[OSM-talk] Recommended GPS for logs for OSM *and* for vehicle - is there such a beast?

Chris G cl at isbd.net
Wed Aug 27 12:46:17 BST 2008


On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 01:26:01PM +0200, Christoph Eckert wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> > I rand my N810 in parallel with my Garmin Geko 201 and they both
> > produced comparable results. I'm quite happy with the built-in GPS.
> 
> works for me as well, as long the device is placed upright in a car via the 
> suction mount. In other cases, where it's difficult to place the device in an 
> exposed upright position (biking, hinking) things look differently.
> 
My thoughts are actually moving away from the N810, the big drawback
for me is that it needs a mobile phone as well to be able to connect
from anywhere.

I'm actually thinking more about a 'smartphone' (e.g. a Palm Treo)
with an external GPS logger that can connect to it via bluetooth.

-- 
Chris Green




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