Hi Jim, Try MyTracks.
It has a realtime waytracks on google map while you walk / run and ability to export the gps tracks in KML, etc. http://www.google.com.au/search?sclient=psy&hl=en&site=&source=hp&q=MyTracks+android&aq=o&aqi=&aql=&oq=&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&biw=1184&bih=554&ech=1&psi=s-ATTqGeLMn4mAXC_rnpCw.1309925514403.4&emsg=NCSR&noj=1&ei=s-ATTqGeLMn4mAXC_rnpCw Noli On 7/6/11, Jim Morgan <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I bought one of these a couple of weeks ago for P 6900. I've been waiting > for a decent, cheap Android phone to come along, which to me is the whole > reason for Android to exist. However most of them have been 500 USD, 400 > USD, 300 USD, until this one came along. I was a bit sceptical about the > build quality at first, but I went to the Cherry Mobile outlet, and hefted > it in my hand a bit and decided to take the plunge -- no such thing as > try-before-you-buy there. > > Here are the specs: > http://www.cherrymobile.com.ph/site/mobiles/cosmo.html > > As you can see its got Android 2.2, which apparently is streets better than > 2.1 or previous. 2.3 would have been even better, but 2.2 is OK. Other > things which were on my "must have" list were 3G (check), wifi (check), and > a 3.5 audio jack (check), and of course, the reason why I'm mentioning it > here, GPS (check). > > I had a problem with it randomly shutting down when I first got it. My heart > sank as I thought my worst fears were realised - cheap taiwanese trash. But > the sales people worked with me diligently to figure out the problem, which > turned out to be a bad memory card (actually a batch of them ...). > > So once it was working, it seems pretty good. Its not a speed machine, but > its adequate for what I wanted. In particular the GPS ... works OK. It comes > with Google Maps on it, so you need a wifi connection to really use that > properly. However I found a version of Trekbuddy in the Android market, and > loaded all my Trekbuddy maps onto it, and its been great. It takes a while > to get a fix sometimes (I think its programmed to rely too much on AGPS and > the contraversial wifi AP database), but once its got a fix, its been fine. > > I took it on a run last weekend, and it tracked me pretty well. I might try > loading up the MapMyRun software next and see what happens with that. > > Anyone else running Android for mapping out there? Any good apps to try? > > Jim > > > _______________________________________________ > talk-ph mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ph > _______________________________________________ talk-ph mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ph
