[Talk-us] Currently available good GPS for use with OSM mapping in the USA?

[Richard Welty]

On 11/26/13 8:33 AM, Volker Schmidt wrote:
>
> I also have used an old etrex HCx and a new etrex 20. Both are good at
> the job. Battery life is good (full day with rechargeable batteries at
> 1 sec sampling). Resolution is good (down to 1 meter with good
> satellite visibility), especially with the newer model. Position
> reproducibility is also good (down to 2 meters with the etrex 20).
> They work for hours under pouring rain.
the eTrex units seem to be much more accurate than the entry level
auto units from Garmin. i'm intrigued though, by Martin's description
of the 60CSx (which appears to have been replaced in the Garmin lineup
by the 62CS). if the good tracks are on the microSD card then that
means you can minimize cycles on the mini-USB port, as you can
remove the microSD and use an external reader. this should lead to
a longer useful life for the unit (yes, i'm really fed up with having
two dead Nuvis because of busted mini USB ports).
> OSM maps in the US are of different levels of quality. When I last
> mapped on the CA west coast (Big Sur, where else?) I noted loads of
> non-existing roads still there from the old Tiger import.
>
big country, not enough mappers in the right places, we're working on
it.

richard

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