Re: [OM] Geocoding [was B&H Photo]

[Mike Lazzari]

I've been using the Montana for a few years, Newer models available. A 
bit big. Good battery life. Best feature is ability to load all kinds of 
maps and many of them. Many freebies. Routing on roads and trails. Use 
it all the time traveling rather than the car gps. Free openstreet 
route-able maps for download. Also used the free excellent UK topos. 
Free topos for all the states and many countries. Also aerial photo 
overlays. I use it for mapping trails and can upload the gpx files and 
convert to shape files or kml files. Camera sucks but is sufficient to 
document waypoints etc. May be overkill for many users.
M

FWIW with cell phone apps you can cache tiles for offline use up to the 
available cache size.


> Funny that we should be talking this. I've been looking for a new
> handheld GPS. My old eTrex has button issues and has no usable map
> display. I'm looking at the new Garmins and some even have built-in
> cameras.
>
> While the cellphones have built-in everything and my old Note-3
> actually does a reasonable job of GPS work off-grid, the problem is
> battery life and the fact the maps can disappear on you when you need
> them most. It's just not good enough of a solution for being in Alaska
> away from the cell network. I've tried and used numerous map/hiking
> software solutions with topos and everything, but when you hide is on
> the line, it just isn't the right tool for the job. Dedicated devices
> that do GPS mapping as their primary function are definitely prefered.
>
> AG
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