GPS and the PocketPC

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The hardware

Dell Axim X50V running PocketPC 2003
1 GB SD card
Serial cable

GPS receivers

What I currently have available for testing

Emtac Bluetooth
Trimble Lassen SQ
Garmin GPS25LVC
Garmin eMap

Software

Delorme

ESRI ArcPad 7.0 - I have this installed.

Maptech Pocket Navigator $49.95 and topo data $99.95 per region

Microsoft Pocket Streets 2005 $25, moving map, maps are free but coverage appears spotty.

GPS Dash cute shareware program, 23EU. Uses raster files that you load and calibrate as maps.

GPS Tuner Data collector + moving map $34 Uses raster files for maps.

OZI Explorer

Trimble Terrasync. Data collector. Works with Trimble Pathfinder Office.

Trimble GPS Correct add on for ArcPad, allows collecting Trimble TSIP GPS data for postprocessing.

Visual GPS Beeline geocaching program, $30. VisualGPSce utility, FREE. Several other programs

Vito GPS software: moving map and data

More links

Guide to PocketPC software at Geocaching.com