So for the GPS there has been a lot of talk about the SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger. That GPS is perfect for our needs and already at our disposal, but we do not NEED to use that GPS. The only thing that is absolutely necessary for the GPS that we use is that it has geocaching, which is the ability for a GPS to send its coordinates to a computer at set intervals of time. A couple of other GPS that geocache besides the SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger are the Apisphere Geomate.jr Geocaching GPS and the Garmin eTrex H Handheld GPS Navigator. They are both also less expensive than the spot, the former being only $70 and the latter being $85.
Just some things to consider!
So I've been doing some further research on this and I've found that although a lot of GPSs geocache, none of them track progress the way SPOT does. The other GPSs will geocache to a computer or just in the GPS hardware but you have to press the button when you want it to geocache. The SPOT GPS however is able to track progress to a computer every 10 seconds for 24 hours automatically after pressing the button. The only other things that can do this are iPhone apps, so if anyone is willing to put their iPhone up in that ship, let us know!
ReplyDeleteGood I will look at then I get to class
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