Re: [OM] Geotag and time zones rant

[Mike Lazzari via olympus]

Why don't you just use you phone? The gps in newer phones is just as 
good or better than most consumer handhelds like Garmin. In fact my 
phone receives more satellite systems than my older Montana. The Montana 
is still top notch though.  A few years ago I did some comparisons with 
my Montana and a friend's eye thing. Out in the open things were pretty 
equal but once under tree cover the phone was useless (or worse). Not 
any more. Most new phones are fine.
I highly recommend OSMAnd <https://osmand.net/> which is free and based 
on openstreetmaps. I paid a few £'s to help support them and get a few 
more  features. It was very useful on our travels even routing on 
trails. No connection required. Just turn on the tracking and save the 
track at the end of the day. I have ExpertGPS-Pro <expertgps.com> for 
the editing but it is overkill.  I use it for my mapping and need the 
extra features. (see latest map below). I think free EasyGPS 
<easygps.com> would be fine.
When traveling I leave the camera on "Home" time and edit it later in 
ExpertGPS. Easier than remembering to reset every time you cross an 
imaginary line. Last week in Canada we crossed from PDT into MDT and 
back again in the space of a couple of hours. It can be a bit confusing 
however you decide do it. e.g. when Piers and I were a few meters from 
each other in Scotland but didn't realize it until I got home and 
aligned the times.
Mike


draft copy 
<http://www.interisland.net/watershed/mike/Trails/maps/SJI%20Trails5b.jpg>
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