Team Geared Up

SINGAPORE (Team Geared Up) - Google have announced the addition of global contours to their free mapping service. Very nice indeed, especially when combined with the satellite images. The above screenshor is of Lugnaquilla in Wicklow, Ireland. Now this is becoming a serious tool to plot adventure p[...] Read More »

IRELAND, DUBLIN (Geared Up Blog) - Just out this month it looks like Garmin have tried to combine looks and function. No more cables needed to link up with the computer as the Forerunner 405 communicates wirelessly with your computer. The other major difference is there is now a power saving mode w[...] Read More »

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - Short & sweet post to say Google Maps have turned on Terrain View. Wow. Click the little [Terrain] button beside Satview on the map to access it. Google, you’re the gift that just keeps giving! View Larger Map -Robin [...] Read More »

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - Exploring a maps & aerial photos of an area you’re travelling to is a key part of any adventure travel. Google maps was always too limited to just Western Europe & USA. No longer! Here’s the full list of 54 new countries in pretty good resolution:[...] Read More »

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - A TGU reader Robert Poli has commented on the Steve Fossett search post to say he’s found something in Google Earth. Look at coordinates: N38* 50′ 04″ W118*52′45.37″ small, white, right angle image on mountainside. A quick check of the coo[...] Read More »

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - Google Maps have just added line distance. Could this be the start of the end for Gmaps Pedometer? Google Write: As many of you have discovered, the line tool in Google Maps is a great way to create maps of your bike routes and hiking trails. But something has been mis[...] Read More »

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - Following an email trail of a local coast guard unit, we were looking at Google Maps satellite view of the call-out area to see if there was any access to areas we didn’t know about visible from the air. Passages through gardens, along cliff edges, right-of-way&#[...] Read More »

LONDON, UK (Team Geared Up) - TGU Reader Alan left a comment alerting us to his RunIreland.com Event Map. Alan has done a Google Maps mash-up with all the upcoming running events being held in Ireland marked on a big map. RunIreland.com is a fantastic listings resource, you can even map Irish Runni[...] Read More »