[OSM-newbies] looking for a good introductory GPS unit

[Andrew Salzberg]

Thanks for the replies!

I'm really just looking for a data logger - maps and color screen would just
be a bonus - and I'd be happy not to pay for them if possible.

The legend HCX looks like a good fit - I think i'll pick it up.

I spend a fair bit of time in China and I noticed that OSM is still
developing in Beijing and doesn't have any data at all for some major
secondary cities (I know Wuhan in particular).  I'm not sure if there's an
OSM China email list...



On Sun, May 1, 2011 at 7:47 PM, SomeoneElse <lists at mail.atownsend.org.uk>wrote:

> On 01/05/2011 23:11, Andrew Salzberg wrote:
>
>> I'm looking to contribute to OSM and looking for the cheapest, reliable
>> unit that has a USB interface.
>>
>
> Are you looking for a datalogger (which will probably be the cheapest
> option) or something that can do a bit more (show tracks, perhaps perform
> basic routing etc.)?
>
> Also - are you looking for a handheld unit or something that can be mounted
> in a vehicle?
>
> What continents/countries do you live in / intend to visit?  (in order to
> work out whether paying extra for something that supports WAAS would be
> worthwhile).
>
>
>
>  I'm also wondering what the difference is b/w using a mobile phone GPS
>> unit (can that be done while 'offline' - ie, in a country where i don't have
>> cell service) and something like a Garmin handheld - accuracy? cost?
>>
>
> Not all mobile phone GPSs are brilliant at being GPSs - shoe-horning
> several radios into a small package can mean that they sometimes don't work
> as well as dedicated units.  Do you have a particular phone in mind?  If so,
> someone might be able to say what it's like as a GPS unit.
>
>
>
>  I work in transportation so ideally I'd also like a unit that's great for
>> storing a fair bit of detailed tracklog data that could be used for
>> reconstructing things like speeds, times spent moving/not moving, etc.
>>
>>  Someone's already recommended the Garmin Legend HC X; if you stick a
> microSD card in that it can log tracks there until the cows come home.  As
> an anecdotal example on a similar device, 5 hours driving and 6 hours
> walking came to about 900kb; so obviously you could repeat that a few times
> before filling a card.
>
> There are pages on the OSM wiki for various devices (for example
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Garmin/eTrex_series).  They're always
> not all especially up to date (and sometimes contain contradictory
> information!) but are still worth a read - certainly better than online
> sellers' "review" pages.
>
> Cheers,
> Andy
>
>
>
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