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| Subject: | Re: GISList: Garmin GPS & ArcView 3.1 |
| Date: |
05/06/2002 09:53:05 AM |
| From: |
Layne Seely |
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hey Everyone:
I have tried the program referenced below and found that another one called=
"ExpertGPS" worked fantastic. I have shared it with several others throug=
h work and home and they all agree with me that this program is truly wonde=
rful.
http://www.expertgps.com/
>>> "Robert Heitzman" <rheitzman@hotmail.com> 04/09/02 05:09PM >>>
<snip>
>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!
If I was buying a GPS today I'd make sure it had WAAS capability. WAAS will=
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provied you much better accuracy. The eTrex Venture (+$50 SRP from the basi=
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eTrex - $170 steet) has WAAS and better capacity than the basic eTrex unit.=
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Either eTrex basic model is good enough to support the usage you outlined -=
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both will keep you on this planet, no problem! Neither of these eTrex units=
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supports an external antenna, which is about the only downside I can see to=
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the units.
I don't know if the WAAS units will do altitude any better, the non-WAAS=20
recreational units don't do altitude very well. There are some Garmin units=
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that include barometric altimiters - pricey however.
Make sure you get the combined power/PC cable with the Garmins.
There is a nice freeware package Waypoints+ that is great for=20
upload/download to most any (I think the eTrex line is supported)Garmin.=20
Just make sure you have the correct datum set in the GPS to match your topo=
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(usually NAD27) overlay project.
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