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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Good overview Andy.<BR>
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Garmin 'not good at nights'? What does that mean? I've never noticed mine needing daylight to operate...<BR>
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Limited tracklogs on handhelds? Not any more. The modern Garmins (x series) have micro-SD cards, up to 2Gb, as I recall, which means even logging at one point a second, they are pretty much infinite capacity ( I think I worked out you could get a years worth of logs on one card)<BR>
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Oh, and Garmins can take OSM maps.<BR>
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(Sorry, this sounds like a Garmin advert, I know...)<BR>
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Phillip<BR>
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From: talk-bounces@openstreetmap.org on behalf of Andy Robinson<BR>
Sent: Thu 2/22/2007 9:46 PM<BR>
To: 'David Stevenson'<BR>
Cc: talk@openstreetmap.org<BR>
Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] [OSM-dev] Do any sat-navs log?<BR>
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David,<BR>
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First off, welcome :-)<BR>
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You may be better directing your question to the talk list (I've copied this<BR>
there).<BR>
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The choice of unit really depends on what you want to do with it in addition<BR>
to logging tracks for OSM.<BR>
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1. If you plan to do outdoor stuff - hiking cycling etc - then you want a<BR>
traditional handheld type unit. The Garmin handhelds being up there with the<BR>
best. An extra question relates to maps. If you just want it to log your<BR>
position then a NaviGPS or non-map enabled Garmin or other cheaper end<BR>
handheld will suffice. If you want to display maps, even OSM maps, you need<BR>
a handheld that can display maps.<BR>
2. If your primary interest is only in the car then the PDA route has some<BR>
benefits in that you can use it for other things too. I have an n35 which I<BR>
use in the car and a few other tasks besides, however it's pretty much<BR>
useless outdoors and so I have a Garmin handheld as well. Note also that the<BR>
Garmin will of course work in the car as well but are not good at night and<BR>
don't give you directions when you get lost ;-)<BR>
3. An in car Sat Nav system is really only suitable for the car and not much<BR>
else. Benefit of course is you will rarely get lost when driving. Some will<BR>
log a track, but certainly not the majority. Also you have to watch that the<BR>
log does not "snap" to the map. Normally this can be turned off though.<BR>
4. A wired or wireless device (puck or mouse) connected to a laptop or<BR>
mobile phone. This route requires more than one device but a good number of<BR>
users go this route, partly because there are no real restrictions on size<BR>
of trcaklog (something that can limit handhelds to some degree). You can<BR>
also find the best GPS chip currently (SirfStar III) in many of the<BR>
wired/wirless pucks at affordable prices. This technology still carries a<BR>
premium in terms of cost on most commercial handheld units.<BR>
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There is plenty of gps reviews on the wiki at<BR>
<A HREF="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/GPS_Reviews">http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/GPS_Reviews</A><BR>
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Ask some specific questions on any of the main units available<BR>
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Cheers<BR>
<BR>
Andy<BR>
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Andy Robinson<BR>
Andy_J_Robinson@blueyonder.co.uk<BR>
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>-----Original Message-----<BR>
>From: dev-bounces@openstreetmap.org [<A HREF="mailto:dev-bounces@openstreetmap.org">mailto:dev-bounces@openstreetmap.org</A>]<BR>
>On Behalf Of David Stevenson<BR>
>Sent: 22 February 2007 7:25 PM<BR>
>To: dev@openstreetmap.org<BR>
>Subject: [OSM-dev] Do any sat-navs log?<BR>
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>I am new to GPS, and like the look of the project so I was thinking of<BR>
>buying a GPS so I can improve the map round here.<BR>
>I have looked at the Locosys GPS Tracker GT-11/BGT-11 and it looks fine,<BR>
>but will do much else. I was although toying with the idea of sat-nav<BR>
>for the car.<BR>
>I think the Acer n35 can do both, but neither very well.<BR>
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>Do any of the better sat nav units also store track points?<BR>
><BR>
>David<BR>
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