[OSM-newbies] Nokia phones for recording GPS traces?

[Sebastian Arcus]

Hi Phil,

I know what you mean. I've had my eyes out on the N900 before, and the 
various permutations of Maemo, Meego and whatever else it has morphed in 
ever since. The N9 would be pretty much my ideal phone (except for the 
fact that I don't really like touch screens) - but I'm afraid the price 
is a lot more than my phone budget stretches right now :-(

Sebastian



On 21/12/12 08:41, Philip Barnes wrote:
> Hi Sebastian
> I have a Nokia N9, a linux smart phone. Its not sold as part of a
> contract in the UK, but can be bought SIM free from places like
> expansys.
>
> I use a free app, called marble. It is a KDE app, I also have the
> fullsize version on my Fedora laptop.
>
> It makes a good job of making tracks that I can then upload to OSM.
> Roundabouts come out as a circle, rather than a triangle based on 3
> points that I get from my old garmin handheld device.
>
> It also displays OSM maps live, so useful for spotting missing or wrong
> roads which I can then drive and log.
>
> Its great in the car, or for short walks, but battery life means it
> can't be used for long walks. My old garmin is still the best for that.
>
> The mobile version of marble also includes the mondav router, which I
> have began to use for real navigation. It works and comes up with goo
> routes.
>
> The major problem mondav has is it just doesn't understand roundabouts
> (OSRM does), which in Telford is a major limitation. It tells me to turn
> left when approaching a roundabout, right to go around it, then left to
> leave.
>
> Telford is a Shropshire new town which a designed by emptying a packet
> of polo mints onto a table.
> http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=52.6779&lon=-2.4511&zoom=14&layers=M
>
> The N9 is a fantastic phone.
>
> Phil (trig222)
>
> On Thu, 2012-12-20 at 20:33 +0000, Sebastian Arcus wrote:
>> Anybody here using a Nokia phone for recording GPS tracks who might care
>> to share their experience please? I'm sort of a fan of Nokia phones, so
>> I was pondering buying one that's GPS enabled to record tracks. Things
>> like reliability, accuracy and their general suitability for OSM track
>> recording would be really helpful. I've checked out the wiki - but some
>> first hand impressions would be much appreciated. Models which are still
>> available for sale would, obviously, be preferable.
>>
>> Sebastian
>>
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