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Jane J
Jane May 17, 2004 15:40:52
Replying to Steve Gray

Call me old-fashioned, but when we went to Land's End in March, we found that a pile of OS maps, an 'eye' for landscape and a 'nose' for sniffing out this stuff were far more useful than ocifant's GPS. Save yer wonga, Etienne Gris, and buy MAPS instead! You don't have to replace batteries in 'em or anything.

But you've probably set your heart on a GPS now, eh?
J
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T TimP
TimP May 17, 2004 18:46:50
Replying to Jane

Keep your eye on ebay if GPS shopping... I've been outbid on several items recently!

I love my maps too, but have recently concluded that a GPS will augment my stones hunting nicely. This was proved last week when hunting for this feature:
http://www.megalithic.co.uk/modules.php?op=modload&name=My_eGallery&file=index&do=showpic&pid=6933&orderby=dateD

I could have saved nearly an hour with a GPS, when confronted with footpath changes and deforestation which had changed since the map was printed. This knocked my usually good perception on the head for a while - but I got there in the end.

Cheers

Tim

G Grendel
Grendel May 18, 2004 17:45:47
Replying to Jane

I don't think I'd personally replace mapping with a GPS BUT when looking for tricky sites it is great to be able to plug in the grid reference and follow the arrow...

G

ps - for the techies...at work we are testing the use of electronic OS mapping (down to 1:500 scale) loaded on PDAs to map refuse and recycling collection rounds (the cutting edge ;-)). This is then uploaded to our MapInfo GIS system to save the bother of paying a GIS technician to weave his magic. Of course I will test the system at weekends but it only covers my Borough!