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MacGPS Pro - 8.5

Connect a GPS to a map display on your Mac.

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All Time:	(4.2)
This Version:	Not rated (0.0)
Current Version:	8.5
Release Date:	2009-10-01
License:	Commercial
Downloads (this version):	756
Downloads (all versions):	66,417
Price:	$59.99

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Product Description:

MacGPS Pro is Mac software for communicating with GPS Receivers and viewing your position on moving digital maps and nautical charts. These images can be viewed with no GPS receiver connected or used in real-time as a moving-map display of your current position and velocity.

It imports maps from a wide variety of sources in the following formats: TIFF (TIF), JPEG (JPG), GIF, PNG, PICT, BMP, Photoshop (PSD), PDF, and ECW.
It manually calibrates and imports maps that you scan yourself.
It imports nautical charts in Maptech BSB (v.1, v.2, v.3, v.4, v.5) format.
It supports NMEA 0183 input from all serial port, Bluetooth, and USGlobalSat USB receivers.
It graphically generates and edits Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks for two-way transfer between your Mac and many Garmin and Magellan Serial Port and USB Receivers.
It exchanges data with Google Earth.
It imports Waypoints from Geocaching files.
It imports and exports Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks in the GPX interchange format used by other GPS programs.
It shows elevation profiles.
It prints maps.

What's new in this version:

Supports the Garmin Edge 605 and Edge 705 GPS receivers.
Imports the new Land Information New Zealand Topo50 and Topo250 maps.
Reads Garmin Training Center TCX History Files.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
Mac OS X 10.5 PPC
Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
Mac OS X 10.3.9
Mac OS X 10.3
Mac OS X 10.2

Additional Requirements:

Mac OS X 10.3.8 or later for a Garmin USB connection or to use ECW maps

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Personal developer support - Version: 8.4, 9/30/2009 01:49PM PST

KenSmithNZ

As a new user I was very pleasantly suprised at the personal support I got directly from the developer when having a problem with imported map calibration. This is becoming increasingly uncommon in a world dominated by either automated email responses or phone helplines that are never answered. Thank you Larry.

Barely Improved - Version: 8.4, 8/8/2009 11:22AM PST

Mikofox

Developer claims in his upgrade email:
Many Interface Improvements such as: The map window position, size, and scale are preserved when using Auto-Open to switch maps across UTM zone boundaries.

That's fine and dandy, but how about fixing window position between quitting and opening of the application? Or when resizing the map window to full screen that the window does not move under the menu bar? Also wouldn't it be nice if the application would remember the settings one checks of under 'View'? Or generally more use of standard Mac OSX keyboard shortcuts.

I really think it's time to fix these problems.

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Barely Improved

MacGPS Pro version 8 works with Australian ECW maps - Version: 8.3, 12/26/2008 04:00PM PST

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DamienZ

I don't know what the previous poster is saying. As of version 8.0, MacGPS Pro imports my Australia's ECW-formatted map files. I had placed a request for support of these maps a while ago, and the developer responded. What more can I ask for? This program works flawlessly.

Good job!

dz

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