
Maps & GPS Made Easy
- Easy to Use
- Powerful features
- Low prices
- GPS enabled
- Suits novice users
- Loads of Free Data
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Recreational Users [Traveller Version]
- Plan trips in advance
- Automatically track trips using a GPS unit
- Plot your path on walking trails
- Upload / download waypoints, routes and tracks to your Magellan GPS
- Create an accurate map of your trip
- Attach photos, notes, dates or other details to points on the map.
- Write up your trip notes for your friends or as a future reminder.
- Use aerial photos or satellite images as a background to the maps
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“This is typical of the road to Innamincka. Treacherous corrugations but straight as a ruler. Watch the Cattle Trains though!” |
Business Users & Land Managers
- Locate your clients on the map - Upload their locations to your Magellan GPS unit
- Save time on the road finding the client's address
- Establish a Whole Farm Plan
- Automatically calculate areas of paddocks and lengths of existing or proposed fences
- Plot changes in erosion, salinity or weed infestation.
- Record and display where projects have been planned, funded and completed
Background
Streets Ahead is a fully developed GIS [Geographical Information System] with database features which provide a powerful tool for managing a wide variety of data types.
Our aim has been to create a spatial data system which is inexpensive and easy to use. Even complete novices can learn and use our Streets Ahead software within a few minutes.
Key Features
- Easy to learn and use
- Unlimited map layers, of both vector and raster types.
- Unlimited user definable data tables, both mappable and non-mappable
- Layer control activates, hides layers and allows definition of selection, label and draw layers
- Create and view text objects, points, polylines & polygons in a wide variety of styles and colours.
- Automatically calculates areas and lengths
- Attach notes, photographs or other images to any map object
- View a variety of GIS data types in original format without conversion [DWG, DXF, DGN, SHP & MIF]
- Free maps of Australian coastline, State boundaries, cities/towns, roads, waterways, railways and airfields, plus World maps and satellite view of the world. All maps and layers supplied with Streets Ahead are projected to Lat/Long / WGS 84
- Overview Map - shows the position of the main map view relative to Australia or user defined area
- Report generator. Create and print reports about your data
GPS Enabled
- Compatible with Magellan GPS systems - Upload waypoints and routes. Download waypoints, routes and tracks
- Save downloads as a permanent map layers.
- Create waypoints and routes on the PC ready for upload to GPS unit
- Use your GPS for moving map on your laptop in vehicle.
- Track your speed, lat/long position, bearing, distance to waypoint and XTE as you drive
Streets Ahead PRO version also includes
- Import / export of map objects and data in MID/MIF format
- Extensive SQL querying capabilities
- Registration of aerial photos or satellite images as a background to maps
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Download free of charge [requires Version 2.2 to have been installed] |
Converts UPT output from Magellan Explorist GPS for use within Streets Ahead. Download free of charge |
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Versions Available Student
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System Requirements Windows 98, 2000 or XP Recommended Minimum Pentium [r] III processor 128Mb RAM Video 800 x 600 True Colour Colour printer |
Streets Ahead is a trademark of Woodford Manor Pty Ltd





