<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div>I've been getting very very good readings in London with my Garmin GPSMap 60CSx<br><span><a target="_blank" href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/GPS_Reviews#GPSMap_60CSx">http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/GPS_Reviews#GPSMap_60CSx</a></span><br><br>USB, SirfStar III. Minus is the high price.<br><br>I've also been working on loading OSM vectors onto this unit (and possibly other Garmin GPSMap units).<br>This is very handy for collecting data, as you can see which areas have already been mapped in situ.<br><br>-Mikel<br><br>----- Original Message ----<br>From: Emil Vaughan <emil79@gmail.com><br>To: talk@openstreetmap.org<br>Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2006 12:28:04 PM<br>Subject: [OSM-talk] Choice of GPS for bicycle use
in London<br><br><div>Hi all, sorry if this has been done to death already on the list.<br><br>I live in london and cycle everywhere, so I need a small gps unit so<br>that I can contribute tracks. (Also if possible I'd like a compass and<br>barometric altimeter, though not at all costs.) I've been looking at<br>the Garmin Etrex (basic or Summit) or Gecko(1/2/301). The wiki says<br>that both are suitable for openstreetmap, but I'll need an RS232 to<br>USB cable. Are there any others worthy of consideration? And what is<br>the difference between the etrex and the gecko? It looks like the<br>gecko is smaller, but is it less useful? I don't want maps or<br>anything. USB would be nice though.<br><br>Also, I've got a Sharp Zaurus C3100, so I could use that with a USB or<br>compactflash GPS thing. This won't be as light as the Gecko, but if it<br>will make things much easier I can use it.<br><br>Sorry for asking about this. I've been researching the issue but I'm<br>not clear on
what would be the best for osm, as this will probably be<br>the only thing I use it for.<br><br>Thanks<br>Emil<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>talk mailing list<br>talk@openstreetmap.org<br><a target="_blank" href="http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk">http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk</a><br></div></div></div></div></body></html>