[OSGeo-Discuss] Mobile GPS - really low cost hardware platforms for this?

[Bob Basques]

Sasa Ivetic wrote:
> Yeah, I definitely agree.  So long as data input is minimal (and really, user interaction should be kept to minimal for certain applications anyway, they'd rather not spend half their time entering data/choosing options/etc).
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Well I guess the notion of building something in a generic manner would 
mean that Keyboardd support will need to be included.

bobb

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> From: Blammo <bob.basques at ci.stpaul.mn.us>
> Date: Thursday, August 3, 2006 12:55 pm
> Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss]	 Mobile GPS - really low cost hardware platforms for this?
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>> Sasa Ivetic wrote:
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>>> I think the problem is that in the field they may not want to 
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>> carry a keyboard.  It gets quite awkward to try to walk and type 
>> on a keyboard at the same time.  When using a touchscreen device, 
>> they can walk and enter information at the same time (using the 
>> stylus).  So I'm not too sure how good this device would be for 
>> field use.
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>> In the past I've deatl with this on the application level and kept 
>> the 
>> data entry to a minimum where possible, free flowtext input is the 
>> hardest though, I agree, but you can do wonders with a set of 
>> multiple 
>> choice questions.  :c)
>>
>> bobb
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>>> However, as it is quite cheap, it may work well for places where 
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>> end-users are able to utilize a keyboard/mouse/etc.
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>>> Also I see that you can plug in 1 USB device, and with the 
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>> expansion board you can use up to 4 USB devices.  That could come 
>> in quite handy.
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>>>> I found a couple of references to KeyBorad hacks using a PALM 
>>>> Keyboard.  
>>>> There were also some folks who have already gotten Bluetooth to 
>>>> work.  
>>>> Don't know how stable though, but it would allow for Keyboards.
>>>>
>>>> bobb
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