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

[Andy Robinson (blackadder-lists)]

The Garmin eTrex Legend HCx was what we went for for running mapping parties
and they are very popular with attendees. Very easy to use, has a high
sensitivity receiver (a must), displays OSM mapping, logs a new track file
to the SD card every day, will run all day on a pair of AA rechargables
(2500mhA and above). Plus all the other features of ruggedness, waterproof
etc etc. At £138 on Amazon including the SD card you actually get a lot of
bang for your buck.

Cheers

Andy

>-----Original Message-----
>From: talk-bounces at openstreetmap.org [mailto:talk-
>bounces at openstreetmap.org] On Behalf Of Roozbeh Pournader
>Sent: 06 April 2009 10:07 PM
>To: talk at openstreetmap.org
>Subject: [OSM-talk] GPSMAP 60Cx still the best OSM GPS?
>
>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But I am worried that those may be out of date.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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