[OSM-talk] [OSM-dev] Do any sat-navs log?

[Andy Robinson]

Freek van Walderveen wrote:
>Sent: 23 February 2007 9:13 AM
>To: talk at openstreetmap.org
>Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] [OSM-dev] Do any sat-navs log?
>
>Hi,
>
>On Thursday 22 February 2007, Andy Robinson wrote:
>> 3. An in car Sat Nav system is really only suitable for the car and not
>> much else. Benefit of course is you will rarely get lost when driving.
>Some
>> will log a track, but certainly not the majority. Also you have to watch
>> that the log does not "snap" to the map. Normally this can be turned off
>> though.
>
>I am using a Navman N20 which has a half-hidden feature called "enable GPS
>data logging" ("only to be used if required by Navman Customer Support"
>according to the manual). This generates an NMEA log that is saved in the
>internal memory, it can be downloaded to a PC later. It works quite well
>for
>me, although I don't have other units to compare to.
>The only problems I can think of are filesize (I don't know what happens
>when
>the internal memory is full) and the lack of recording of waypoints.
>Oh, and it's also usable when you're travelling by bike.
>
>
>P.S. Should I put this on the wiki somewhere (especially where to find the
>logs)?
>

Yes, please add some details about the Navman N20 to
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/GPS_Reviews#PDA_devices

Cheers,

Andy

Andy Robinson
Andy_J_Robinson at blueyonder.co.uk 

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