[OSM-talk] handheld gps unit

[kenneth gonsalves]

On Mon, 2012-04-23 at 15:31 +0900, Andrew Errington wrote:
> > an NGO is constructing toilets over an area. They need to map the
> > locations and state of construction/repair/beneficiaries etc. They
> will
> > need several devices as 50,000 toilets are being done - so around
> 200 USD.
> >  --
> > regards Kenneth Gonsalves
> 
> What about a camera with built-in GPS?  That way you can make photo
> documentation of the progress at each site with a timestamp and
> geostamp[1].  Many cameras also record audio, so you could have
> timestamped, geostamped audio too although I'm not sure how
> independent/integrated the GPS in such a camera is.  

as far as I know, the accuracy of camera and cellphone GPS units are not
enough - we are talking of toilets in row houses in villages, a few
meters apart. (I may be wrong here).
-- 
regards
Kenneth Gonsalves