> I was talking to an old friend this afternoon, and it looks like I > might have another Open Street Map ... "victim" :-) . So, next > question being what GPS should he get. My person preferred solution > (the GPS receiver that came Microsoft Streets and Trips) fails on the > portability area. Here are the parameters:
I recently got a Garmin GPSMap 60CSX. Very nice GPS receiver; I usually get around 2-3m accuracy (compared to my in-car Nuvi that gets around 6-8m). It has a built in micro SD card slot, and can record its GPX tracklogs right to the card. You can mount the device as a USB Mass Storage device, so getting the tracks off under linux should be a snap. It fully supports mapping so you can use the OSM Garmin maps on it -- VERY useful if you want to quality-check the map as you go about your day to day activities. The unit runs on two AA batteries; I'm using rechargeable NiMH batteries so far with no problems. All in all a well built, well thought out GPS unit. Tyler _______________________________________________ Talk-ca mailing list Talk-ca@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ca