[OSM-newbies] GPS receiver

[Arlindo Pereira]

Or, if you're on a budget, buy a N800 (which is half of the price of the
N810) and a Bluetooth GPS, which you can use with your phone and GpsMid.

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On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 19:37, Christoph Eckert <ce at christeck.de> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> > I want to buy a GPS receiver to contribute more to OSM. So far, I am
> > undecided as to get only a data logger or a full navigator, for use in a
> > car and geocaching, but I am inclined for the latter.
> >
> > I am not sure if this list is for this kind of stuff, but can someone
> > give me some pointers?
> >
> > It must have:
> > GNU/Linux compatibility
> > USB or bluetooth interface
> > Data Logger
> >
> > What would be real cool to have:
> > Navigator (for car and geocaching)
> > OSM maps capable
>
> If you are a bit of a geek, maybe a Nokia N810 would be a good choice.
> There
> are several kewl open source apps available:
> http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/maemo-mapper/
> http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/osm2go/
> http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/gpxview/
> http://maemo.org/downloads/product/OS2008/navit/
>
> Maemo Mapper is an excellent application, even providing
> turn-by-turn-directions (never used it BTW, as I use it on a bike). Caveat:
> Routes are caclulated on the server side beforehand, no live routing.
> Adding
> waypoints currently is broken.
>
> [ADV] Some info on my blog:
> http://www.christeck.de/wp/?s=n810
>
> HTH. Welcome to the world of OSM addicts, BTW ;-) .
>
> Cheers,
>
> ce
>
>
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