Disney World vacation

May 3, 2004

Destinator GPS ipaq
Well, I'm off to Disney World in a couple of days. I leave on Tuesday and will be back the following Wednesday. I'll be packing some serious gadgetry for my trip, including the latest version of Destinator 3.0 GPS software for the iPaq (image above), Destinator GPS adaptor (powered via cigarette lighter) to use with the rental car, a laptop, a CompactFlash TeleType GPS card, one 512MB CF card, one 256MB CF card, a cell phone, and Microsoft Pocket Streets.

I like Microsoft Pocket Streets which comes included with MapPoint 2004, Streets & Trips 2004 and AutoRoute 2004.


Pocket Streets GPS ipaq I can simply "cut" a section of the U.S. map (in this case the Orlando area) and have a complete listing of gas stations, restaurants, and other POIs (points of interests).

The advantage of using PocketStreets in conjunction with the TeleType GPS CF GPS card over the Destinator GPS car unit, is that I can walk around with GPS access wherever I go. The Destinator software and the Destinator GPS car unit were strictly designed for car navigation.

I've used PocketStreets on the other hand to walk through Disney World and map my favorite coordinates, such as Space Mountain, Mission Space, water fountains (critical in the Florida heat), bathrooms, and other useful locations.

Heck, since I'm renting a car this time to Disney, I may program the rental car coordinates to be able to find my car quickly in the enormous parking lots! (that is if my wife doesn't get annoyed that I'm walking around staring at the iPaq trying to navigate my way!)

I'll post a post-Disney report when I return. Maybe I'll even post some cool Disney GPS coordinates.



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  1. Graeme :
    November 3, 2004 11:11 AM

    Hi Tom,

    I am trying to find pocket street maps of disney and that part of Florida but the ones on Microsoft site for Orlando don't go there. Where did you get yours?

    Thanks in advance

    Graeme


  1. Tom Keating :
    November 3, 2004 11:33 AM

    Two options:

    1) Here is the link to MS Pocket Streets 2005 "free" maps. (Just scroll down and you will see USA_FL_Miami.mps and USA_FL_Miami_GRT.mps) http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=f616e67b-1879-434c-be64-0fb8cf65d64d&DisplayLang=en
    2) If you are a licensed user of Microsoft MapPoint 2004 or later, Microsoft Streets & Trips 2004 or later, or Microsoft AutoRoute 2004 or later, you can create and then copy maps onto your Microsoft Windows Mobile-based device that you can then use in Pocket Streets. I didn't like the free Orlando maps since if I recall they were too small, so I went into my MS Streets 2005 program and "cut a map" and exported it into PocketStreets format.

    Let me know if this helps by posting a comment.

    p.s. Did you check out my Disney GPS Coordinates? you can download them here:
    http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/tom-keating/voip/archives/my-favorite-disney-gps-coordinates.asp


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    July 29, 2005 2:35 AM

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  1. Brad :
    March 28, 2006 12:18 AM

    As an update for your readers, StoneMaps has commercial grade GPS maps of the major Orlando amusement parks including:

    Walt Disney World Orlando
    + Epcot
    + Animal Kingdom
    + Magic Kingdom
    + MGM Studios
    Universal's Islands of Adventure
    Universal Studios
    Sea World


    These amusement park GPS maps are specifically designed to include amusement park information and are much more detailed than any other source – including Microsoft Pocket Streets. These GPS maps contain:

    + all of the rides and attractions located in all seven parks,
    + pathways between attractions,
    + monorail tracks and stops,
    + designated spots to find Disney, Universal, and Sea World characters,
    + all publicly available restrooms - including those that you won't find on the printed map, and
    + all major roads and parking lots around the park.

    These amusement park GPS maps are priced right so that anyone traveling to the parks can enjoy them. Currently, only Garmin brand GPS units are supported, but we hope to have support for Windows Mobile devices in the future.

    Visit http://www.stonemaps.com for screen shots and more information.


  1. BK :
    June 5, 2006 4:28 AM

    Great resource for Disneyland Walt Disney World merchandise, collectibles, souvenirs, shops, jewelry, charms, toys, pins


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