BSGPS

BetterSoftwareGPS
Author:	bullstreetboy
License:	(free of charge)
Platform:	Windows 2000
Status:	Unmaintained
Version:	3.5.2.8 (2010-05-13)
Language:	English
Programming language:	C#
Features Feature Value Map Display Display map yes Map data raster Source ? Rotate map ? 3D view no Shows website ? Shows phone number ? Shows operation hours ? Routing Routing yes Create route manually ? Calculate route ? Create route via Waypoints ? Routing profiles ? Turn restrictions ? Calculate route without Internet (Offline routing) ? Routing providers ? Avoid traffic ? Traffic Provider ? Navigating Navigate no Find location ? Find nearby POIs ? Navigate to point ? Navigation with voice / Voice guidance ? Keep on road ? Lane guidance ? Works without GPS ? Navigate along predefined route ? Tracking Make track no Customizable log interval ? Track formats ? Geotagging no Fast POI buttons no Upload GPX to OSM ? Monitoring Monitoring yes Show current track ? Open existing track ? Altitude diagram ? Show POD value ? Satellite view ? Show live NMEA data yes Show speed ? Send current position no Editing ? Rendering ? Accessibility ?

BSGPS is an GPS application that is able to use maps from OpenStreetMap.

It is unclear if its a pure ".NET-application" or if it also demands special Windows-only-features.

BS - It is a Dot Net app written in Visual Basic and therefore a Windows only app. I'm working on a Java replacement - anyone want to assist?.

The application is freeware (perhaps) but it seems like it requires some kind of registration. (My registration failed or was refused or something.)

It is not an easy application to get started. It is likely you have to install a heavy .NET-upgrade first, with a reboot. Some say that it has to be installed on certain places. Some say you have to set file/folder rights. Some say you have to copy some "button-file". I had to go in the register editor as administrator and take ownership over its registry key and then set user permisions for it.

BS - "It is not an easy application to get started." - A few hundred users would not agree with this. The current version required Net Framework 3.5. Vista's security "features" do insist on certain file/folder rights.(all explained on the forum). All previous Windows OS do not require changing file/folder permissions.

Offical website: http://www.bettersoftware.co.uk/bsgps/BSGPS.aspx

--Henriko 14:59, 4 April 2009 (UTC)

A PDA version BSGPSPDA is available.