2009/1/6 Dermot McNally <[email protected]>: > Hi, > > I reckon you want something like the Legend HCx...
Thanks, that does look ideal. >> - It would be nice to be able to store multiple track logs, giving >> each one a name (I don't know if *any* GPS can do this, but I figured >> it's worth an ask) > > If you log to card (and you will) then your traces will be named > according to the date logged. Not exactly what you ask for, but easy > enough to work with. My idea was that it'd be nice to be able to name a track according to what I was logging on (ie I might name a track "Footpath" or "Cycleway"), but it's not a big deal. I've had a look at the manual, and it says that tracks recorded to micro SD card are GPX format, so at least I won't have to bother converting them. >> - Being able to get data on/off the device from Linux. According to >> the Mkgmap page, Garmin models such as the Legend Cx can be set to >> appear as a USB drive on Linux, which would be ideal > > Yes - the Garmin Legends, Vistas and others will do this, but be aware > that some models (including recent ones) won't present their traces so > readily as gpx on mass storage. Legends and Vistas do exactly what you > describe, so long as you log to card. I have a multi-card reader, so I'll probably just put the card in that to get the tracks off the card. I might use the USB connection to get waypoints, though. Just out of interest, how are traces presented on mass storage? Is it some other format, and if so, is it a format that gpsbabel can convert to GPX? >> I'm looking at a price range of about £100-£150. Can anyone recommend >> anything? > > Hmm, that's worth about €90 these days IIRC... ;) > > Try Ebay. Garmin US imports, in particular, can go for good prices > (grey imports are often sold by European sellers), and the lack of a > local basemap won't worry you for OSM use. Amazon have them for £133.04, Ebay doesn't seem to be a great deal cheaper. If I buy via the link on the OSM wiki's shop page, then OSM will get 5% of what I spend :-) Russ _______________________________________________ newbies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/newbies
