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what kind of GPS device would i need?



 
 
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Old July 2nd 09, 09:04 PM posted to sci.geo.satellite-nav
seannorse
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Default what kind of GPS device would i need?

hi guys,
what kind of gps receiver or equipment would i need if i wanted to map
roads in a small country?
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Old July 2nd 09, 11:40 PM posted to sci.geo.satellite-nav
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On 02/07/2009 21:04, seannorse wrote:
hi guys,
what kind of gps receiver or equipment would i need if i wanted to map
roads in a small country?


What is your purpose for mapping the roads? And what sort of accuracy do
you need?
And which small country?

You could look at OpenStreetMap: http://www.openstreetmap.org/
Firstly, some of the roads may already be mapped (depending on where it
is), and you can download the data to do stuff with.

Second, there's plenty of advice on the wiki for recommended GPS
receivers that are good for mapping, as well as suggested mapping
techniques etc. See http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/GPS_Reviews

There's a variety of GPS dataloggers that will just record a track of
where you've been.
Or if you want something that can display maps, something like the
Garmin eTrex Legend HCx is a reasonably priced option.


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