hello everyone. started mapping out the strange city of surabaya indonesia over the past month. on vacation visiting the wifes family.
currently calling san gabriel california my home.
i thought san gabriel was covered as far as mapping was concerned but after close observation i noticed the TIGER data severely messy in my area. im going to be spending most my time fixing that up.
also, im looking into a gps unit. but i dont want to spend $5oo+ on a mapping hobby. so any one know of a cheap relatively reliable unit i can use on my adventures around the globe?
Well for 200 dollars you got a top of the range Garmin, which is able to display OSM maps on the display. But for 80 $ you can get a GPS datalogger which will do the job of tracing just as fine. See also http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/GPS_Reviews
For around $50 you can get a GPS mouse.
I have been using it for a couple of years with my laptop and you can get it from ebay , search for GPS mouse and you will find a lot of them in that range.You can get the USB or bluetooth based.
There is a deal at Fry’s also for $50. Check it out on http://shop2.frys.com/product/5539850