MapSonic: navigation software for your PDA!


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Our Offer
Discover MapSonic Europe from ViaMichelin, the new navigation software for PDAs, available for the first time for Palm OS (Palm™, Sony) as well as for Pocket PC™. MapSonic is the only software product which can also be used on your PC.

Covering all of Europe (over 100,000 towns), MapSonic is a mapping software coupled with an advanced route calculation function and voice guidance. Used with a GPS receiver, your PDA is transformed into a genuine on-board navigation system.


 
With detailed maps, route plans and voice guidance displayed on your PDA screen, all in real-time, PDA users can travel throughout Europe without ever getting lost again. All you have to do is download the maps you need onto your PDA, connect to a GPS receiver, and then simply enter in your departure and arrival points...
On foot or in a car, on holiday or on business, MapSonic will guide you effortlessly throughout Europe.


The MapSonic Europe software is available in 5 languages (11 languages for the voice guidance) and covers 16 countries.


 
MapSonic Europe: the benefits
 
- Route calculation covering all of Europe
- GPS* function with voice guidance to direct you throughout your route
- Over 100,000 towns
- 20 levels of zoom


 
- Keyword search engine
- Clear and precise driving directions with displayed road signs
- Interacts with your address book
- Access to 18 categories of points of interest (such as car parks, airports, hospitals, service stations, etc.)
- Customise your maps on your PC (including levels of zoom) so you minimise the memory use on your PDA
- Constant automatic updates of your route in real-time, even if you choose another route or take a wrong turn
- Constant display of the GPS signal reception quality
- An advanced graphics engine ensures complete flexibility with maps shown on your screen


 
Technical information
Minimum configuration and equipment:
Palm™ Zire 71, Tungsten T, T2, C and Sony™ Clié NZ 90, NX70V, TG50
Palm OS 5 with a minimum of 16 MB RAM, 320x320 screen and 8 MB to start the application.
Pocket PC® colour (256 colours minimum) equipped with an ARM processor - Microsoft® Windows® PocketPC 2000, 2002 or 2003
PC Pentium 200 Mhz - Windows 98, Me, 2000 or XP and CD-ROM drive
Minimum 128 MB RAM, 650 MB free memory available on the hard drive

* The GPS function requires an NMEA 2.0 compatible GPS module, based on Datum WGS84

Voice guidance available in: English, Danish, Dutch, Flemish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish.
Application and user manual available in: English, French, German, Spanish and Italian.
Countries covered: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Holland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.

Update your software!
To find the latest "patches" for your MapViewer or MapSonic software, click here

Practical Information
Recommended retail price: 199 euros including taxes
For sale at: the online store on www.shop.ViaMichelin.co.uk and specialist shops.
 
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