[OSM-dev] Garmin GPX madness
Oliver Eichler
oliver.eichler at gmx.de
Mon Sep 22 14:08:47 BST 2008
Btw PPCs can bounce and swim, too :). http://www.andres-industries.de/rugged_pda/
If you use a GPS mouse with built in memory you can record quite a lot for a long time. That solution has a few more advantages compared to a Garmin:
* Waypoints with real timestamps, unlimited comment fields, UTF-8 and side information like images
* Tracks with all information if neccessary
* Maps without limitations. Nothing competes with a real nice raster map while you are hiking.
* You can upgrade your GPS receiver very easily.
Sure the price is in the upper range, but if I compare it to the stash I spent on my Garmin 60SCx 3 years ago it's reasonable. Especially if you take into account that my Garmin never made me really happy.
Thus Garmin is not the only option on earth.
Oliver
-------- Original-Nachricht --------
> Datum: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:20:55 +0100
> Von: Jon Stockill <lists at stockill.net>
> An: dev at openstreetmap.org
> Betreff: Re: [OSM-dev] Garmin GPX madness
> Igor Brejc wrote:
>
> > True, and I'm thinking constantly about switching to that solution, but
> > my Garmin unit still has some good sides (when hiking):
> > - it's robust
>
> Dropped phones & PDAs definitely don't bounce, a GPS 60 does (resulting
> in nothing more than a minor scuff)
>
> > - it's waterproof
>
> But unfortunately they don't yet seem to offer a model fitted with a
> little windscreen wiper, which would have been very handy last week.
>
> > - it uses AA batteries and can run pretty long on a pair of them + you
> > can have extras just in case
>
> This is extremely important so you don't end up with a unit which is
> useless due to lack of battery availability. (Rechargeable batts don't
> last forever).
>
> > - it's a unit dedicated to a single job, which is sometimes better than
> > a multipurpose one
>
> As demonstrated at the leeds mapping party when one of the guys had his
> bluetooth GPS disconnect from his phone, resulting in a fair amount of
> missing track.
>
> Jon
>
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