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RouteBuddy Solo - Ordnance Survey Free 250K

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RouteBuddy and the Ordnance Survey are pleased to announce a free 1:250 000 scale map of Great Britain and the Isle of Man. Powered by RouteBuddy’s Atlas software engine this new Solo map app is ideal for tourists and travellers in Great Britain.

RouteBuddy Solo is the effortless solution for those who want maps directly synced to their iPhone, iPad or iPod touch via iTunes offering the user a quick and easy download-map-and-go experience.

Solo is a new RouteBuddy product enabling the user to download both app and map(s) direct from the iTunes store onto their iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. Based on the powerful Atlas software from RouteBuddy, Solo offers several unique features such as import and export of multiple Waypoint, Route and Track files over WiFi, attributes not available in other software.

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Ordnance Survey Free 250K comes with a 10% discount voucher for more maps (or software) purchased direct from the RouteBuddy Store.

Ordnance Survey Free 250K is available from the iTunes Store.

Friday, 11 June 2010

RouteBuddy Solo - Ordnance Survey National Parks 50K for £9.99

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RouteBuddy Solo is the effortless solution for those who want maps directly synced to their iPhone, iPad or iPod touch via iTunes offering the user a quick and easy download-map-and-go experience. This first Solo app contains all 15 UK National Parks 1:50K for an introductory price of £9.99.*

Solo is a new RouteBuddy product enabling the user to download both app and map(s) direct from the iTunes store onto their iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. Based on the powerful Atlas software from RouteBuddy, Solo offers several unique features such as import and export of multiple Waypoint, Route and Track files over WiFi, attributes not available in other software.

Why buy RouteBuddy Solo map apps?

  • They provide a simple and straightforward way of getting Ordnance Survey maps immediately onto your iPhone.
  • Greatly lowers the map cost with substantially discounted maps from the Ordnance Survey.
  • Ideal to be given as a gift from the iTunes store.

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  • RouteBuddy Solo – Ordnance Survey National Parks 50K comes with a 15% discount voucher for more maps (or software) purchased direct from the RouteBuddy Store.

Find out more about RouteBuddy Solo products

*iTunes store Introductory price offer closes 30th June 2010

Thursday, 27 May 2010

Release of RouteBuddy Atlas 1.4 - Data Manager

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RouteBuddy adds new items to Atlas 1.4 for iPhone digital map users, offering support for Mac and PC users who wish to import multiple routes into the software.

Multiple Route import: RouteBuddy Atlas offers a unique means of loading large maps onto the iPhone and this has now been extended to simultaneous loading of as many routes as your iPhone can take. Fast and easy loading of geodata multiples over WiFi makes RouteBuddy Atlas the preferred tool for serious offline topographic map use.

Imports industry standard file types: RouteBuddy Atlas supports both .kml and .gpx formats, removing any user conversion issues.

Tuesday, 11 May 2010

RouteBuddy's Cinco de Mayo Sale!

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Celebrate Cinco de Mayo this year by taking advantage of one or more of these great savings:

  • Buy a copy of RouteBuddy and receive two free USGS Topo maps of your choice.
  • Buy a North American (USA+Canada+Mexico) road map and receive one free USGS Topo map of your choice.
  • Buy two USGS Topo maps and get a third one free.

RouteBuddy have great GPS software for Mac and iPhone offering the most advanced solutions for road and trail users:

  • On your Mac load Road and Topo maps.
  • On your iPhone and load Topo maps from Mac or PC.

How to get a copy of the free products on offer

Taking advantage of the offer is easy, just buy any of the goods on offer and send a copy of your receipt to support@routebuddy.com with ‘Cinco de Mayo’ in the subject line and we will contact you by return. Offer closes at noon PST the next day.

Wednesday, 05 May 2010

Anquet OS 25K National Park map crossgrade for iPhone, from only £9.99!

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Not exactly, you can’t put Anquet maps on an iPhone, but here’s something considerably better: From today you can immediately cross-grade all of your old Anquet (PC) Ordnance Survey National Park maps to the latest iPhone compatible maps, and from only £9.99 per National Park map!

RouteBuddy’s individual license agreement with the Ordnance Survey allows us the means to charge a nominal fee within a Map Data License Transfer scheme. You can now become the owner of the latest OS 25K National Park maps from RouteBuddy and install them on your iPhone for use in the free iPhone GPS Map app RouteBuddy Atlas. Download RouteBuddy Atlas from the iTunes store.

RouteBuddy Atlas is the leading OS Map GPS app and unique in being able to load large maps onto an iPhone and transfer Waypoint, Route (with version 1.4) and Track data simply and easily to Mac or PC over WiFi.

Contact Support at RouteBuddy for offer details and your coupon codes today!

Thursday, 01 April 2010