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    Software Idea

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    Why not, instead, have a map 'service' that you subscribe to, and which downloads updates to your GPS unit. If you needed a certain place, say, Vermont, in your GPS, you connect to your PC, it connects to the service, and you get the map you need. Up to date and current.

    Given that you would have to connect the GPS receiver to a data-delivery service, you would have

    to attach the GPS receiver to a cell-phone or something similar. So what you want already exists.

    It's called VZ Navigator in the Verizon Wireless world.

     

    http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/splash/turnbyturn.jsp

     

    There's also a Sprint version.

     

    http://www.nextel.com/en/solutions/gps/navigate.shtml

     

    And others.

     

    hmmm. Are the maps on the Verizon or Sprint versions as detailed as City Navigator? And can you save maps to your phone so you don't have to be in cell phone range to use them?

    Discovering kinda killed caching for me

    in Trackables

    Posted

    Annoying, but don't let it ruin your enjoyment of caching as whole.

     

    I should have said having TBs specifically, not caching as a whole.

     

    I've got two coins that I've had for a year, still haven't left them in a cache yet. I just figure that they will either A. disappear B. get discovered endlessly C. their numbers put on one of those printed sheets that gets passed around parties or D. all of the above. grrrr :P

    Garmin car charger

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    Most of the newer Garmins will receive power through the USB port, and AFAIK, that is the only way the news eTrexes will receive power.

     

    Isn't USB a standard? Shouldn't a USB power cord for one device work for all other devices?

     

    I would imagine so, but I wanted to ask here anyway.

    Software Idea

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    I use City Navigator and love it. But the maps are about 2 years old, IIRC, by the time each version comes out.

     

    Why not, instead, have a map 'service' that you subscribe to, and which downloads updates to your GPS unit. If you needed a certain place, say, Vermont, in your GPS, you connect to your PC, it connects to the service, and you get the map you need. Up to date and current.

     

    Or - have your GPS recieve the maps via wireless, just as it recieves signals from the satellites.

     

    Just a thought or two...

    Geocache in Reliance/Hiwassee

    in South and Southeast

    Posted

    After converting the coordinates to N35 11.568 W84 27.066 the area is fine to place a cache, up and down the river in both direction for 3’4 of a mile that should be four islands

     

    Remember you will need a local cacher to help do maintenance

     

    Max Cacher

    Geocaching.com Volunteer Cache Reviewer // Moderator

     

    I'm thinking maintenance shouldn't be too much - the cache should only be accessible by boat. But if you hae some suggestions of who might be willing to help with maintenance I'm all ears. ;-)

    Geocache in Reliance/Hiwassee

    in South and Southeast

    Posted

    Give us coordinates, and can tell you for sure, Hiwassee River is 40 miles long in Tennessee could you narrow it down a little.

     

    Max Cacher

    Geocaching.com Volunteer Cache Reviewer // Moderator

     

    I don't have the exact coords for the island - yet. :( But it would be around 35.1928°N, 84.4511°W (NAD27) on topozone.com.

    Geocache in Reliance/Hiwassee

    in South and Southeast

    Posted

    Anyone here from the East Tennessee cachers groups? I would like to place a cache on the Hiwassee River on one of the islands in the kayakable/float tube-able section. It would have goodies for kids and be only accessible by boat. I would secure it so it would not float away in a flood. I want to know if this is allowable in the rules.

    Garmin Etrex Legend Cx

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    FYI...

    There is an update on Garmin's website for firmware version 2.60 for the eTrex Legend Cx.

     

    Got it yesterday. I dunno why but it removed my geocaches from my map. ??? I found this out when I tried a quick cache run yesterday. They weren't showing up as icons on the map... also the one I was looking for wasn't in my GPS even though I'm pretty sure it was before. Weird.

     

    Anyway, will reload caches and give 'er a try. :)

    Garmin Etrex Legend Cx

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    Yes! I will do it! It is a good idea.

     

    My suggestion is to go out and find a few benchmarks with these faulty units. (ones with adjusted coordinates). Then take a picture with the GPS and the benchmark in it showing the current location, and claim accuracy. This should be enough to show that there is something wrong here.

