[OSM-talk] Bringing OSM to walkers - countering negative attitudes
Dean Earley
dean at earlsoft.co.uk
Sun May 6 21:48:39 BST 2007
OJW wrote:
> On Sunday 06 May 2007 19:45, Richard HARDWICK wrote:
>> My experience of ordinary walkers is same as yours - they
>> prefer a good old map and compass; even when gps could
>> save their lives
>
> As an example of why this is: The BMC "Mountain leader" course in the UK
> specifically teaches people not to use GPS. Their reasoning is that you
> should be following your position on the map, rather than relying on a magic
> device to tell you where you are.
>
> Ask any instructor and they will tell you about how the GPS's battery will die
> when you need it, how the US army will turn-off the satellites, or that it
> will only be accurate to 100m and won't correlate with your map.
Whenever I'm walking (with the scouts) I make a point of being able to
use/read a map and compass, but also carry a gps for reference of
distance, speed, and location if necessary.
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