Free GPS Software

There is a lot of free software available for GPS devices, whether they be in-car GPS systems, cell-phone GPS or any other device capable of displaying GPS information. Much of this GPS software is available on the internet, offered either completely free, or as part of a trial. There are of course a multitude of companies offering GPS software for a fee, but it can be a surprise to many when they find out exactly what is available completely free.

This page is dedicated to information relating to the best free GPS software, it is always worth browsing some of the relevant GPS software websites to see what it being offered and to compare one product against another. The fact that much of the GPS software is completely free means that it is a good idea to see what features are being offered before downloading it.

Review of GPS Software You Can Download for Free

Here is just a small sample of free GPS available via the internet. As previously mentioned, you will be surprised what you can get for free when you browse GPS-related websites, especially those of the top manufacturers.

GPS Visualizer is a free utility that you can obtain online, which generates maps from a variety of sources. These can be obtained from standard GPS data, manually input tracks and waypoints, standard coordinates or street addresses. One of the main uses is the ability of the map to give you a visual representation of your route,

both the journey you have undertaken and the remaining portion highlighted by the waymarks.

GPS Trackmaker is one of the most complete free programs for GPS devices being compatible with more than 150 GPS models including support for Garmin, Magellan and others. You can easily create your own maps with support for vector maps and images. It also enables vehicle tracking and AVL. It is completely free.

GPSPhotoLinker is quite a useful piece of software that allows you to save location and GPS position data to a photograph. The latitude and longitude recorded by your GPS unit at the time of taking the photos can be linked, and saved, to the photos. The GPSPhotoLinker software automatically enters the city, state, and country annotations into the data.

3DTracking - makes use of the latest GPS and mobile phone technology in your cell phone or PDA in order to provide the most accurate and real-time tracking service available. The tracking unit gathers location and speed data through the built-in GPS receiver, the GSM transmitter in the tracking unit sends the data to 3DTracking. Once the data has been received by 3DTracking, a user can log in through the website and view the tracking unit's location, speed and history, as well as obtain numerous detailed and exception reports, and view your movements in detail on Google Earth or Google Maps.

Earthcomber supports Palm, Windows Mobile Pocket PC and Smartphone and allows users to locate their favorite nearby facilities such as shops, businesses, enteretainment, events, personal pursiuits, travel needs, ATMs, hotels, landmarks and so on. The resulting data is then plotted on a map.

MapItPronto allows you to generate maps of bike routes. New routes are easily created using just your mouse, routes can be uploaded from your GPS, or you can view other users's routes. Whichever way you choose to create your route, all the relevant stats you will need such as distance, elevation, speed, and heart rate are displayed.

EasyGPS is the fast and easy way to transfer waypoints, routes, and tracks between your computer and your Garmin, Magellan, or Lowrance GPS. EasyGPS lists all of your waypoints on the left side of the screen, and shows a plot of your GPS data on the right. You can se EasyGPS to back up and organize your GPS data, print maps, or load new waypoints onto your GPS for your next hike or adventure.

Gpilots enables you to transfer routes, tracks and waypoints between your PalmPilot and various Garmin receivers.

USAPhotoMaps downloads USGS aerial photo and topo map data from Microsoft's free TerraServer Web site, saves it on your hard drive, and creates maps with GPS accuracy. You can scroll and zoom, see latitude/longitude, see USGS landmarks, see TIGER/Line streets, see elevation and contour lines, add waypoints, routes, and text, go to any address, populated place, USGS landmark, or latitude/longitude in the U.S.A.

VisualGPS is Freeware that incorporates many advanced features usually only found in professional programs. It generates and Azimuth and Elevation Graph allowing you to track all satellites that are in view.