GPS software - Suppliers wanted

Hi,

Chinavasion navigators do not come with GPS software. Does anyone know of a supplier or website that sells GPS software in a SD card at a reasonable price?

Thank you!

Hi dav2,

Not sure what specific software you need but this supplier seems to have some - Link hidden: Login to view

Please provide a link /description to the product you're after and I will try to do further search. :)

Thank you Irene,

I am looking just for the GPS software. For example, the following navigator/tablet from www.chinavasion.com does not provide the GPS navigation software but we would like to supply the navigation software as well.

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Best regards,
Dav2

Hi Dav2,

Thanks for the clarification. I'll try and will let you know as soon as I find something. :)

Hi Dav2,

This supplier offers GPS that comes with the software - Link hidden: Login to view

I'll continue looking for possible GPS software sources. :)

Hi Irene,

Thank you again. It would definitely be nice to be able to provide the software or at least point customers to where they can get gps software for the navigators/tablets they purchase.

I would assume this would help others in the forum as well that are selling electronics from chinavasion.

Regards,
Dav2

GPS data is available for free; most commercial software that uses it is simply adding an interface and charging through the nose for it.

If you don't mind a little bit of programming, or (perhaps worse) fraternising with programmers, Link hidden: Login to view is a free and open source, and designed specifically to keep programming requirements to a minimum. If that's too much for now, you might just stick to Android-powered tablets and phones and use one of the many GPS apps that are available for Android (some are reviewed Link hidden: Login to view.)

Really, getting familiarised with one or more apps, then installing them for a slight premium, maybe even writing a we-speeky-English PDF guide for the app to save average users from drowning in information overload, could be a very good hook for your sales pitch. Many years ago I did this with burned copies of OpenCD; since the CD itself was free for anyone to download, I sold the CD, plus a concise guide to each of the programs on it, for $30 at flea markets. Sold piles of them at that price, because consumers love hi-tech, except the part where they have to learn how it works. Taking an approach along those lines to the GPS market could possibly make you quite a few sales.


Frank

Hi dav2,

Frank is correct. :) (Thanks Frank!) In addition to the source he has shared, these sites also provide them for free -

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Or you can also check out the services of these companies. They have
partnerships one way or another with various hardware manufacturers and automotive suppliers for GPS software applications -

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Let us know if you need more help. :)