offline Send Email
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