[OSM-talk] Quality of Sirf star 3 tracks disappointing...

[Raphael Jacquot]

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Emil Vaughan wrote:
> I've just started recording tracks with a Sirf Star 3 GPS sending data
> to my N80 phone, and recording it with GEtrack (python isn't available
> yet for my phone) - and I'm a bit annoyed to find my tracks are all
> over the place, and only rarely seem to coincide with the roads
> already in osmeditor...  So do I need to get a proper GPS unit......?
> I haven't made my tracks public as they are so bad!
> 
> Also, most of the roads near me are not named - can I name them ?
> (from memory, not from a map of course). Do I need a photo of the
> street sign before I can name them?
> 
> Emil

handheld devices should be held steady, otherwise, you get crap if you
tilt them.
I found that, like with receiving faint radio signals, having a good
ground plane on which to attach the antenna (a car top for instance) has
magical values with respect to data quality.
as for those teeny tiny bluetooth receivers, try putting them under your
hat. ;D
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