[Az-Geocaching] GPS: problem locking on enough satellites and more

[Gordon L. Flatt]

Hello Monika,

	Welcome to geocaching :-)

	Steve pretty much answered all your questions, but I just wanted to suggest
another option for maps.  I recently purchase "Topo USA" version 4.0 by
DeLORME.  I have it loaded on both my laptop and my home desktop computer.
Wherever you have the cursor pointed on the map, it gives you both Lat/Long
and altitude instantly in a readout next to the map.  With a datalink cable
hooked up from my Magellan 315 GPS to my laptop, it shows my location on the
map as I travel.  I just took a trip from Mesa to Los Angeles (Six Flags)
and hit several caches.  I really liked being able to look at the map on my
laptop and seeing exactly where I was and where I needed to go.  Topo USA
cost me $90.00 at Staples.

	Just my two bits worth.

Gordon
Team Coyote1022

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Monika
Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 12:17 AM
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Subject: [Az-Geocaching] GPS: problem locking on enough satellites and
more


Hello,

I am new to this list as well as to GPS. My question is a little off topic,
but hopefully I can get some pointers from you anyway.
I just got my hands on Magellan's GPS 4000, which is an older model, but it
does have a set of nice navigational capabilities, which I wanted to use
during my upcoming trip.

These capabilities require however a minimum speed (at which the
receiver must travel) and thus are ideal for car travel. Unfortunately car
roof obscures view of the sky and over 95% of time the receiver cannot get a
lock on enough satellites. (Placing it on a dashboard did not help). Do you
know of a way to get around this problem?

I also wanted to get a few positions from a map before I leave.
I have found this web page:
http://www.juggling.org/bin/un.cgi/map-find
which gives latitude and longitude of given location, but it does not give
altitude. I was also told that such sites provide usually poor accuracy.
Do you know where I could access good quality on-line maps with latitude,
longitude and altitude? If not, then do you know of a bookstore or another
place in Phoenix area, which would carry good quality cartographic materials
(which are not terribly expensive)?

thanks,
Monika




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