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Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 8:22 am 
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I've moved on from using Google Earth, to a proper Satellite Navigations program - Map Monkey.

Now, instead of just showing where I've been with Google Earth, I type in my destination and it guides me to where I want to go. This will all seem pretty boring to those who have used Sat-Nav before, but I've been trying to make this work for ages so I'm pumped.

It turns down the volume of the music or DVD and then gives me a warning 500m before the turn "In 500m turn right", then turns the volume back up and most importantly, if I miss the turn it will re-calculate the route.

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Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2006 3:26 pm 
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can u hook up map monkey to just a laptop connected to an in dash dvd player or is it only with the carputers on the new falcons?
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Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 8:35 pm 
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if your looking for a better sat image thing, have a go at www.flashearth.com

 

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Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 9:41 pm 
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fiftyone wrote:
if your looking for a better sat image thing, have a go at www.flashearth.com
Very nice, does it cache though? Or will you need a constant connection.

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Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2007 1:04 am 
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dont know. i think it should. unfortunetly it goes funny sometimes when you zoom in to fast. sometimes you find yourself out in the indian ocean again, but it think its my pc.

have a fiddle and lets us know

BTW, if you go to microsoft VE lable, it brings up street names and stuff too

 

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