Servais (il/le)@discuss.tchncs.de to Casual Conversation @lemm.eeEnglish · 22 hours agoPeople older than 35: do you remember the first time you used a GPS device to get somewhere?message-squaremessage-square54fedilinkarrow-up150arrow-down11
arrow-up149arrow-down1message-squarePeople older than 35: do you remember the first time you used a GPS device to get somewhere?Servais (il/le)@discuss.tchncs.de to Casual Conversation @lemm.eeEnglish · 22 hours agomessage-square54fedilink
minus-squareperviouslyiner@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·22 hours ago It tells you which direction something is in, but can’t help plot a route to get there.
minus-squareTechGuy@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·21 hours agoI still use my Garmin Geko even now. Useful as a basic device recording a track I can geocode photos with, and runs for days on two AAA batteries. In a pinch you can reverse a track and go back the way you came too 😅
minus-squareafk_strats@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·18 hours agoThat’s such a good idea. My camera has to pair with my phone to get GPS readout and it’s a nightmare app. Going to look into this
It tells you which direction something is in, but can’t help plot a route to get there.
I still use my Garmin Geko even now. Useful as a basic device recording a track I can geocode photos with, and runs for days on two AAA batteries. In a pinch you can reverse a track and go back the way you came too 😅
That’s such a good idea. My camera has to pair with my phone to get GPS readout and it’s a nightmare app. Going to look into this
Nice device!