     

    Right now the reports have too many variables in them, and Garmin can pin the problem on just about anything they darn well feel like, but if you are at a benchmark, and coordinates put you 20m away, and the accuracy says +/- 3m, then guess what? There's a problem.

    Will someone please try ibycus's suggestion? There are lots of references in this thread about being 30-50ft off when standing over a cache, but caches are terrible locations to judge the accuracy of your receiver. First, caches are often in less than prime locations for satellite reception. You have canopy and multipath issues. Second, you're comparing your receiver against the cache hider's, which could be flaky itself. You don't know how long the person averaged the cache coords, or if they did so at all. It's also possible that the cache may have migrated away from the posted coords over the months.

     

    When you compare the coordinates on your GPSr against those for an adjusted benchmark, you're comparing against coordinates that were obtained by professionals using survey-grade GPS equipment and postprocessing. If you tell Garmin that you compared the coordinates on your GPSr against the coords for an adjusted benchmark, that you let the GPSr average for several minutes, and that it showed you being 50ft away from the benchmark, Garmin will have a hard time attributing the problem with the GPSr to operator error.

    Where'd my CN go?

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    This morning I cleared all of the waypoints out of my GPS and put in a new pocket query of locacl caches.

    I was going to hit a cache near work, selected it, navigate, on road (till I get there I use the on road mapping), and it didn't work. So I checked and my CN8 is no longer installed on my Legend CX. Is it normal for clearing waypoints to also clear your installed maps? :)

     

    PS the last time I used my GPS I used CN8 the whole time. This is the first time I've used it since then (4 days ago).

     

    I've seen this before on my 60CSx...check that the microSD card i properly inserted. Mine came loose once and all I had was the basemap until I reinserted it properly. Good luck.

     

    Reseated the card and still no map, it was a good suggestion though. I reloaded the regions I wanted, no problems there. I guess the cause will remain a mystery :unsure:

    Where'd my CN go?

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    This morning I cleared all of the waypoints out of my GPS and put in a new pocket query of locacl caches.

    I was going to hit a cache near work, selected it, navigate, on road (till I get there I use the on road mapping), and it didn't work. So I checked and my CN8 is no longer installed on my Legend CX. Is it normal for clearing waypoints to also clear your installed maps? :anicute:

     

    PS the last time I used my GPS I used CN8 the whole time. This is the first time I've used it since then (4 days ago).

    One possibility:

    From your map page press menu, select "setup map" and press enter. From the map setup page press menu again and make sure that CN8 hasn't been de-selected. It should say "hide CN8". If it says "show CN8" than you want to select that and press enter.

     

    Edit:

    I just realized you said the unit is an "X" model, in which case the maps are on the card and none of what I said may apply.

     

    I just checked - CN8 is not showing up. Also I used 'delete' under the waypoints menu to delete the waypoints, and GSAK current version to load my new pocket query.

    Where'd my CN go?

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    This morning I cleared all of the waypoints out of my GPS and put in a new pocket query of locacl caches.

    I was going to hit a cache near work, selected it, navigate, on road (till I get there I use the on road mapping), and it didn't work. So I checked and my CN8 is no longer installed on my Legend CX. Is it normal for clearing waypoints to also clear your installed maps? :anicute:

     

    PS the last time I used my GPS I used CN8 the whole time. This is the first time I've used it since then (4 days ago).

    Garmin Etrex Legend Cx

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    Here's where I stand:

     

    When I spoke to support today, the guy said: "I have a Legend and I turn it on and and I get 12' accuracy" I thought he was going to pursuade me to keep my unit, but with almost no effort on my part he gave me the address to send my unit back. They'll give me a "new" one (I'm guessing it will be a refurb that has passed quality control). Whatever - in any event, Garmin support was good to me and took my concern seriously. I was worried I would get the treatment of: "here's another one who wants 6 inch accuracy on waypoints"

     

    Hopefully my new legend will fulfill all of my wishes and dreams.

     

    thanks to everyone for the info

     

    Let us know how it goes.

     

    I have severe GPS envy over a 60CSX and really question my decision to buy the Legend CX sometimes. But I will say I used it with CN8 in Vancouver recently and I LOVE CN8, amazing.

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