[OSM-talk] GPSMAP 60Cx still the best OSM GPS?

[Lambertus]

No, if you choose the best logging quality and do not need all the nice 
features for navigation, maximum sturdiness, geocaching etc that the 
Garmin offers, then you'd be better off with a logger with the latest 
Sirf or MTK chipset which also logs DOP data. Much cheaper too.

Roozbeh Pournader wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I wish to buy the best (amateur) GPS for contributing to OSM. (I have
> no plan to use the device for anything else other than improving OSM,
> I plan to get something else for my other GPS needs.) I really care
> about accuracy, being able to get a lot of high-quality tracks, and
> being ultra quick with recording a waypoint.
> 
> Reading the reviews on the wiki pages, it seems to me that Garmin
> GPSMAP 60Cx is still *the* GPS to get for OSM:
> 
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/GPS_Reviews
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Garmin
> 
> But I am worried that those may be out of date.
> 
> So, a few questions:
> 
> Is GPSMAP 60Cx still the OSM GPS to get?
> 
> Is there any OSM-related reason to try to get a 60CSx (the version
> that has the electronic compass and barometric altimeter)?
> 
> Is there anything as good as 60Cx that can also do photos of street
> signs and/or voice recording without sacrificing the quality of the
> tracks and waypoints or the ease of use?
> 
> Thanks,
> Roozbeh
> 
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