Looks like a neat device - especially ruggedized & battery life.
However, for 2/3 as much (device & gps receiver) you could have the mapping using whatever maps you want, including OpenStreetMap, on the Nokia N800. http://bergie.iki.fi/blog/maemo_mapper-openstreetmap_and_wikipedia.html On 3/19/07, Andrew Turner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Looks like a neat device - especially ruggedized & battery life. However, for 2/3 as much (device & gps receiver) you could have the mapping using whatever maps you want, including OpenStreetMap, on the Nokia N800. http://bergie.iki.fi/blog/maemo_mapper-openstreetmap_and_wikipedia.html On 3/19/07, Lee Parkes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi folks, > Saw this at the Ordnance Survey outdoor show: > > http://www.satmap.com > > Looks like a cool device, available in June for 300UKP (disclaimer: thats what > the guy on the stand said). > > Had a chat with one of the sales guys about it. There are some downfalls though, > no NMEA output yet, it's version 1 (usual early adopters disclaimer applies). > It's aimed sqaurely at the outdoor market, so no road navigation. So, no one > GPS for all uses. Claimed to have a long battery life. Apparently it can collect > stats about trips, but I didn't find out how much memory it had or how it can > get that info to other devices. > > It uses OS maps on a SD card. Would be interesting to see what format the maps > come in and how easy it would be to create maps. > > L > > -- > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] DOC #25 GLASS #136 www.mud-dog.org > I Need A Reason To Stand Up And Fight > Need To Believe What I See - The Silver Drop - Mnemic > _______________________________________________ > 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
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