[OSM-talk] GPS Units for the Foundation

[Andy Robinson]

2 hours can be a bit short for those who go out with a unit on foot.
Switching to 5 sec intervals for pedestrian use doesn't seem to cause a
problem. But for bite or car stick with 1 sec if you can.

Cheers

Andy

Andy Robinson
Andy_J_Robinson at blueyonder.co.uk 

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>From: talk-bounces at openstreetmap.org [mailto:talk-
>bounces at openstreetmap.org] On Behalf Of Etienne
>Sent: 04 September 2006 5:44 PM
>To: Mikel Maron
>Cc: talk at openstreetmap.org
>Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] GPS Units for the Foundation
>
>On 9/4/06, Mikel Maron <mikel_maron at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>	I've just ordered 5 (everything they had in stock) from storage
>depot, which took 10% off up front and free shipping, as a donation to
>OpenStreetMap.
>	If they get more in between now and Thursday, I'll order more. This
>Saturday will be the first outing for these OpenStreetMap Foundation GPS
>units.
>
>	Total is 290. I'm fine covering this myself .. but really do welcome
>anyone throwing some cash my way to spread out the expense.
>
>
>Mikel
>Well done!
>
>Some tips for getting the most out of them on the day (given that you
>probably won't have much time to play with them beforehand):
>
>- Set the track logs to record at 1 second intervals.  This will give 2
>hours recording using the built in memory.  Ask people to return to base
>every two hours.
>- If you have any old SD or MMC cards then stick them in (and switch on
>logging).  Even a small 64Mb card will increase recording time
>dramatically.
>- Enable SBAS.  You also need to make sure that the unit is set to Normal
>power mode.  In low power mode the SBAS is disabled automatically.
>- If they are fully charged they should last the whole day without any
>difficulty.
>
>Etienne
>
>
>
>
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>	----- Original Message ----
>	From: Mikel Maron <mikel_maron at yahoo.com>
>	To: talk at openstreetmap.org <mailto:talk at openstreetmap.org>
>	Sent: Monday, September 4, 2006 3:48:55 PM
>	Subject: [OSM-talk] GPS Units for the Foundation
>
>	For the Brighton Mapping Workshop this Saturday, I'm thinking of
>getting a load of NaviGPS units and donating those to the OpenStreetMap
>Foundation, so we then have a permanent set of GPS for all the upcoming
>workshops.
>
>	NaviGPS seems like a pretty nice device all around. And the price is
>pretty unbeatable.
>	http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/GPS_Reviews#NaviGPS
><http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/GPS_Reviews#NaviGPS>
>
>	I understand we have a special deal with the UK distributor? Think
it
>would be possible to order a dozen and have them delivered before Saturday?
>
>	Would anyone else consider throwing in a few bucks towards this
>purchase?
>
>	-Mikel
>
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