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| Subject: | Re: GISList: Garmin GPS & ArcView 3.1 |
| Date: |
04/10/2002 01:37:33 AM |
| From: |
Ivan Sutila |
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Go www.gpsy.com and you will find answer to your dilema.
Ivan
Robert Heitzman wrote:
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>> However, we want to be able to record coordinates and go back to these
>> locations w/out ending up in another universe... Will this $120
>> Garmin GPS
>> unit be sufficient or would you recommend an upgrade?
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>> Any Thoughts Would Be Appreciated!
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> If I was buying a GPS today I'd make sure it had WAAS capability. WAAS
> will provied you much better accuracy. The eTrex Venture (+$50 SRP
> from the basic eTrex - $170 steet) has WAAS and better capacity than
> the basic eTrex unit. Either eTrex basic model is good enough to
> support the usage you outlined - both will keep you on this planet, no
> problem! Neither of these eTrex units supports an external antenna,
> which is about the only downside I can see to the units.
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> I don't know if the WAAS units will do altitude any better, the
> non-WAAS recreational units don't do altitude very well. There are
> some Garmin units that include barometric altimiters - pricey however.
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> Make sure you get the combined power/PC cable with the Garmins.
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> There is a nice freeware package Waypoints+ that is great for
> upload/download to most any (I think the eTrex line is
> supported)Garmin. Just make sure you have the correct datum set in the
> GPS to match your topo (usually NAD27) overlay project.
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