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Simon

12:37 PM on 26 January, 2009

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Anyone using a GPS device to track running or cycling is best to use Sport Tracks. It's a cracking piece of free software. I use it instead of Garmin Training Centre which came with my new Forerunner 305.

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iain coghill

2:27 PM on 26 January, 2009

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Can this device display location in other coordinate systems and map datums, such as Ordnance Survey? Not doing so will limit it's usefulness for hiking etc IMHO.

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James Morris

3:47 PM on 26 January, 2009

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Unfortunately, it's only latitude, longitude and elevation. So, yes, it will have hiking limitations.

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4:04 PM on 26 January, 2009

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It only uses Lat/Long and WGS84 I'm afraid, which therefore limits its use to speed/distance calculations, and if no good for hiking. For hiking Garmin units are far better, which offer much more functionality for the same price. I often have to use obscure grid and map datum combinations when working/hiking abroad (usually involves lots of GR logging) as I still need to use the old fashioned map/compass method and find them to be more accurate than other units when I need to locate to within 10m on a large scale map and triangulation is difficult for whatever reason. Signal is a problem with many a GPS unit I have tried and the price of the unit does not seem to reflect an increase in performance in that respect; expensive units usually just come with bloated software and pre-installed maps which for me is useless.

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Considering that you can get a basic sat-nav for a similar amount of money, the Qstarz BT-Q2000 Explore 2000 looks a little expensive. However, entry-level Garmin devices like the Forerunner sports watches and Foretrex wrist GPS cost a similar amount, and can't record anywhere near as much tracking information. Garmin's more fully-featured Forerunner 405 costs about twice as much, too. So if your sports activities are serious enough to warrant detailed analysis, the Qstarz could be a real training boost.

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26 January 2009

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