[OSM-newbies] GPS tracks in realtime on laptop?

[Charlotte Wolter]

Alan,

         It depends on what kind of a display you are talking about.
         I have used Microsoft Streets and Trips, a plain-vanilla GPS 
program for the United States. It is geared to someone who needs to 
find street addresses. Its chief advantage is that it costs only $35, 
and it does show current streets in great detail. It even works at 
airplane speeds.
         I also have used Maptech's Toposout topographic maps, which 
have a lot of detail. They have been superceded in recent years by 
the more-advanced "Pro" line with a number of GIS features.
         Doesn't Garmin have its own map line? Don't they work in 
real time with the receiver?
         Until we have ubiquitous 4G (WiMAX), displaying real-time 
tracks on OSM is not possible. But, Sprint promises almost ubiquitous 
coverage of US cities with 4G by the end of 2010. and a dongle for 
your PC should cost about $50.


Charlotte Wolter


At 05:12 PM 12/17/2009, you wrote:
>I have a Windows laptop and Garmin 60CSx GPS receiver. Is there a way to
>display my tracks from the GPSR on the laptop in realtime while surveying
>(since the screen in much larger)? I do not currently have continuous
>wireless internet coverage on the laptop. Ability to download OSM and/or
>satellite imagery when connected, to display while not connected is a plus.
>
>--
>Alan Mintz <Alan_Mintz+OSM at Earthlink.net>
>
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