"Google Earth provides an efficient mechanism for our customers to submit and/or update golf course maps at any time. 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. 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.
kml file to GolfTraxx for addition into the GolfTraxx on-line database and obtain their free license. Using Google Earth and following the GolfTraxx mapping guide ( ), golfers can quickly and easily map their favorite courses, then submit the Google Earth. Over 1,000 of these courses have GPS coordinates as well. The blackberry version is fully integrated with the GolfTraxx database which contains hole-by-hole information for over 21,500 courses in across the globe, which can be downloaded to PDA devices via GPRS or WIFI access as part of its voice-enabled, 100% open standards Golf GPS solution for Blackberry, Garmin Ique, TREO, Palm One, Palm LifeDrive, Windows Mobile, Pocket PC, and Windows Mobile 5 with built-in Voice Response. "We took the very best features from our other versions and created a very lightweight and easy to use interface for Blackberry which golfers are able to use on their first trip to the course." "We are thrilled with the addition of the Blackberry platform to our PDA line-up." said Frank DeBenedetti, founder of GolfTraxx.
This first Blackberry version is fully functional offering support for landmarks as well as distances to front, center, and back of each green. GolfTraxx ( ) has just announced support for the Blackberry 8800 and is offering free downloads from their website.