Re: GPS developments for 2009

["Dan Dugan" dandugan_1999]

> Since the last group discussion on GPS for hiking and in mountains
> and shadowed valleys, are there any new GPS products on the market
> that nature recordists are excited about?

I can only share what I learned when I replaced my first GPS with a  
better model: a helical antenna makes a huge difference. The "box"  
antenna gets lost in the forest, but the helical can keep on tracking.  
Not always, when the land gets steep, but dramatically better.

Garmin has both PC and Mac software now.

I wish someone made a GPS track and waypoint librarian program. I like  
to keep a certain collection of waypoints in my unit. When I add a few  
on a trip, I have to import the whole collection into the computer,  
then delete the duplicates. Dumb.

-Dan Dugan