[OSM-talk] HCx Legend question was Re: [Talk-GB] GPS handheld prices dropping considerably

[Andy Robinson (blackadder-lists)]

Daniel Glassey [mailto:dglassey at gmail.com] wrote:
>Sent: 10 June 2008 7:00 PM
>To: Andy Robinson (blackadder-lists)
>Subject: HCx Legend question was Re: [Talk-GB] GPS handheld prices dropping
>considerably
>
>2008/5/23 Andy Robinson (blackadder-lists) <ajrlists at googlemail.com>:
>> I've noted a significant downward trend in the price of Garmin eTrex
>units
>> over the last couple of months. For instance, you can now pick up a
>Garmin
>> eTrex Legend HCx, which has the newer high sensitivity receiver and can
>> display OSM mapping (using mkgmap) for £140 including a 2GB micro SD
>card.
>>
>> That might still be twice the price of a basic non map logging setup and
>you
>> may still be able to get cheaper prices outside the UK or by bidding for
>a
>> non European model on ebay but it's still a big change in the market
>since
>> Christmas.
>>
>> If you were thinking of dipping your toe in the OSM mapping game then
>it's
>> probably never been better to do so.
>
>Hi,
>Now that the maps are complete enough in lots of places to use (as
>well as plenty still to do ;) ) I'm thinking of getting one of those
>Legends before I head up to Geordieland on Thur. So I was wondering if
>you could answer something for me.
>
>I only run Linux at home so it's important I can get every thing that
>is needed off it from there. So is everything, especially  waypoints,
>stored in the gpx (so they can be read off the microSD card) or are
>some things stored locally on the device (and have to be read off
>using the garmin windows program)?

The gpx files written to a micro SD card only contains the Active (and
continuous) tracklog. A new gpx file is created for each day. Just the
lat/lon, time and elevation are recorded in those. All the waypoints and
other stuff are in the units internal memory so waypoints you would need to
pull off using gpsbabel or the Garmin software.

Cheers

Andy



>
>Thanks,
>Daniel
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