On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:31:26 GMT, JD <jd4x4@<del.this>verizon.net> wrote: >> On Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:26:20 -0500, singhals <singhals@erols.com> >> 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