[Ti] OT - mac & gps

[Jean-Paul Thuot]

As a surveyor I've used both Garmin and Magellan handhelds.  My
suggestion is to just go into a shop and take a look at both.
Magellan tends to have larger screens on their handhelds, but the
interface is clunkier than Garmins.  Overall I prefer Garmin.

Whichever you get, make sure you get one that is USB, not Serial.

One other option is to get a Palm pilot that has bluetooth, and a GPS
unit to go with it.  They have bigger screens and you'll have more
options in terms of software to go with it.

For software on the Mac, take a look at GPSBabel+.  Works great with
just about any GPS unit you'll buy.

Cheers,

Jean-Paul

On 7/23/07, alexandre <mac at kapellos.com> wrote:
> hi
>
> i'd like to buy a gps device to use while i'm driving but also as a
> pedestrian. i'll be travelling to hong-kong and japan next month and
> i was thinking of taking one of theses devices along…
>
> do any of the existing devices work in "pedestrian" mode?
> which manufacturer is mac-friendly?
> which device would allow me to log my position/time so as to be able
> to tag my photos?
>
> any links are welcome, off-list too…
>
> sorry for the off-topic post…
>
> alexandre
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