Re: [OSM-talk] mapping while hiking

2008-04-27 Thread Lauri Hahne
2008/4/27 Igor Brejc [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Charles Basenga Kiyanda wrote: Thanks for the suggestions. I hadn't thought about clipping the receiver to the top of my backpack. I also hadn't thought that a lot of small movement, compared to a steady stable displacement, might lower the

Re: [OSM-talk] mapping while hiking

2008-04-26 Thread Andy Robinson
2008/4/26 Charles Basenga Kiyanda [EMAIL PROTECTED]: This is slightly off-topic, but does anyone have a trick to deal with the gps when tagging while hiking trails? I carry a garmin etrex legend Cx (unfortunately not the H version) and I find that it has to be looking directly up and flat

Re: [OSM-talk] mapping while hiking

2008-04-26 Thread Mike Collinson
At 04:13 AM 26/04/2008, Charles Basenga Kiyanda wrote: This is slightly off-topic, but does anyone have a trick to deal with the gps when tagging while hiking trails? I carry a garmin etrex legend Cx (unfortunately not the H version) and I find that it has to be looking directly up and flat to

Re: [OSM-talk] mapping while hiking

2008-04-26 Thread Jon Stockill
Mike Collinson wrote: I noticed that I got much better tracks on a bicycle than walking, even in similar conditions and speeds. After some experimentation, the reason seems to be that a GPS device likes to be kept relatively stable and not shaken or twisted around. The best place I've

Re: [OSM-talk] mapping while hiking

2008-04-26 Thread Charles Basenga Kiyanda
Thanks for the suggestions. I hadn't thought about clipping the receiver to the top of my backpack. I also hadn't thought that a lot of small movement, compared to a steady stable displacement, might lower the accuracy. I'll keep that in mind if I try to attach the gps to my forearm and see

[OSM-talk] mapping while hiking

2008-04-25 Thread Charles Basenga Kiyanda
This is slightly off-topic, but does anyone have a trick to deal with the gps when tagging while hiking trails? I carry a garmin etrex legend Cx (unfortunately not the H version) and I find that it has to be looking directly up and flat to get best reception. Especially around here with often

Re: [OSM-talk] mapping while hiking

2008-04-25 Thread Karl Newman
On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 7:13 PM, Charles Basenga Kiyanda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is slightly off-topic, but does anyone have a trick to deal with the gps when tagging while hiking trails? I carry a garmin etrex legend Cx (unfortunately not the H version) and I find that it has to be