I have a Columbus V990 a very inexpensive device. I use that for track gathering and audio notes at POIs. It's so accurate I don't need anything else.
I use GOMap on iPhone for detailed editing of POIs etc. If you have an old Blackberry, install GPSLogger II, a powerhouse app for track gathering and naming POIs on the tracks itself. For Android you can use Vespucci or OSMAnd, though am not a fan of Android. Most of these devices will give you fairly accurate tacks and POIs even if there is no cellular data. That's the reason I bought the Columbus. It's inexpensive and records tracks for 17 hours a day on a single charge. ........................................................ Blackberry has the world's best email experience. > On 23-Jul-2015, at 2:42 pm, Sunil K <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear Mayuresh, > > I would suggest to go for samsung tablet, or Moto G than going for a > standalone GPS like Garmin or TomTom( because cost vs accuracy is > better in the case of former, based on my experiance from 2010 now it > may be different). > I dont know how good is bluetooth or USB connected GPS (which can be > connected to your chromebook directly) > > The only important think is GPS should be able to lock without 2G or > 3G network, in a remote location sometimes this is crucial. Another > think is battery life with GPS(with and without screen on). > > You could use apps like osmtracker to get gpx trail and way points, > Navit or OsmAnd(could also be used for tracking) for existing map. > There is a OSM editor vespucci but I don't know how good it is. > > > > br > Sunil > > > > >> On 07/23/2015 01:18 PM, Mayuresh Kathe wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I tried to keep this off list as much as I could, but it would be >> improper to harangue just one person with newbie type questions. >> :-) >> >> I am basically from Mumbai, but also have a certain amount of >> presence in a nearby hamlet called Uran (65Kms south east of >> Mumbai). >> >> I checked out the map for that region on OSM and found very few >> details. >> >> Given the fact that I would be spending a month there, once in >> every 2 months (making it around 4 months a year), I would like to >> invest time in helping map that region. >> >> I have been advised to take a look at "JOSM" as an editor, but >> found "iD" to be a lot better for my current situation, i.e. only >> portable is a Google Chromebook. >> >> I solicit advice on the GPS equipment I would need (I don't use a >> smartphone). >> >> Would you be kind enough to recommend a decent, low-cost GPS unit >> for acquiring data which can be easily used with OSM? >> >> Thanks, >> >> ~Mayuresh >> >> >> _______________________________________________ Talk-in mailing >> list [email protected] >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-in > > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-in mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-in _______________________________________________ Talk-in mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-in
