One data point: my Garmin eTrex unit has recently broken the 'zoom in' button on
the side - it broke off underneath the rubber bumper and started rattling around
inside, so now the map display can be zoomed out but not in. I bought it a few
months ago, so will try to get it repaired under
On Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 3:05 PM, Ed Avis e...@waniasset.com wrote:
One data point: my Garmin eTrex unit has recently broken the 'zoom in'
button on
the side - it broke off underneath the rubber bumper and started rattling
around
inside, so now the map display can be zoomed out but not in. I
On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 9:26 PM, Joe Richards joefis...@yahoo.com wrote:
I will be trekking in Nepal later this year, and would like to keep some nice
GPX trails and waypoints (both on the trekking trails and in the
towns/roads), since it looks relatively unmapped... I usually use a windows
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Aan: Lambertus
CC: talk@openstreetmap.org; Joe Richards
Onderwerp: Re: [OSM-talk] best GPS for trekking
On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 4:26 PM, Lambertus o
El Viernes, 17 de Abril de 2009, ce-test, qualified testing bv - Gert Gremmen
escribió:
A problem rises when a GPS has
a low battery switch off which may
be fooled by that phenomenon.
AFAIK, the Garmin eTrexes do not suffer from that. Instead, they get funky
battery capacity readings. I'm
I will be trekking in Nepal later this year, and would like to keep some nice
GPX trails and waypoints (both on the trekking trails and in the towns/roads),
since it looks relatively unmapped... I usually use a windows mobile device
with a bluetooth GPS but this strikes me as way to flimsy
El Jueves, 16 de Abril de 2009, Joe Richards escribió:
* reasonable robustness - ie can be put in the top pocket of a backpack
and forgotten about for a day, even if I slip over or sling my bag around
* excellent battery life, ideally a few days' tracking before a recharge
(although I could
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boun...@openstreetmap.org] On Behalf Of Joe Richards
Sent: 16 April 2009 4:56 PM
To: talk@openstreetmap.org
Subject: [OSM-talk] best GPS for trekking
I will be trekking in Nepal later this year, and would like to keep some
nice GPX trails and waypoints (both on the trekking trails and in the
towns
Joe Richards wrote:
I will be trekking in Nepal later this year, and would like to keep some nice
GPX trails and waypoints (both on the trekking trails and in the
towns/roads), since it looks relatively unmapped... I usually use a windows
mobile device with a bluetooth GPS but this strikes
2009/4/16 Iván Sánchez Ortega i...@sanchezortega.es:
I'd say Garmin eTrex or Garmin Colorado or Magellan Explorist. Runs ~8
hours on two AA batteries (just carry a couple of extra AAs in your pack).
Rugged, check. Splash-proof, check. Waypoints, check. Heading/bearing
indicator, check.
From
:17:30
Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] best GPS for trekking
Joe,
I guess it depends upon how much data you want. There must be some slow burn
loggers that would do it but probably trackpoint spacing might be high.
Personally I'd probably go with a rugged eTrex, a modern one with an SD card
to carry
Lambertus wrote:
I notice that my NiMH batteries (Ansmann 2700mAh) perform worse when
it's cold, so maybe normal Alkaline batteries might be better in cold
environments.
Yes, rechargeable batteries die very quickly in the cold.
Alkaline batteries are OK, but Lithium AA batteries are
On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 9:26 AM, Lambertus o...@na1400.info wrote:
Joe Richards wrote:
I will be trekking in Nepal later this year, and would like to keep some
nice GPX trails and waypoints (both on the trekking trails and in the
towns/roads), since it looks relatively unmapped... I usually
Joe Richards [mailto:joefis...@yahoo.com] wrote:
Sent: 16 April 2009 5:35 PM
To: Andy Robinson (blackadder-lists); Joe Richards; talk@openstreetmap.org
Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] best GPS for trekking
Well I'd like to collect lots of data, even if it involves me taking a pack
of those 2GB SD cards
On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 9:34 AM, Joe Richards joefis...@yahoo.com wrote:
Well I'd like to collect lots of data, even if it involves me taking a pack
of those 2GB SD cards that I keep switching every day or two... Obviously
taking normal AA batteries is a plus, and I am thinking of getting one
El Jueves, 16 de Abril de 2009, Karl Newman escribió:
One 2 GB MicroSD card should be enough for years of data, even at 1 sec
resolution in GPX format. Just make sure you format the card as FAT32 so
you can have more efficient storage of many small files (assuming you get a
Garmin).
On the
I have a 2GB SD card in my Legend and have the whole OSM map of Europe plus
a year of tracklogs on it and there is still room for loads more. One micro
SD card should be more than enough for your trip.
What's the best way to load OSM or convert maps on the Garmins, and ideally
include
El Jueves, 16 de Abril de 2009, Joe Richards escribió:
What's the best way to load OSM or convert maps on the Garmins [...] ?
The best way starts by RTFMing:
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OSM_Map_On_Garmin
;-)
Though there is no best way. Each piece of software described there has its
Joe Richards wrote:
What's the best way to load OSM or convert maps on the Garmins, and ideally
include terrain heights, possibly overlay information from other sources so
that I can get some useful info in areas where OSM coverage is not (yet!)
that great?
If you need relief contours
Andy Robinson (blackadder-lists) wrote:
You could then have tracks at
1 sec interval for the whole of your trek.
I think 5 sec interval when walking is quite enough - realistically
that's less than 7 m of distance between two points. The problem with
Garmins (at least eTrex) is that they
Igor Brejc wrote:
Andy Robinson (blackadder-lists) wrote:
You could then have tracks at
1 sec interval for the whole of your trek.
I think 5 sec interval when walking is quite enough - realistically
that's less than 7 m of distance between two points. The problem with
Garmins (at
Lambertus wrote:
Igor Brejc wrote:
I think 5 sec interval when walking is quite enough - realistically
that's less than 7 m of distance between two points. The problem with
Garmins (at least eTrex) is that they only really use unit's internal
RAM for storing tracks and they store up to
On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 11:54 AM, Igor Brejc igor.br...@gmail.com wrote:
Lambertus wrote:
Igor Brejc wrote:
I think 5 sec interval when walking is quite enough - realistically
that's less than 7 m of distance between two points. The problem with
Garmins (at least eTrex) is that they only
2009/4/16 Karl Newman siliconfi...@gmail.com
On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 11:54 AM, Igor Brejc igor.br...@gmail.com wrote:
Lambertus wrote:
Igor Brejc wrote:
I think 5 sec interval when walking is quite enough - realistically
that's less than 7 m of distance between two points. The problem
Make sure you test it in the cold though, as noted before,
recharchable batteries especially tend to work worse in cold weather.
Doesn't mean they won't work, just that you'll get maybe half the life
out of them.
If you are going to use good alkaline batteries, don't expect them to
be easily
On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 4:26 PM, Lambertus o...@na1400.info wrote:
I notice that my NiMH batteries (Ansmann 2700mAh) perform worse when
it's cold, so maybe normal Alkaline batteries might be better in cold
environments.
FWIW I use 2500-2900 mAh NiMH batteries with my 60CSx while hiking in
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