Earthmate GPS with Street Atlas USA

by DeLorme US Software

Product Details

Product Manual [801kb PDF]

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00008WMJ9
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 19, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,772 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #80 in Software > Education & Reference > Mapping

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice upgrade, May 27, 2003

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"scfyang" (Oregon USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Earthmate GPS with Street Atlas USA (CD-ROM)

I have been using this new Earthmate USB for 2 days now. It was able to get a fix in about 6.5 mins cold start from inside the house (3 ft from window). A cold start (I initialized the location to the other side of earth) while driving takes about 7.5 mins to get a fix. A warm start (stopped the GPS then drove for 2-3 miles then start GPS again) takes about 100 sec to get a fix. The performance comparing to the old Earthmate is about 2x or more. The only issue I observed is that the satellite acquisition continues even with 3 green satellites. I thought 3 satellites are enough to get a 2D fix.

The new Earthmate supports NMEA standard. I was able to install the driver on Windows XP that allows MS Streets and Trips to communicate with Earthmate. You will need to install the support for non-DeLorme product from the setup CD. The driver update from the DeLorme site didn't install the support for non-DeLorme product.

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another Satisfied Customer, October 21, 2003

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"mattmello" (Kingston, RI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Earthmate GPS with Street Atlas USA (CD-ROM)

I bought the Delorme Earthmate USB for my laptop because I couldn't afford a GPS system for my vehicle. So, I figured $130 ain't a bad price. So far, I have used it in my area. Knowing that GPS is not 100% accurate, I feel the Earthmate USB is accurate enough to figure out where you are and to find your way. Only downfall is the mapping software. The main roads are fairly accurate. The side roads have less to be desired. Because of that, this product only gets 4 out of 5 stars.

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not very good, March 10, 2004

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Stephen Hiller (Severna Park, MD United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Earthmate GPS with Street Atlas USA (CD-ROM)

The GPS works great. The software is difficult to use, voice commands do not always work and if you make a wrong turn it does not recalculate. I would not recommend buying this product. Software has too many bugs.