Rocanda's LandTracker App is Now Available
by Roxanne Laverty on Oct 19, 2011 |
 Rocanda has released an iPhone App to convert LSD or BCNTS to latitude/longitude coordinates. Oilfield, agriculture, delivery service personnel, and many others will find this software indispensable.
Based out of the Alberta/Saskatchewan border city of Lloydminster, Rocanda has plenty of on-hand experience with ...
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Tags: Rocanda, iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Apple, Mac, App, LSD, BCNTS, coordinate, Township, Range, Meridian, Zone Block, Centizone, LandTracker, Western Canada, Lloydminster, latitude, longitude, Alberta, Saskatchewan |
Related Items: Rocanda Western Canada Grid Map |
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TomTom's Limited Edition Top Gear GPS
by Rebecca Pearson on Oct 11, 2011 |
 TomTom recently launched a limited edition GPS based on the popular British television show, Top Gear. The TomTom GO LIVE Top Gear Edition GPS incorporates Top Gear-themed loading screens and car icons. Additionally, the GPS includes race track and raceway points of interest seen on the ...
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Tags: TomTom, limited edition, GO LIVE, Top Gear, television, Jeremy Clarkson, race track, Bluetooth, The Stig, Richard Hammond, James May, British, BBC |
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Amazing Rescue Facilitated by a SPOT Messenger
by Roxanne Laverty on Aug 19, 2011 |
Two hikers in British Columbia are very thankful they brought their SPOT Satellite Messenger on a recent climb. The handheld device, which is extremely useful when traveling outside of cellphone range or venturing into remote locations, is a personal location beacon that uses satellites ...
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Tags: SPOT, rescue, BC, highest point, mountain, climbing, hiking, lost, helicopter, Parks Canada, satellite, messenger, emergency, Mount Goodsir |
Related Items: SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger, SPOT 2 Satellite GPS Messenger, SPOT Connect Beacon, DeLorme Earthmate PN-60W with SPOT Receiver |
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One Hundred Geocaches Hidden in BC Parks
by Rebecca Pearson on Jun 29, 2011 |
 BC Parks and the Geocaching Association of BC teamed up to hide 100 caches throughout the province of British Columbia. The groups are using the warm summer weather and popularity of geocaching to promote the centennial year of BC Parks.
The BC park system was created ...
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Tags: British Columbia, BC, Canada, parks, geocaches, caches, summer, geocaching, 100 years, geocoins, collectibles |
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CITO Events for the First Saturday in June
by Roxanne Laverty on Jun 1, 2011 |
 Throughout the month of June, there are thousands of geocaching and CITO events scheduled around the world. From adventuring in Afghanistan to wandering through Wyoming, meet & greets and Mega Events are everywhere!
This upcoming Saturday, June 4, there are eight CITO (Cache In Trash Out) ...
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Tags: geocaching, CITO, event, June, BC, New Brunswick, California, Indiana, Nevada, Georgia, South Dakota, Canada, USA, 2011 |
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Vancouver Island Outdoor Adventure Expo April 1-3 2011
by Roxanne Laverty on Mar 31, 2011 |
 Are you an active outdoor enthusiast who is always looking for something new to try? Whether your passion is
for the land, sea or fresh water, you are bound to find what you are looking
for at the Vancouver Island Outdoor Adventure Expo. ...
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Tags: Pearkes, Victoria, April, Expo, Outdoor, BC, adventure, activity, land, sea |
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Garmin Helps Complete an Extreme Makeover!
by Garmin International on Feb 11, 2011 |
 For over 25 years, Joe, a pilot and the tireless founder of Air Mobile Ministries and his wife Cindy, a former nurse, have been on a quest to provide clean water to a thirsty world. Joe has flown all over the world in his 1970 ...
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Tags: Garmin, Extreme Makeover, ABC, G500, GNS 430W, cessna, avionics, water, purifiers |
Related Items: Garmin Aera 500, Garmin Aera 550, Garmin GPSMAP 496 |
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Students and GPS work to reduce West Nile cases.
by Roxanne McManus on Aug 20, 2010 |
 Since 2003 University students have been working with the vector control program in Port Coquitlam, BC. Their goal is to decrease the total number of mosquitos, therefore reducing the possibilities of West Nile cases.
The students tour around on GPS-equipped bicycles, treating thousands of catch ...
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Tags: GPS, students, mosquito, VectoBac, Port Coquitlam, BC |
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Inland Lakes for BC coming soon from Garmin!
by Roxanne McManus on May 5, 2010 |
 Last spring Garmin released Inland Lake mapping for Canada to a very warm welcome. Saying that these maps were overdue would be an understatement. During the short summer months Canadians are known to partake in many water-based outdoor activities.
One perceived downfall of the Inland Lake ...
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Tags: Inland Lakes, BC, British Columbia, Garmin, marine, SD card, map |
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Best GPS for Golfing now ready for use in Canada.
by Jesse Sampson on Jan 11, 2010 |
 One of the best, if not the best GPS for Golfing is ready for use in Canada. Garmin has just released the complete Golf Course list for Canada. If your Favorite course is mapped be sure to get your Garmin Approach from GPS ...
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Tags: garmin, gps, golf, canada, alberta, BC, Ontario, Quebec |
Related Items: Garmin Approach G5, Garmin Approach G3 |
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