Check for any GPS you buy today should that it has a SiRF III chipset. I think many of the bargains are SiRF II. More expensive but SiRF III has a much quicker fix, works under many "shielding" conditions (foliage, rural, even many places indoor), has better battery life and should be more accurate. I only have experience with Bluetooth modules like the Holux GPSlim 236 (http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/articles.php?action=expand,41188) and the TomTom BT SiRF II GPS receiver (http://www.handnav.co.uk/product_details.php?id=429). The Holux works very well and also has a replacable standard phone battery.
best, Just - http://www.geotracing.com > On 3/26/06, Julian Bleecker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> The Trackstick is overpriced, for some reason. I haven't played with >> one, but it's more evocative of dennis's $49 (only it's $39) tracing/ >> tracking device: >> >> http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=657 > > Oh, that's a bit unfair ;) The sparkfun module doesn't include the > actual GPS, or antenna, or hardest to fix, power. > > Sparkfun has some SiRF III modules, though, and I've heard amazing > things about them (as in, working indoors, in cities, in glove > compartments etc.). May negate need for accelerometers. Anyone tried > any SiRF III GPSes? I will probably end up getting one, but here in > darkest Helsinki they're 180 euro. > > c. > _______________________________________________ > Geowanking mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.burri.to/mailman/listinfo/geowanking > > _______________________________________________ Geowanking mailing list [email protected] http://lists.burri.to/mailman/listinfo/geowanking
