GPS for MacBook Pro ?

Have you looked at:

http://www.gpsy.com/

Best regards,

Mike Pappas

There are numerous GPS software options. You can find them at www.versiontracker.com or www.macupdate.com.

Arguably the best is Mac GPS Pro. Works with most GPS devices but especially Garmin. They also provide the necessary custom cables, maps, etc.



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So are there any Express Card GPS receivers available, or in the works that anyone knows of?

That's why there's a Google.

So are there any Express Card GPS receivers
available, or in the works that anyone knows of?

I don't know of any, but I do know that the positioning of these receivers can be quite important (e.g. putting it in the glove compartment may hinder reception of the satellite signals). Because of this, if the receiver is part of the expresscard, it would mean that the placement of the MBP is important. And that's not good because the MBP is much bigger than the receiver.

Another con of having an expresscard GPS receiver is that it doesn't make use of all that bandwidth. A serial port type of connection, with rates of 115kbps, is more than sufficient for the rate of data retrieved from the receiver. Using an expresscard would be a waste.

The best solution, to me at least, would be either via USB, or Bluetooth.

Forgive me...I neglected to mention that I had googled, and also followed up on the link to Gpsy, which had PC card GPS, but out of production.

Even Google, even with thorough Boolean searches, misses things, and more unbelievably, some things aren't on-line....

MacBook Pro 17" Mac mini (Intel) Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Good points-though there is a [lessening] dearth of Expresscards in general, perhaps that's why there don't seem to be any. In the ballpark, I could only find the Trimble CompactFlash-configured unit.

Thanks.

How many computer manufacturer branded GPS units are you aware of? I'm not aware of any. If this was a major point for buying a computer, then perhaps you should have done more "noodling" before you bought the Mac. That said you're going to have to "noodle" around to find something that will fit your needs.

Garmin makes several GPS units that will connect to Macs. The reference I provided you for Mac GPS Pro includes cables to connect Garmin units to the Mac for use with their software.

Alternatively, you could get a Verizon EVDO ExpressCard/34 modem to use with Verizon's wireless broadband business service and use it in conjunction with Google's Google Earth software. Not quite GPS but usable for directions.

Do some research on RouteBuddy. What few comments I've seen have not been very positive. Personally I've never used it so I have no idea if it's worth the $100 price tag.