[OSM-talk] handheld gps unit

colliar colliar4ever at aol.com
Thu Apr 26 13:37:39 BST 2012


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On 24/04/12 04:02, Russ Nelson wrote:
> Philip Barnes writes:
>> I can imagine it could be annoying if you are stopped in a tunnel and it
>> switches off and later logs are then lost.
> 
> It sleeps until you start moving again.
> 
> Martijn van Exel writes:
>> I've been eying the Columbuses. Do you know what the difference is
>> between the V900 and the (newer) V990?
> 
> Looking at the specs, the V990 doesn't have bluetooth, has a longer-life
> battery, and a more sensitive GPS receiver that gets a fix faster. It also
> doesn't come with a micro-SD card, nor a wall charger. Otherwise it looks
> identical but $30 cheaper.
> 
>> Also the built-in voice tagging seems nice, anyone tried that for
>> mapping?
> 
> It's supafine! It's my favorite method of mapping. When you use my 
> columbus-to-gpx.py converter, it produces a GPX file with voice file links
> that show up as audio bubbles in JOSM. Click on the bubble and it plays
> your note.

There exists an extra JOSM-plugin for the Columbus which works nice

> It has some flaws, but the audio mapping is SO much fun that I ignore 
> them:

I have only mentioned the cons., so far and did not talk about the pros:

I liked it. Audio mapping is the best. It is much cleaner than talking photos
and way faster than typing comments.

The device is small, light and its battery lasts very long.

Overall I, even knowing the flaws, I would still recommend it.

Cheers Colliar
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