[OSM-talk] recomendation for a gps device

[Karl Newman]

On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 8:25 PM, Kenneth Gonsalves <lawgon at au-kbc.org>
wrote:

> hi,
>
> i am trying to rope in my brother-in-law to do mapping - he is quite
> keen, but the type who takes years to make up his mind as to what
> device to buy. Can anyone recommend a reasonably priced device that
> does logging, waypoints, has a display and can be used for navigation
> also.
>
>
> --
> regards
>
> Kenneth Gonsalves
> Associate, NRC-FOSS
> lawgon at au-kbc.org
> http://nrcfosshelpline.in/code/
>

In general, Garmin devices are a good choice. Look for the models with a
high-sensitivity receiver (in the eTrex series, they're the ones with the H
in the name). I have a Vista HCx which is a nice, compact device. It can
accept up to 2 GB microSD card for maps and for recording tracklogs. In the
US, it's going for around $200 now I think. If you don't want the electronic
compass or barometer, the Legend HCx is a good choice. You can convert OSM
data to Garmin maps using mkgmap, and there's a recent project capable of
creating routable Garmin maps from OSM data.

Karl
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