[OSM-talk] GPS recommendations

2008-04-25 Thread elvin ibbotson
recommending my own but it will be available real soon now and you can learn more at mom/poco.org.uk. elvin.ibbotson From: Laurence Penney [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 24 April 2008 19:57:17 BDT To: Kai Krueger [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: talk@openstreetmap.org Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] GPS recommendations

Re: [OSM-talk] GPS recommendations

2008-04-24 Thread Richard Fairhurst
Stephen Hope wrote: I think it's just as important to have a list of models NOT to buy. The one recommendation I'd give is: if you're expecting to be at all serious about OSM, grit your teeth and pay for a decent Garmin. I'm now using an eTrex Legend HCx (having started with a basic yellow

Re: [OSM-talk] GPS recommendations

2008-04-24 Thread Andy Robinson (blackadder)
Richard Fairhurst Sent: 24 April 2008 10:57 AM To: talk@openstreetmap.org Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] GPS recommendations Stephen Hope wrote: I think it's just as important to have a list of models NOT to buy. The one recommendation I'd give is: if you're expecting to be at all serious about OSM

Re: [OSM-talk] GPS recommendations

2008-04-24 Thread Kai Krueger
Richard Fairhurst wrote: The one recommendation I'd give is: if you're expecting to be at all serious about OSM, grit your teeth and pay for a decent Garmin. I would be interested to hear how you would rate that solution compared to one involving a bluetooth GPS mouse and using e.g. a cell

Re: [OSM-talk] GPS recommendations

2008-04-24 Thread Laurence Penney
On 24 Apr 2008, at 19:32, Kai Krueger wrote: I would be interested to hear how you would rate that solution compared to one involving a bluetooth GPS mouse and using e.g. a cell phone to do the recording and display of OSM maps. With GPS bluetooth receivers selling already at about 20 to

Re: [OSM-talk] GPS recommendations

2008-04-24 Thread Richard Fairhurst
Kai Krueger wrote: I would be interested to hear how you would rate that solution compared to one involving a bluetooth GPS mouse and using e.g. a cell phone to do the recording and display of OSM maps. Well, you can do anything if you connect a Bluetooth GPS mouse to a sufficiently

Re: [OSM-talk] GPS recommendations

2008-04-24 Thread David Earl
On 24/04/2008 19:57, Laurence Penney wrote: I quite liked my Nokia N70 + BlueGPS (Sirf3, non-logging) + nmea_info.py combo. So much so that I bought another BlueGPS when I left my first one on a train in a good position near the window. I can't find its replacement now, so wonder if I

Re: [OSM-talk] GPS recommendations

2008-04-24 Thread Jeffrey Martin
On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 4:48 AM, David Earl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 24/04/2008 19:57, Laurence Penney wrote: I quite liked my Nokia N70 + BlueGPS (Sirf3, non-logging) + nmea_info.py combo. So much so that I bought another BlueGPS when I left my first one on a train in a good position

Re: [OSM-talk] GPS recommendations

2008-04-24 Thread Christoph Eckert
Hi, I've been very happy with my Nokia N810 internet tablet. [...] Interesting :) . I just bought such a device a couple of days before. While eagerly waiting for it to arrive (it's difficult to be patient if it comes to gadgets :) , I've added rendering of minor ways (tracks, cycleways,

Re: [OSM-talk] GPS recommendations

2008-04-24 Thread Andy Robinson (blackadder)
Jeffrey Martin wrote: Sent: 24 April 2008 10:50 PM To: David Earl Cc: talk@openstreetmap.org Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] GPS recommendations I bought a Garmin HCx Vista. Does the high sensitivity mean that it's better than other receivers or that they are just now catching up to other receivers

Re: [OSM-talk] GPS recommendations

2008-04-24 Thread Dermot McNally
On 24/04/2008, Jeffrey Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I bought a Garmin HCx Vista. Does the high sensitivity mean that it's better than other receivers or that they are just now catching up to other receivers? I have exactly this device and I love it. Its sensitivity is very high, to the

Re: [OSM-talk] GPS recommendations

2008-04-24 Thread Jeffrey Martin
It works for me also. I usually get 8m in Korea. I just have no idea if that is good or not. I don't think WAAS makes a difference here. I see no difference if it's turned on or off. On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 7:47 AM, Dermot McNally [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 24/04/2008, Jeffrey Martin [EMAIL

Re: [OSM-talk] GPS recommendations

2008-04-24 Thread Karl Newman
On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 3:40 PM, Andy Robinson (blackadder) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jeffrey Martin wrote: Sent: 24 April 2008 10:50 PM To: David Earl Cc: talk@openstreetmap.org Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] GPS recommendations I bought a Garmin HCx Vista. Does the high sensitivity mean

Re: [OSM-talk] GPS recommendations

2008-04-24 Thread Jeffrey Martin
:50 PM To: David Earl Cc: talk@openstreetmap.org Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] GPS recommendations I bought a Garmin HCx Vista. Does the high sensitivity mean that it's better than other receivers or that they are just now catching up to other receivers? It should mean that its better than

Re: [OSM-talk] GPS recommendations

2008-04-23 Thread Frederik Ramm
Hi, Would it be really too controversial for OSM to have a we particularly recommend these N models page, where N is small? Clearly, the NaviGPS (which I own) would be one, because it's good and OSM gets some money. [...] What do people think? I would be reluctant to publicly recommend

Re: [OSM-talk] GPS recommendations

2008-04-23 Thread Karl Newman
On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 1:19 PM, Karl Newman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 1:07 PM, Gervase Markham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/GPS says: Thinking of getting a GPS Receiver to add data to OSM? These reviews are here to help.

Re: [OSM-talk] GPS recommendations

2008-04-23 Thread Jeffrey Martin
I think OSM should stay away from direct recommendations. However, I could see OSM providing a forum for users to give their own personal recommendations. I think the problem with user reviews is that few users have access to many different products. If you are writing for a car magazine then

Re: [OSM-talk] GPS recommendations

2008-04-23 Thread 80n
On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 9:30 PM, Frederik Ramm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Would it be really too controversial for OSM to have a we particularly recommend these N models page, where N is small? Clearly, the NaviGPS (which I own) would be one, because it's good and OSM gets some money.

Re: [OSM-talk] GPS recommendations

2008-04-23 Thread Gervase Markham
Frederik Ramm wrote: I would be reluctant to publicly recommend anything where OSM gets any kind of kickback, _even if_ that device would be one I recommend in private. That would look as if our recommendation could be bought! Or perhaps the opposite; we like this so much and we want you to

Re: [OSM-talk] GPS recommendations

2008-04-23 Thread Jeffrey Martin
google email brings up ads related to your email This one came up for a waterproof pda: http://www.durateq.com/ On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 10:16 AM, Stephen Hope [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think it's just as important to have a list of models NOT to buy. Of course, this may get us into trouble