GPS Pilot applications can be used anywhere in the world, at anytime.
YOU NEED:

REQUIRED: PDA or Smartphone (Palm OS v 3.5 minimum, Palm O.S 5.0 recommended)
 

Palm one series and Treo and Visor series: Tungsten smartphone W Tréo Smartphone: Treo 600, Treo 270, Treo 180, Treo 300, ... Tungsten series T, C, ... Zire series m150, 71 i705 m515, m505, m500 m130, m125, m105, m100 Palm VII series Palm V series Palm III series Visor series: Edge, Platinum, Prism, Neo, Deluxe, ...	Sony Clié series: NZ series NZ90 NX series NX80V, NX73V, NX70V, NX60 UX series UX50, UX40 T series T675C, T650 SJ series SJ33, SJ30, SJ22,….	HandEra/TRG, IBM, Symbol, ... List non exhaustive, for complete list refer to Palm One site
	IQUE Palm device with GPS integrated	Zodiac
	smart phone 7135	smartphone I330
	Attention the GPS locator including in this smart phone is not a true GPS device. This smart phone supports cell-based positioning - first used in 911 services- supported by some carriers rather than true global, satellite-based positioning. To use this smartphone for GPS navigation, you will need to use it coupled with a real GPS unit.

For GPS navigation assistance: GPS receiver (NMEA-018)

Support for all National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA-018): Rand Mc Nally/Magellan Companion, Nexian HandSpring, Delorme, Garmin, Eagle; and Delorme Earthmate.

• Integrated GPS : Garmin IQUE
• Bluetooth: Emtac Bluetooth , Fortuna GPSmart GPS
• Compact Flash: Pretec CF, Transplant Computing CF, Crux II CF, ...
• Memory Stick: Sony MS
• clip-on (for instance the Rand McNally StreetFinder, Magellan Companion, clip-on: NavMan, Rand McNally, Companion, Geodiscovery Geode, Nexian Handy GPS
• and external device GPS such as Delorme Earthmate, Garmin, Magellan, Eagles models,... For these independent GPS devices, you can use either the cradle or the Hotsync cable + null modem adapter to connect the GPS device to the Palm handheld.

List non exhaustive,
- for details on GPS units refer to each manufacturer site
- for details on GPS initialisation refer to GPS FAQ

Recommendations: Partnership with Rand Mcnally GPS construtor to get the best light GPS-Palm hardware solution, Emtac, Fortuna SmartGPS, Garmin Ique, Navman, Garmin 12, Delorme Earthmate.

GPS device is optional to run GPS Pilot applications. Indeed, GPS Pilot software can be used as a digital hand held atlas with no GPS navigation assistance dimension i.e with no GPS information emitted by satellites such as altitude, speed, heading, current position, etc...

For on-line cartography access: a wireless connectivity or PC-Palm gateway

To download on-line geo-coded you need to have an internet connectivity.

On the move, a wireless internet connectivity is required: use a smart phone, or connect your PDA to your cellular phone via Blue tooth, infrared, or cable.

From home, you can also use land modem, or PC-Palm internet gateway (such as Mocha W32 PPP or Softick PPP)

Internet connectivity is optional to run GPS Pilot applications – except TripPilot-: you only need it if you wish to download maps from the net. Indeed, GPS Pilot applications allow to convert, load and display digital or scanned maps on your PDA.

> Internet connectivity FAQ

For Windows PC-based POIs Management tools: Cartographer & Topographer

Run under OS Windows 95 minimum.
For Mac users: use any PC emulator such as Virtual PC.