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

[Martin Koppenhoefer]

2013/11/29 Joseph R. Justice <jayarejay at gmail.com>

> I looked at the following items mentioned in the set of responses: The
> Garmin eTrex series (most specifically the 30; if one is going to get it,
> might as well get the best one available); the Columbus V-900 (and V-990);
> the AMOD AGL3080; the iBlue 747proS someone sent an Amazon link to.
>
> I skipped the other Garmin units mentioned (GPSMAP 62 et al) due to the
> lack of GLONASS support;
>


+1, maybe they are going to release a modernized model of that series in
the near future (would be due if they haven't decided to drop this series
completely)? They also do have very small (but great) displays, sooner or
later they will update this?




> The AMOD and iBlue seem too basic; I could only use them to upload data to
> my PC since they don't seem to have Bluetooth to communicate with Android
> devices.
>


Not sure for your iBlue model, but the 747A+ (and maybe others) does have
bluetooth.



>   No display or anything so I can't really use them as a standalone device
> except purely to record data.
>


+1



>
> The Columbus units seem to be somewhat interesting.  The 900 one at least
> has Bluetooth (the manufacturer's pages for the 990 don't mention it, at
> least that I can find).  However, I'm a little put off by what some people
> wrote about their relative lack of accuracy; I figure if I'm getting a GPS
> for the purpose of using it for OSM, accuracy is a significant
> consideration.
>


+1, I've also heard similar rumours.



>
> The major lack to the eTrex 30 is that it doesn't appear to have
> Bluetooth, so I don't think I can use it directly with my Android devices.
>


+1, but also keep in mind that your Android devices usually will have a GPS
(?) (sufficient to display a map more or less where you are, but not the
best for logging tracks) and that you will have much longer operating times
with one set of (standard) batteries on the (dedicated) GPS, so



>
>
> The other units non- eTrex units Garmin currently has with GLONASS support
> (Monterra, Oregon 600, 600t, 650, 650t) are all substantially more
> expensive than any of the eTrex units, so I think they're out of my budget.
>


AFAIK those are all touch-devices, which I wouldn't suggest for a GPS unit,
dedicated buttons are better (they do have a slightly better screen
resolution but do suffer (as far as I have heard) from less readable
screens in outdoor conditions.


Cheers,
Martin
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