On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 3:02 PM, Joshua Judson Rosen <roz...@geekspace.com> wrote: > And *then* we discovered just how much better the OSM maps can be than > the proprietary ones ... which makes perfect sense to me, since there's > actually a > way for bugs to be reported and fixed in OSM....
One of the selling points of the TomTom is that they have a mechanism for users to report updates back to the overmind. I don't know how well it works, but they do advertise the capability. Updated commercial map sets are still way expensive, though. $80?!? Yikes! > Of course, then we decided shortly thereafter that the whole `GPS thing' > seemed mostly stupid as far as we were concerned anyway[1], I've got a set of paper road atlases which still serve me pretty well. Very large display surface, with excellent image quality, and they work *better* in bright sunlight. But they're getting out of date, and are rather tattered. I've considered just buying new paper maps, but have been pondering GPS, too. This thread is of interest to me. Electronic maps do have their advantages. Compact. The spot you're looking at will never be obscured by the boundary between two map pages. Route finding and estimating is useful if you're already on the road and want to make an unexpected change. Audible turn-by-turn directions are useful if you get confused on your way to a new-to-you location. Route recording appeals to those who want to track where they've been, when (for whatever reason). So I'm also wondering about good brands/models to buy, for the Linux user who prefers to avoid MS Windows. -- Ben _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
