Follow-up on Computer/GPS navigating

[Ante Topic Mimara]

Here is what I have discovered.

1. I will be boating in and around an estuary of a river,
and occasionally up and down the coast on either side
of the estuary, never out of sight of land, so I will
not need to worry about transoceanic navigation.

2. I still do not know how to determine what sort of GPS
I will need, all I know is that I only require the most
basic type.

3. How exactly, does a GPS connect to a laptop, and how
does one determine which GPS goes with which software?

4. I have seen these little "GPS Recievers" that have a USB
connector on them, that connect directly to a computer.
What kind of software would be necessary to make this
type of reciever transform a laptop into a GPS?

Thanks again for helping, I hope these things clarify what
it is that I seek.

 

[Dennis Pogson]

Here is what I have discovered.

1. I will be boating in and around an estuary of a river,
and occasionally up and down the coast on either side
of the estuary, never out of sight of land, so I will
not need to worry about transoceanic navigation.

2. I still do not know how to determine what sort of GPS
I will need, all I know is that I only require the most
basic type.

3. How exactly, does a GPS connect to a laptop, and how
does one determine which GPS goes with which software?

4. I have seen these little "GPS Recievers" that have a USB
connector on them, that connect directly to a computer.
What kind of software would be necessary to make this
type of reciever transform a laptop into a GPS?

Thanks again for helping, I hope these things clarify what
it is that I seek.

www.oziexplorer.com

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[Ante Topic Mimara]

www.oziexplorer.com

Thank you! This is exactly what I have been looking for.