On Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 11:29 AM, Joseph R. Justice jayare...@gmail.comwrote:
I see the eTrex 30 currently for $219 (down from $299) as a Black Friday
special direct from Garmin, and for $199 from GPSCity. (And the 199 price
is the same as Garmin retail for the eTrex 20, tho I'm sure GPSCity's
On 12/1/13 2:00 AM, Paul Johnson wrote:
On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 at 9:52 PM, Richard Welty rwe...@averillpark.net
mailto:rwe...@averillpark.net wrote:
the N7 does horizontal mode pretty well; i'm pretty pleased with
the N7 overall. now that i have an old (2 1/2 year old) HTC Android
2013/11/29 Joseph R. Justice jayare...@gmail.com
I looked at the following items mentioned in the set of responses: The
Garmin eTrex series (most specifically the 30; if one is going to get it,
might as well get the best one available); the Columbus V-900 (and V-990);
the AMOD AGL3080; the
On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 12:00 PM, Richard Welty rwe...@averillpark.netwrote:
i think a couple more notes are in order as part of a consumer's guide.
the following contains notes on Garmin Android/OsmAnd options
Garmin Pros/Cons
1) mkgmap produces useful maps from OSM data
Though at least
On 11/30/13 6:45 PM, Paul Johnson wrote:
10) decent automotive mounts for 7 tablets are out
there. i'm going to try one with the Nexus 7 for my
christmas vacation trip from NY state to NC.
I'd be curious how the N7 handles Osmand in horizontal mode and what
mount you
On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 at 9:52 PM, Richard Welty rwe...@averillpark.netwrote:
On 11/30/13 6:45 PM, Paul Johnson wrote:
10) decent automotive mounts for 7 tablets are out
there. i'm going to try one with the Nexus 7 for my
christmas vacation trip from NY state to NC.
I'd be
First off, I'd like to thank all the people who responded to my original
message. I truly do appreciate the time and effort you took to respond to
my inquiry.
I looked at the following items mentioned in the set of responses: The
Garmin eTrex series (most specifically the 30; if one is going to
2013/11/26 Dion Dock dion_d...@comcast.net
I've used a Garmin GPSmap 60CSx. I think it records a point every
second--or maybe it's every 5--I can't find the setting in the menus at the
moment. Saving tracks to the micro SD card will strip off their
timestamps and OSM rejects tracks without
On 11/26/13 8:33 AM, Volker Schmidt wrote:
I also have used an old etrex HCx and a new etrex 20. Both are good at
the job. Battery life is good (full day with rechargeable batteries at
1 sec sampling). Resolution is good (down to 1 meter with good
satellite visibility), especially with the
2013/11/26 Richard Welty rwe...@averillpark.net
the eTrex units seem to be much more accurate than the entry level
auto units from Garmin. i'm intrigued though, by Martin's description
of the 60CSx (which appears to have been replaced in the Garmin lineup
by the 62CS).
I'm not sure if I
Chiming in really late! but I have used a fair number of different GPS
loggers so I thought I'd add my experience.
First off, like cameras, the best one is the one you have with you
(and can be powered up). For me, that disqualifies the Garmin 60
series - too bulky to always carry around with me.
On 11/26/13 11:13 AM, Martijn van Exel wrote:
When I'm out of options I will use my phone for track logging. This is
always a poor choice because the quality of the tracks is noticeably
poorer, to the point of being unusable sometimes.
i have noticed that the GPS in the retired android HTC (2.5
On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 5:52 AM, Richard Welty rwe...@averillpark.netwrote:
if the good tracks are on the microSD card then that
means you can minimize cycles on the mini-USB port, as you can
remove the microSD and use an external reader. this should lead to
a longer useful life for the
On 11/26/13 8:33 AM, Volker Schmidt wrote:
I also have used an old etrex HCx and a new
etrex 20. Both are good at the job. Battery
life is good (full day with rechargeable
batteries at 1 sec sampling). Resolution is
good (down to 1 meter with good satellite
visibility), especially with the
On 11/26/2013 12:07 PM, Richard Welty wrote:
there are USB battery supplement thingies out there, probably best
to have one or more if you're going to do this away from a car
with a lighter socket or USB power port.
I find that as long as I keep it in airplane mode and don't overuse the
screen
A few options I have experience with:
- The AMOD AGL3080 is pretty bare-bones, but it works well and interfaces
easily with a computer even without any special software (basically, it
works like a flash drive; the files are stored in NMEA format, which you
can convert to OSM's GPX format with
I'm using a Garmin GPS Map 60csx for years and do have very good experience
with it, it is now discontinued but the successor is still available (the
differences between the models is mostly the sensors: barometer or not,
electronic compass or not). You should be able to get something like this
i think a couple more notes are in order as part of a consumer's guide.
the following contains notes on Garmin Android/OsmAnd options
Garmin Pros/Cons
1) mkgmap produces useful maps from OSM data
2) in the automotive units, save location is an ok,
not great, but ok interface for recording
I've been using a Garmin eTrex 20 for most of the past year and am pretty
happy with it.
Compared to the earlier eTrex Legend HCx, it supports GLONASS, gets better
battery life (about 40 hours of use on two AA batteries), gets a fix much
faster after powering on, has more attractive (but slower)
I've used two eTrex GPS units (an old one and a relatively new one), a
Columbus v900 (the voice recorder that Russ mentioned), and I've used
OSMTracker for Android.
The v900 is super cool, and cheap, but my experience with it was that
it took forever to lock in, and when it did- it was pretty
On 11/24/13 9:17 PM, Joseph R. Justice wrote:
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So, I've been thinking about getting involved with OSM, particularly
in terms of improving the map in the area I live in (Fort Lauderdale,
FL, USA).
From: Serge Wroclawski [mailto:emac...@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, November 25, 2013 1:52 PM
Subject: Re: [Talk-us] Currently available good GPS for use with OSM
mapping in the USA?
It's also worth mentioning that the type of environment you're in makes
a huge difference. When you're in a
On 11/24/13 9:17 PM, Joseph R. Justice wrote:
[I am subscribed to Talk-US and will see responses to this message
sent to that list. -- J]
So, I've been thinking about getting involved with OSM, particularly
in terms of improving the map in the area I live in (Fort Lauderdale,
FL, USA).
Joseph R. Justice writes:
To that end, I am wondering if anyone here would wish to offer suggestions
on GPS devices that are currently available in the US which I should
consider.
I highly recommend the Columbus V-900. It's quite accurate, has a
battery that lasts all day long, and has a
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