Don't forget to think the other way around too (cameras with GPS). We have been using this Ricoh model wih great success:
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0702/07020501ricoh500se.asp (apparently there's a newer model also: http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/09/23/ricoh-updates-its-rugged-camera-line-with-gps-enabled-g700se/ ). Not sure what would be its cost for you, I know they are expensive in Brazil. There are also some consumer models that are GPS enabled, such as this Pentax: http://www.dpreview.com/news/1102/11020725pentaxwg1gps.asp As I haven't used any of these, I can't comment on their accuracy, but the Ricoh is on par with our Garmin GPS 60Cx units. Plus, as they are all ruggedized models, they can take a good beating. The Ricoh has survived multiple trips to the Amazon floodplain unscathed. By the way, The cheapest alternative might be using the GPS and camera you already have (if you do), sinchronizing their internal clocks and then using some free geotagging software, such as: http://www.brighthub.com/electronics/gps/articles/62141.aspx Hope this helps, Thiago S. F. Silva Postdoctoral Fellow National Institute for Space Resarch (INPE) São José dos Campos - SP - Brazil Sent from my iPad On 2011-02-25, at 2:46 PM, Tim Brown <t...@time-science.com> wrote: > I'd agree you should probably just buy a cheap GPS unit. You can also buy a > GPS data logger that is a bit more simpler and cheaper than a regular GPS > unit. Make sure the timestamp on your camera is accurate and then you just > turn on the gps logger and throw it in your pack. It logs your whole trail > without you having to do any thing. very easy to use. Here's are some to > start with: http://tinyurl.com/amazonphotogps* > * > Also, if you don't need really good accuracy and you have cell access at > your site, you can just use an iPhone app. EveryTrail for instance has a > very nice app that tracks your path, lets you add waypoints and will > automatically georefernce any photos you take with your phone and upload > them to a map online. You can also upload any pictures you take on a regular > camera and EveryTrail attaches them by timestamp to the correct GPS > location. then you can download the whole 3D track to google earth in one > click. pretty nice. On field trips we break students into groups with an > iPhone and they can geotag all the plants they encounter. > Also note that you can upload tracks from any GPs to your account as well so > you don't have to use their app. > > I've just started to use Everytrail to record locations for survey sites - > it worked great. I could grab the waypoints and use them to place the images > in google earth. > Track: http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=961791 > Geo-referenced panorama in google earth: > http://gigapan.org/gigapans/71116.kml > > Track with images on EveryTrail: > e.g. http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=723570 > > > --- > Tim Brown > http://Time-science.com - Innovative Image Technologies > http://www.gigavision.org - Gigapixel timelapse systems > t...@time-science.com > > > On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 6:15 AM, Noah Perlut <nper...@une.edu> wrote: > >> Hi all- >> >> I am looking for advice on reasonably priced hand-held devices that take >> GPS >> points and can also take pictures. I will primarily use the GPS to collect >> bird nest and banding data. Any experience (good or bad) would be >> appreciated. >> >> noah >> >> >> Noah Perlut >> University of New England >> Department of Environmental Studies >> 11 Hills Beach Road >> Biddeford, ME 04005 >> 207.602.2778 >> nper...@une.edu >> UNE Squirrel Project: http://www.une.edu/squirrel >>
