Maps for Android received an update from Google recently – it’s not just a simple bug fix either – Maps now has a couple of new and useful features. With Maps for Android updated to 5.4 you’ll be able to see your search history, this should save you a little bit of time because you [...]

InstaMapper is a completely Free GPS Tracking Service that’s been around since about 2008. It’s simple to set up and works with the iPhone, Android and Blackberry. The makers of InstaMapper also say that if your device will run Java MIDP-2.0 applications you should give their software a try because it might just work. To [...]

GPSBabel is a lot more than just a tool that allows you to convert your GPS coordinates from one format to another. GPSBabel is probably more useful as a processing tool that allows you to alter, filter and even improve your GPS data in a variety of different ways. Once you realize the GPS data [...]

Back2It by Macrosoft is a sweet, little program for your GPS enabled Android device. It’s not a full blown GPS navigation program so it doesn’t have the high overhead and start-up time that a full blown navigational program requires. Back2It is meant to be used as a quick and easy marker of anything you’d ever [...]

I like to store some of my GIS data in Google Earth so that I can easily load it into my GPS and take it with me or share it no-hassle with other people - but Google Earth still doesn't allow you to input your coordinates in the UTM system. Google earth is great for [...]

With GPS functionality being present in more devices these days; Apple decided to give Snow Leopard the functionality to automatically adjust the time zone on your computer based on your location. Enabling this function is easy. Just go to System Preferences and click on the “Date and Time” section. Under the Time Zone tab, check [...]