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Smartphones as GPS units?

I remember the first time I used a Trimble GPS unit at my first job in forestry. It had a backpack full of camcorder batteries, a tall antenna that stuck up above my head, and a hand held brick looking device that had a cord running to the backpack. Man was it heavy and it was no fun to carry in the woods. From what I remember, it cost over $10,000!

ForestLynk is looking for beta testers

Thank you for checking out ForestLynk.  I am in the early stages of developing an online community that serves the forest industry.  The site will help landowners stay up to date with whats going on in their forest, help them make connections with service providers, rate the providers, and complete transactions like timber sales or hunting leases.  For now, all timber sales and hunting leases must be listed by certified or registered consulting foresters.  Landowners may have the ability to list those types of transactions later.  I am looking for foresters, landown