DANVILLE, CA (May 13, 2007) GolfTraxx (http://golftraxx.com) has just announced a new "free gear" program where golfers can receive free GolfTraxx hardware and software by using Google Earth to map local courses and submit them to GolfTraxx by June 30, 2007 for addition to the GolfTraxx database. The only requirements are:
1. there is sufficient Google Earth imagery available to map the 18 hole course layout and,
2. the golf course has not yet been mapped at the time of submission, which can be confirmed at http://golftraxx.com.
3. participants desiring to earn a free AIRIS T620 Pocket PC w/ built-in GPS, WiFi, and bluetooth must submit at least one course by June 15, 2007.
Submission of a single Google Earth map (.kml file) earns a free license, while submitting 5 earns a W-Fi card and a license. Submitting 20 maps earns a AIRIS T620 and GolfTraxx license (valued at $499). The GolfTraxx database contains hole-by-hole information for over 21,000 courses in across the globe, which can be downloaded to PDA devices via GPRS or WIFI access as part of its voiceenabled, 100% open standards Golf GPS solution for Garmin Ique, TREO, Palm One, Palm LifeDrive, Windows Mobile, Pocket PC, and Windows Mobile 5 with built-in Voice Response.
Using Google Earth and following the GolfTraxx mapping guide (http://pdazip.com/MappingCourses.pdf), golfers can quickly and easily map their favorite courses, then submit the Google Earth .kml file to GolfTraxx for addition into the GolfTraxx on-line database and credit towards their free gear. Once the coordinates have been added to the GolfTraxx database, GolfTraxx users can then download the course directly to their device and receive yardages to reach (and to carry) each of the targets mapped for a particular hole in a single click. GolfTraxx’ competitors use difficult to understand abbreviations for these additional targets and force their customers to scroll through a list of these waypoints one-by-one to find the appropriate waypoint for a particular hole.
In a single click from the main Play Golf menu, GolfTraxx accurately calculates golf shot distances anywhere in the world where the GPS can capture coordinates. A professionally recorded female voice tells you the distances to multiple targets on every holeâ?¦ including front, center and back of each green and distance of the previous shot. In another single click from the same menu, users receive distances to-reach and to-carry any other waypoint on the hole. GolfTraxx captures the club used and lie for each shot.
"Google Earth provides an efficient mechanism for our customers to submit and/or update golf course maps at any time. It also enables us to rapidly respond to customer requests and visually verify coordinates." said Frank DeBenedetti, founder of GolfTraxx. "Our customers can already select from hundreds of mapped courses, and/or quickly and easily create capture targets on other courses they play using the device itself, and/or submit Google Earth maps of their local courses to us for addition to the GolfTraxx on-line database. We then make these hole-by-hole GPS coordinates available for FREE downloadâ?¦ usually on the same day the course is submitted, while our competitors charge a recurring annual fee for the data, or charge separately per course. Our belief is that GPS coordinate data should be available for FREE, but most of our competitors do not even supply the actual coordinates, even after you have paid for the courses. Google Earth data is also far more accurate than our competitors’ data since it does not rely on manually collected GPS points. As a result, our customers now enjoy far greater accuracy and lower cost-of-ownership, through FREE access to hole-by-hole scorecard data and FREE GPS coordinate data for direct download to their PDA."
GolfTraxx offers FREE downloads of trial versions of the software for Palm One, TREO 650, TREO 700P, TREO 700W, Palm LifeDrive, Windows Mobile, Garmin Ique, and Pocket PC on their website. GolfTraxx offers FREE downloads of over 20,000 course scorecards in their on-line database directly to PDA devices. GPS coordinates are already included with hundreds of these courses for FREE to all GolfTraxx users. GolfTraxx’ competitors require their customers to purchase courses separately. GolfTraxx offers various bundled solutions between $79.00-$599.95. If you already have a bluetooth GPS receiver, or all-in-one Windows Mobile device GolfTraxx can be purchased standalone for $29.00.
Contact:
Frank DeBenedetti
http://www.golftraxx.com
frank_debenedetti@yahoo.com
877-354-GOLF (4653)
