The Garmin eTrex Legend HCx was what we went for for running mapping parties and they are very popular with attendees. Very easy to use, has a high sensitivity receiver (a must), displays OSM mapping, logs a new track file to the SD card every day, will run all day on a pair of AA rechargables (2500mhA and above). Plus all the other features of ruggedness, waterproof etc etc. At £138 on Amazon including the SD card you actually get a lot of bang for your buck.
Cheers Andy >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] [mailto:talk- >[email protected]] On Behalf Of Roozbeh Pournader >Sent: 06 April 2009 10:07 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: [OSM-talk] GPSMAP 60Cx still the best OSM GPS? > >Hi all, > >I wish to buy the best (amateur) GPS for contributing to OSM. (I have >no plan to use the device for anything else other than improving OSM, >I plan to get something else for my other GPS needs.) I really care >about accuracy, being able to get a lot of high-quality tracks, and >being ultra quick with recording a waypoint. > >Reading the reviews on the wiki pages, it seems to me that Garmin >GPSMAP 60Cx is still *the* GPS to get for OSM: > >http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/GPS_Reviews >http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Garmin > >But I am worried that those may be out of date. > >So, a few questions: > >Is GPSMAP 60Cx still the OSM GPS to get? > >Is there any OSM-related reason to try to get a 60CSx (the version >that has the electronic compass and barometric altimeter)? > >Is there anything as good as 60Cx that can also do photos of street >signs and/or voice recording without sacrificing the quality of the >tracks and waypoints or the ease of use? > >Thanks, >Roozbeh > >_______________________________________________ >talk mailing list >[email protected] >http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk
