June 13, 2006

Plan GPS routes with Google Maps

I came across an interesting application this morning -- the Marengo GPS Route Planner, which allows you to create GPS routes using Google Maps. You'll need GPSBabel to transfer the GPX format routes to your GPS. Here is the full Marengo GPS Route Planner help page. Via Digg.

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Jun 13, 2006 8:17:56 PM | Internet applications

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