[OSM-talk] Garmin StreetPilot i3

[Andy Robinson]

Most of the handheld Garmins provide reasonable mapping without being over
the top and can do all the basics for car navigation but obviously not as
sweetly as an in car nav setup would. I use a fairly cheap Acer pda for car
navigation where I need to have a good map display and possibly verbal
instructions. I use this setup for long journeys mainly. But the pda is not
so good for outdoor OSM use as it's not a rugged waterproof device so a
little limited when I am on the bike or walking. It does however store a
much bigger tracklog than that of the Garmin Legend I have but you have to
be careful with battery usage when out away from the car, If I run out of
juice on the Garmin Legend I simply drop in a couple of spare recharged AA
batteries. If I need to nip out in the car and plan to map as I do so then I
often find it simpler just to turn on the Garmin Legend and prop it against
the windscreen than it is to hook the pda up to its mount and power each
time.

If I was starting from scratch I think I would probably opt for a Garmin
60csx. If I just wanted a logging device I would get that separately and go
for a simple unit (ie no mapping at all) with a built in storage card and
longish battery life.

Cheers

Andy

Andy Robinson
Andy_J_Robinson at blueyonder.co.uk 

>-----Original Message-----
>From: talk-bounces at openstreetmap.org [mailto:talk-
>bounces at openstreetmap.org] On Behalf Of Etienne
>Sent: 28 July 2006 11:34
>To: russ at phillipsuk.org
>Cc: OpenStreetMap talk list
>Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] Garmin StreetPilot i3
>
>NiviGPS is not suitable for map based navigation.  The best you would be
>able to do is enter a lat/lon and then have it tell you the bearing and
>distance to that point.  Not helpful for road navigation.
>
>However, it is ideal for OSM use.
>
>Etienne
>
>
>On 7/28/06, Russ Phillips <russ at phillipsuk.org> wrote:
>
>	Thanks for all the replies. I'm now thoroughly confused :-/
>
>	The StreetPilot looked ideal, but then I found a review [1] that
says
>	"TrackLog Points: The i3 models have no capability to log
>trackpoints"
>	which presumably means that I wouldn't be able to upload GPS traces
>to
>	OSM.
>
>	I can't afford to buy a GPS just for OSM, and I don't really need
one
>	just for finding my way to places. But, I can justify buying one if
>it
>	will do both.
>
>	I had originally assumed I'd need a set designed for use in a car,
>	with spoken instructions, but it looks like that's not necessarily
>the
>	case. So, would a NaviGPS be able to help me find my way? Would I
>have
>	to enter the route myself? If so, is that simple, or long and
>	complicated?
>
>	Sorry for all the questions - I have *no* experience or knowledge
>with
>	GPS devices.
>
>	Russ
>
>	[1] http://www.gpsinformation.org/i3/i3.html
><http://www.gpsinformation.org/i3/i3.html>
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