GPSMaster 2.13.5 – freeware

With this program, you can: GPS mapping software able to communicate with Garmin GPS. and the below is its basic information:

Developer’s description: GPSMaster 2.13.5 – GPS mapping software that is able to communicate with any Garmin GPS.

GPSMaster is gps mapping software that runs under Windows on a PC and is able to communicate (serial or USB) with any Garmin GPS. You can download all the desired data from your GPS, edit it, save it, view it, print it, upload it. When you use your GPS regularly GPSMaster is a must have!GPSMaster is ideal for pilots, sailors, cyclists, hikers, basically anyone who enjoys outdoor activities. When you go on holiday to a place you¡äve never been before, just get yourself a map of the particular area, scan it, load it into GPSMaster, calibrate it and you¡äre ready to go. You can create waypoints, routes and tracks based on your scanned map and send them to your GPS. Features:Transfer of waypoints, routes and tracks between GPSMaster and your (Garmin) GPS (other brands of GPS¡äs may me implemented in the near future) over serial port or USB.Creation of waypoints, routes and tracks in GPSMaster222 Map datums including user definable map datumLatitude/Longitude, UTM, British National Grid, Irish Grid, Dutch Grid, Swiss Grid and user definable grid (others will be implemented in the near future)Drawing of all grids in all projections (so not just displaying a coordinate in eg British National Grid, but also the actual drawing of the grid !)Feet/Statute Miles/Nautical Miles/Meters/KilometersMap projection, Spherical projection, Sinusoidal projection, Eckert VI projection and McBryde-Thomas Flat-Polar Sinusoidal projectionAuto Aspect in Map projection3D Viewing !Easy zooming using mouse wheelGreat Circle Navigation and Rhumbline NavigationEditing of tracks (deleting points, moving points, moving whole track, changing color)Graphs of track altitude/speed/vertical speed, with variable x-axis (time, distance, points)Add pictures to your waypointUse your own scanned maps, just calibrate them (in any grid and any map datum) and you¡äre ready to go !Intuitive user interfaceNMEA0183 support following sentences are supported (GPBOD, GPGGA, GPGLL, GPGSA, GPGSV, GPRMB, GPRMC, GPRTE, GPWPL, HCHDG, PGRME and PGRMZ)Graphical display of NMEA heading, distanceCreating of waypoint from NMEA inputRecording of NMEA input to trackCreation of screenshotsPrinting of screenFull control over visualization (lots of color and line width settings, user selectable font etc.)User-definable hints when mouse hovers above waypoints/trackVery easy distance measuring including display of great circle course or rhumbline courseAutogridVery easy zoom and fit functionalityImports PCX5 andOziExplorer filesImports tracks in gpx formatSupports every Garmin GPSWhat¡äs New in version 2.9.3:Changed the way maps are calibrated: first all 4 map calibration point need to be given a new coordinate before the calibration becomes active.The Width and Height of an image can now directly be obtained by clicking a button in the ¡äEdit map¡ä screen.Not new but not wasn¡ät documented yet : when a map is active pressing F1 to F4 will directly center and zoom in on the corresponding map calibration point (1 to 4).Improved overall speed in map view.Cursor turns to hourglass when a map is being activated and when files are being loaded.Corrected size of ¡ätake¡ä button in ¡äEnter new coordinate¡ä screen.Fixed bug in ¡ätake¡ä button function.Zero size for width or height in ¡äEdit map¡ä screen are not allowed anymore…. click here for more…