[OSM-talk] Voice Recorders

[Rick Collins]

I saw the BSGPSPDA project.  However, it only seems to be available 
for Windows based PDAs and I have a Palm.  That may be the perfect 
software to use with a PDA, but I won't know until I buy a different PDA.

I have a program called USAPhotoMaps on my PC.  It downloads USGS 
photo and topo map images from Terraserver.  It can supply a moving 
map display which is the big feature that most programs lack.  But of 
course, it requires a laptop to run.  I tried contacting the author 
about letting me port the program to a PDA, but even though he 
supplies the C source file, he won't release the other files such as 
the h and rc files.  I think that would have been a great program to 
use as a start for a PDA app, but it is not to be.

Maybe I'll take a look at BSGPSPDA (what a name!) in terms of porting 
it to the palm.  That might be a fun project!

Rick

At 07:42 AM 10/20/2007, L wrote:
>Hi Guys,
>I don't know it I've got the right end of the stick here but you say 
>software for use on a PDA is limiting its use.  If it is software 
>you're concerned with, have a look at 
><http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/BSGPSPDA>http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/BSGPSPDA 
>.  I've been using BSGPSPDA for plotting tracks on OSM maps that 
>'track as you go', for quite some time now and I have to say I've 
>had nothing but success (although I'm not a great contributer to the 
>OSM project).  All my OSM Tiles are saved to the storage card and I 
>have the option to save my track logs to the storage card or the PDA 
>so I shouldn't think there's be a problem with waypoints being saved 
>to the storage card either.  Just stick it on the wish list!!
>
>I use the entry level Futisu-Siemens Pocket LOOX N500 that has an 
>integrated GPS receiver and the software provides all the tools I 
>need for recording tracks, waypoints, etc. It uses the latest OSM 
>tiles and the recorded track can be overlayed on the OSM map.  The 
>tracks are saved as *.GPX for immediate export to JOSM and you have 
>the option to verbally record descriptions of waypoints.  The only 
>option I haven't got is the integrated camera!!!!
>
>Hope this is useful.  My apologies if I'm barking up the wrong tree!!!
>
>Regards,
>
>LesleyB
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