Thanks David. I will check the local market for this device. But as my volunteers are very novice, a screen would help them more.
Regards, Ishtiaque On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 9:05 PM, David Ellams <[email protected]>wrote: > On Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:49:06 +0600, Ishtiaque Ahmed > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Can anyone suggest me about which are the cheap GPS devices that I can > > use > > for mapping? Is there any other way to get some idle GPS devices from any > > other places as a help for mapping Bangladesh? > > Depends what kind of device you want. You can get very cheap keychain > gps devices (not loggers) which will interface with a smartphone, and > free software for the smartphone to do the logging. Or you may want a > standalone GPS logger without a screen, or a fully blown Personal > Navigation Device with a screen, maps, etc. > > I know some people insist a screen is a must, but I get on ok with a > cheap GPS logger with no screen. I use a notepad (or occasionally a > camera) to record the details of my waypoints. Yes, it does mean you > cannot see whether you have a good constellation of satellites, but I > almost never get home to find the trace is unusable. I use the iBlue > 747A+, which in the UK you can get on ebay for £25 - £30, but I have no > idea of availability or price in Bangladesh! I would personally > recommend this device to anyone who wants a GPS logger of this sort. I > find it reliable and easy to use*, it has a large memory and excellent > battery life. There is also an excellent unofficial free desktop (and > mobile) application available (BT747) for managing the device (or other > devices with the same chipset), downloading tracks and saving to > OSM-compatible gpx files. I have read the chipset is not well calibrated > for walking, but I usually find my walking traces usable, if not as > visually appealing as my cycling traces. > > But I have not tried any other devices. There are lots of feature > comparisons and some user reviews here: > > http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/GPS_Reviews > > David > > *At least I did - I lost mine two weeks ago :( > > > _______________________________________________ > newbies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/newbies > -- Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed Lecturer, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh. Ph: +880 2 9345488 (res), +880 1819 428898 (mobile) Personal Website: http://kallol.echoz.com Faculty Webpage: http://www.buet.ac.bd/cse/faculty/facdetail.php?id=kallol
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