[OSM-talk] how to map flowing water the easy way?

[Dave F.]

Anthony wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 10:14 AM, Dave F. <davefox at madasafish.com 
> <mailto:davefox at madasafish.com>> wrote:
>
>     John Smith wrote:
>     > 2009/12/23 Robin Paulson <robin.paulson at gmail.com
>     <mailto:robin.paulson at gmail.com>>:
>     >
>     >> i had an idea recently, that it might be possible to map a
>     stream or
>     >> small river (in an area with poor aerial photo coverage) by using a
>     >> gps in a waterproof container attached to a flotation device
>     >>
>     >
>     > I had the same thought in about June, but decided it wasn't worth
>     > pursuing since you would have to figure out how to recover it and
>     > that's assuming it doesn't get snagged on something or stolen.
>     >
>     > About the same time someone announced a GPS received + GSM
>     transmittor
>     > for shoes for dimentia/alzhimers patients, the would require close
>     > proximity to a phone network, which may not be as much of an
>     issue in
>     > other countries as it is here.
>     >
>     How about a dog tracker?:
>
>     https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=209&pID=8576
>     <https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=209&pID=8576>
>
>
> $599 (USD)? 

Err... that's for the whole lot. As  I clearly stated only the collar 
transmitter might need replacing.
I realize this isn't the most serious thread, but it would be nice if, 
just once, you'd read what was posted, instead of knee jerking to be 
argumentative.

> Just throw your $399 (USD) Android Dev Phone in the river, running one 
> of the dozen tracking apps :).
>