Any suggestions for a GPS with Mapping?

[Gone-geeking]

Hi all,

 

I currently have a Garmin Etrex H which serves me well for Geocaching and does everything I need it to do, but I am now looking for a GPS for use at work and need something a little more advanced. Amongst other things, we undertake light pollution surveys so we find a viewpoint overlooking a site during the day and take photographs, then find the exact same point again at night and take photographs again so that we can overlay one on the other. As you can imagine, trying to find a marker in the middle of an open field in the dark can be a real pain in the rear without a GPS.

 

What I need (ok - want... hey, work are paying ) is a GPS unit that includes mapping of a detail that means I don't need to take a paper map as well. I've heard mixed reviews about the Garmin mapping (mostly bad) so was hoping someone could point me in the direction of a unit and software that would give me something close to a 1:25000 OS map.

 

Thanks in advance for any help,

 

Mike

[MtnHermit]

I have several Garmin's with 24 K Topos by Above the Timber they're terrific.

 

Since you don't say where you are located, difficult to direct you to specific maps.

 

You should also look at Delorme, you can view satellite images on their GPS'.

[Gone-geeking]

Thanks - seems to be North America only though. I'm based in England.

 

Thanks anyway.

[SiliconFiend]

Thanks - seems to be North America only though. I'm based in England.

 

Thanks anyway.

The Garmin Colorado and Oregon can display raster-based Ordnance Survey maps. Look in this forum for a recent thread with "GB Discoverer" in the title.

[Orion84]

Garmin's Topo Great Britain v2 is also OS based, so maybe you don't even need such a unit capable of displaying raster maps. If that topo product of Garmin is good enough for you, you could go with a Legend HCx, Vista HCx or a 60CSx i'd guess?