When I first started mapping, 10 months ago, my very unambitious mini mapping project was to complete the Oldfield Brow estate in Altrincham. After a slow start, my efforts slowed to a crawl, partly due to lack of time, but more due to the really unreliable GPS of my Samsung Omnia phone, which somewhat sapped my motivation.

Having recently bought an iBlue 747A+ GPS logger, my momentum is back. I have _finally_ completed the estate (with the exception of the recreation ground, which I tracked this morning, and I might also retrack some of the estate as accuracy may be a bit suspect in places). I have also nearly finished the Thurlestone Road estate, including its recreation ground and playground (which I would never have guessed was there), and mapped most of the paths in John Leigh Park. Once I've done that lot, I can move on to finishing the area south of Oldfield Road.

So I'm extending my mini mapping project (still small, admittedly), to complete the non-Yahoo'd area of Altrincham between the A56 and the Bridgewater Canal (before I leave Altrincham, later this year). I am now getting addicted to early morning tracking sprees - exercise at last!

I can heartily recommend the 747A+ to anyone looking for a cheap GPS logger. I've got a lot more confidence in its accuracy than my old device, and its battery life is great, too. There is also a great freeware application available (BT747) for managing it.