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Originally Posted by kateandwill
We did Oz to UK on 2 bikes with paper maps and Lonely Planet guides. We found our way OK (most of the time!)
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Yep. Old school works. And it is more reliable.
Just that GPS is easier if it has the map data you want.
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Ok .. Sat Nav vs GPS looks to be manufacture jargon to me.
I have an old Garmin 60Cx GPSMap... think it was called a GPS ... not a satnave... but it will do turn by turn navigation with screen and sound prompts.... powered by 2 AA batteries OR off an external supply... hand held or mounted on a cradle. Has a microSD card on which you can put maps. I think it is ideal for my use walking, riding a bicycle or a motorcycle. I'd think that is the kind of thing you would be after - small enough to carry yet with enough features that you can use it on the bike. You cannot buy the 60 new any more.
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Be aware that there are two different kinds of digital maps ;
raster - like a jpeg photo - each pixel described
vector - like a line drawing - start and end pints of straight line described.
Most GPSes use vector maps. Some GPSes can use both. Don't know what format the OS maps are in, the ones I have off the net are raster.
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