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90BHP
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This is a new one for me:
What do people think is better Fugawi or Memory Map 
Just trying to price up a decent set-up after Salisbury and maybe in time for the lakes  "To finish first, one first has to finish ...."
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 5th Mar 2008 9:27 pm |
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craig
Member Since: 08 Aug 2006
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Not an expert, or even used it in anger, but after the recent Salisbury trip, what i've seen is:
Fugawi is all singing and dancing and from what i've seen a bit over-engineered, in a way to make it a little complicated.
Memory Map is good and simple to use, however doesn't give you some of the functionality of Fugawi.
TFC and AndrewS run Fugawi, but i know that Andrew also runs Memory Map off the same PC.
Gilmorr also runs Memory Map in anger
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| 5th Mar 2008 9:39 pm |
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Gareth
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I have used Memory Map for years for green laning etc in the UK. However, I also used Fugawi in Morocco because it was the only system that I could use with Morocco maps.
Having used both, and having also now learned how to load other maps (including Morocco) into Memory Map, I think MM is easier to use and more intuitive. Fugawi however, also has some nice features, and is probably better for point-to-point navigation.
Personal choice is MM
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| 5th Mar 2008 9:44 pm |
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10forcash
Member Since: 09 Jun 2005
Location: Ubique
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Silver or black white?
Fugawi or Memory Map?
you can get demo versons of both, my personal choice is Fugawi but you do need to 'learn' all of the features and it will also allow you to use Garmin IMG files 8) and it will split-screen with google earth 8) 8)
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| 5th Mar 2008 9:53 pm |
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Gareth
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yep, the Google Earth bit is clever If you have mobile internet available.
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| 5th Mar 2008 10:02 pm |
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gilmore
Member Since: 16 Jan 2005
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craig wrote:TFC and AndrewS run Fugawi, but i know that Andrew also runs Memory Map off the same PC.
Gilmorr also runs Memory Map in anger
Yup, Rogue/Craig's right. I like memory map. It does everything I need for offroading and isn't too expensive.
It got us round green lanes in Notts/Leics, Salisbury Plain The Lakes and The Peaks with no bother. I don't know about non-UK areas though.
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| 5th Mar 2008 10:02 pm |
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10forcash
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I don't use the google earth bit very often when mobile - more for route planning pre-deployment 
Anyway, at £7.50/Mb when roaming...... 
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| 5th Mar 2008 10:06 pm |
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Gareth
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Ouch! thats pricey.
One problem I have at the moment is getting the robbing barstewards at Fugawi to let me have another license. I have used both of mine, and then my laptop got nicked  Getting hold of someone worth speaking to is like trying to talk to god  I seem to remember Chris Tyler had a similar problem pre-Morocco?
Anyway, MM5 reloaded and used the same licence, So MM5 only at the moment for me.
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| 5th Mar 2008 10:21 pm |
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DaveT
Member Since: 01 Aug 2005
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Memory Map is working well for me. Used it for years on PDA, now using it on a 7" screen Ultra-mobile PC (Asus R2H) mounted on RAM mount down in front of the gear lever. Dead easy installation.
Used it at Salisbury, found the "follow route" feature very easy to use.
Downside of Memory Map seems to be the lack of foreign maps. (check the website for coverage) Long succession of Disco's since 2001...
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| 5th Mar 2008 10:54 pm |
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malky
Member Since: 27 Dec 2007
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Great name for mapping software -
must be from the old joke -
about the lost tribe of african pygmies who lept up and down in the long grass saying
"we're the fugawi ! " +======
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| 6th Mar 2008 4:24 am |
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Gareth
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The old ones are the best
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| 6th Mar 2008 8:37 am |
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Ken
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Gareth hope the PM helps
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| 6th Mar 2008 8:53 am |
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simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
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Does Gordon read the forum then Ken
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| 6th Mar 2008 9:29 am |
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NoDo$h
Member Since: 02 May 2006
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DaveT wrote:Downside of Memory Map seems to be the lack of foreign maps. (check the website for coverage)
You can import other map formats, it's just you have to spend a while geo-referencing them. A long while.
Quote:Memory-Map software can use digital maps supplied in a number of different formats. QuickChart - Memory-Map's own proprietary format is guaranteed to work correctly and is optimised to improve performance.
JPG, TIF, geoTiff, PCX, BSB - You can also import other map formats into Memory-Map. Some may need additional manipulation and georeferencing to work correctly.
Memory-Map Europe Edition also allows you to scan and geo-reference your own paper maps although you should check whether additional copyright approval is required.
I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
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| 6th Mar 2008 9:30 am |
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caverD3
Member Since: 02 Jul 2006
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Fugawi doen't even cover Oz. “There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely gamesâ€
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| 6th Mar 2008 11:48 am |
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