[OSM-talk-ie] Computer advice

[Thomas A. Montgomery]

What software would you recommend?  ArcGIS, QGIS, JOSM.  I could pick up
any.  I would appreciate your suggestions and links to any tutorials to
learn such software.

And any specific branded computer?  I checked with our local Miami
University (of Ohio) Geography Department and their students use Dell SP5's
for fieldwork.  Minimum of 13.3 inch screen and upped the RAM from 8 to
16.  512 solid state drives.  Also HP Spectre laptops?
HP:
https://www8.hp.com/us/en/laptops/premium/index.html#modal=spectre-overlay

Another colleague recommended a Dell 9370 computer.  Amazon locally (US):
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?shva=1#search/dell/FMfcgxwGBmqSsPlftrCRXcrwhzVmFXfg
 Seems like a very good price.

What about touch screens vs 2-in-1 computers?  Any preferences for those of
you in the field?

The Yank

On Tue, Nov 12, 2019 at 6:11 PM Tadeusz Cantwell <t4dc4n at gmail.com> wrote:

> I would add that getting a laptop with at least a HD or 1080p screen will
> help. Anything less and mapping can get pixilated and harder to see what a
> thing is. It works the other way as well, a 1440p screen can give better
> clarity as well having used both. That does add a few hundred dollars to
> the price, so it depends on your budget.
>
> On Tue, 12 Nov 2019 at 19:58, Mateusz Konieczny <matkoniecz at tutanota.com>
> wrote:
>
> > 11 Nov 2019, 23:16 by montgota at fuse.net:
> >
> > >  2. I could obtain a copy of ArcGIS.  Or do you use QGIS?
> > >
> > It highly depends on a situation (integrating with existing systems,
> > who would pay for ArcGis licences, needed features), but I would consider
> > QGIS as generally preferable as it is an open source and without
> expensive
> > licences.
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