[OSM-talk] GPS Units for the Foundation

[Richard Fairhurst]

Quoting Robert Scott <lists at riscott.ukfsn.org>:

> Is there a reason you're looking at gekos rather than eTrexes? The classic
> yellow eTrex seems to be about £5 cheaper on amazon, and, though slightly
> bigger, has better battery life due to the use of AAs over AAAs, has a
> clearer screen and (I think) is slightly better built. Other than that, the
> two are near identical, right down to the user interface.

The Geko 201 has much more tracklog than the yellow eTrex (10,000 vs  
1,500 points), unless they've changed the specs recently. Agreed that  
the eTrex is nicer otherwise, though. (Am I right in thinking that the  
eTrex now has the Geko's customisable tracklog recording options?)

(Incidentally:

>> I have whole areas that I'm avoiding mapping because going up and down
>> every road (where roads are at right angles to the height contours) is
>> so *slow*.
>
> My feelings exactly. I love east anglia.

I used to until I tried cycling back from Cambridge to Rutland one  
day. Across the hills of Northamptonshire, no problem. Across the fens  
of Cambridgeshire - no thanks. Headwinds with a few hundred miles of  
momentum behind them! But after falling off my bike on a fast downhill  
recently, maybe I'm more inclined to cycle flatlands again.)

cheers
Richard