Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/08/29

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Subject: [Leica] re:GPS
From: abridge at gmail.com (Adam Bridge)
Date: Fri Aug 29 10:52:27 2008
References: <4BC1E0C648494C539285FEDD876AA31D@Bigguy> <200808291415.AXB55928@rg5.comporium.net>

Be sure to buy a GPS that has a barometric altimeter rather than
relying on GPS for altitude since down in the canyon you won't have an
unobstructed view of the entire sky which will limit the angular
spread of available satellites giving you less precision especially
for altitude. I imagine that most trekking GPS units have this but
since it's important to you be sure to spec that feature. Also, you
should be able to calibrate the unit by setting in either the
barometric pressure or the actual elevation. Usually at least one of
these can be determined with some accuracy.

Adam

On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 7:15 AM, Tina Manley <images@comporium.net> wrote:
> At 10:05 AM 8/29/2008, you wrote:
>>
>> Tina
>>
>> Where are you going recharge your GPS while wandering around the boonies?
>>
>> Try one of these
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Walt+Johnson/Duh___.jpg.html
>>
>> And Steve, my model is Mac and PC compatible. :)
>
>
> The Garmin uses AA batteries that aren't too heavy to carry ;-)  With the
> GPS synced to my M8, I'll be able to identify exactly where my photos are
> made.  I also want to know exactly how many feet I go up and down at the
> Grand Canyon!  And which possible routes on other hikes might be less steep
>  ;-)
>
> Tina
>
> Tina Manley
> www.tinamanley.com
>
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In reply to: Message from walt at waltjohnson.com (Walt Johnson) ([Leica] re:GPS)
Message from images at comporium.net (Tina Manley) ([Leica] re:GPS)