V. Third party software. Vendors recognized that Magellan is making a very strong comeback into the recreational GPS market. All of the popular mapping programs with GPS interface, currently support Magellan receivers. What s important for the outdoor enthusiasts, scanned map programs like OziExplorer and TTQV2 are fully compatible with it. The 315 treats uploaded info as it s own to the point that it is even possible to Backtrack an uploaded track.
Nothing is ever perfect.
Recently, Magellan started to offer free firmware upgrades that can be downloaded from their website. The latest firmware versions offer a number of significant improvements and some bug fixes. In our original review of the GPS 315, we submitted that there are some things that, in our opinion, should be addressed by Magellan as a priority. Our pet peeve was that the inability to zoom in or out when in the Pan and Scan mode seriously undermined the usefulness of that mode. It was easier to find POI information from the list than by pointing to an icon on the plotter screen.