I am enjoying the Garmin GPSmap 60CSx and perhaps getting hopelessly spoiled by its displayed accuracy. I like what I read of the compactness, light weight and BlueTooth versatility of Delorme BlueLogger.
In you experience, what kind of accuracy are you getting in open sky? And what kind of accuracy are you getting in urban settings? Thanks, Steve and a > For GPS with tracking, I use the Delorme BlueLogger and it's great. > 10,000+ points, and I can export it all to GPX and then into any other > format I want. And it's Bluetooth. > > Though the Trackstick does look very neat. > Andrew > > On 3/24/06, Dennis Crowley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> ps: on the subject of GPS receivers, has anyone had a chance to play >> with the Track Stick? think: thumbdrive with built in GPS and >> accelerometer . >> >> http://www.trackstick.com/index.html >> >> > The Track Stick records its own location, time, date, speed, >> > heading and altitude at preset intervals. With over 1Mb of memory, >> > it can store months of travel information. All recorded history can >> > be outputted to the following formats: >> > >> > RTF (Detailed text file with .html map links) >> > XLS (Microsoft Excel spread sheets) >> > HTML (Webpage with graphics and maps) >> > KML (Proprietary Google Earth file) >> >> (already wrote them trying to find out where i can get one - if i >> hear back i'll fwd it to the list) >> >> ____________ >> dennis crowley >> founder, dodgeball.com >> >> + [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> + 917-301-2028 >> ____________ >> >> >> >> >> On Mar 23, 2006, at 8:55 PM, Marc Pfister wrote: >> >> > >> > >> > Ian wrote: >> > >> >> I'm thinking that if I can get post process out of a gps, why pay for >> >> accuracy in the device? I don't need real-time processing as I'm >> >> collecting >> >> a lot of point data in urban areas (which compounds the real time >> >> problem). >> >> >> >> The more I think about it, the less sense it makes to purchase an >> >> expensive >> >> device if it's possible to get the data out in a dgps-able format, as >> > it >> >> can >> >> always be 'fixed in the mix.' >> >> >> >> Thoughts? >> > >> > The antennas can make a huge difference, especially in urban areas >> > where >> > multipath is problematic. You're in NYC, right? >> > >> > One thing to consider is the time and cost of post-processing. You >> > need >> > software and someone has to sit there, download the base station data, >> > and run it every time you collect points. With a DGPS unit you get >> > your >> > accuracy when you collect the points and you don't have to fuss >> > with it >> > later. >> > >> > Again, knowing your budget and your accuracy needs would help out a >> > ton >> > in giving you specific advice. >> > >> > Marc >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Marc Pfister >> > Geospatial Data Manager >> > ENPLAN >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > 530/221-0440 x108 >> > 530/221-6963 Fax >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Geowanking mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://lists.burri.to/mailman/listinfo/geowanking >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Geowanking mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.burri.to/mailman/listinfo/geowanking >> > > > -- > Andrew Turner > [EMAIL PROTECTED] 42.4266N x 83.4931W > http://highearthorbit.com Northville, Michigan, USA > _______________________________________________ > Geowanking mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.burri.to/mailman/listinfo/geowanking > -- Stephen Medaris Bull [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Geowanking mailing list [email protected] http://lists.burri.to/mailman/listinfo/geowanking
