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Dedicated phone for mapping? (lemdro.id)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Does anyone here have a phone/device just for mapping? A lot of the mapping I’m doing now is updating details of already mapped items.

I was thinking of getting a cheap secondhand android phone to use just for mapping. I’d also love to use StreetComplete again!

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago (2 children)

What is the advantage of having a dedicated phone vs using your everyday phone?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I've seen a few people online talking about having a dedicated GPS device for mapping, since I don't need a dedicated GPS device for the type of mapping I'm doing, I thought of possibly getting another phone. That's why I came here, I wanted to get another opinion on it and see if it would actually be beneficial.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That was like 15 years ago, wasn't it?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Probably

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The everyday phone doesn't run out of juice.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I rather recommend a powerbank then

[–] [email protected] -1 points 10 months ago

I rather recommend a powerbank then

And be tethered to a cable all the time? In my case, the GPX recording phone is in my backpack (where there's also a powerbank) and the main phone is for listening to music and taking photos without the annoying cable in the way all the time.