On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:31:26 GMT, JD <jd4x4@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>verizon.net>
wrote:
>> On Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:26:20 -0500, singhals <singhals@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>I know some of you are using GPS units to locate graves,
>>>cemeteries, old homesteads, and the like.
>>>
>>>I'd like one to use for exactly those purposes.
>>>
>>>Which models in which brands will allow me to retrieve
>>>lat/lon a week after I mark the spot? Not all of 'em do,
>>>apparently.
>>
>>>Cheryl
>>
>
>You might want to check into the digital cameras and camera add-ons that
>record the GPS coords directly to the image file. I've never used one and
>the cameras might still be a bit higher cost (I don't really know,
though),
>but I think that would be the easiest/quickest for any real amount of
>records. I do know that my Magellan Explorist 210 will save the info in a
>point of interest (POI), waypoints, or in it's "breadcrumbs" (track
log),
>but like most GPS's it isn't that quick or easy to navigate through to
>either get the info out of, or to tag each waypoint or breadcrumb with
some
>meaningful info for later. It's perfectly fine if you just want the
coords
>for a whole cemetery, but you could use Google or MapQuest for that
anyhow.
Another day that I learned something. Thanks.
Hugh
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