Re: [talk-ph] cheap and reliable field data collection equipment
Maning, It surely had longer battery life than my Xperia X8 when constantly using GPS tracking. Not sure how long a full charge will last but, per the experience mentioned, after a whole day's trip (6am-9pm) with tracking on, there was still more than 20% charge left. I can check out the battery life on our next trip. :>) On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 5:06 PM, maning sambale wrote: > Hi Ed, > > Is this the Galaxy Y? > http://www.keywordspeak.com/2011/10/samsung-galaxy-y-review-price.html > Yeah its cheaper. What about the battery time with gps tarcking enabled? > > On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 4:57 PM, Ed Garcia wrote: > > Hi, > > > > We have tested our Galaxy Y on one of our waypoint trips and it basically > > delivered all the requirements below nicely. Track accuracy and > resolution > > (using My Tracks) was impressive. Camera shots were of acceptable > quality > > (you wont hate it but it is not a wow either). Geotagging photos by GPS > > Essentials or by the native camera app was easy to use. > > > > I like the fact that you can (if you have 3G or wifi) you can send all > your > > data almost immediately by gmail to whoever needs it. > > > > Plus ... the Galaxy Y is even cheaper than the Cherry Mobile! > > > > ed > > > > > > On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 4:07 PM, Jim Morgan wrote: > >> > >> maning sambale wrote, On Wednesday, 18 January, 2012 03:42 PM: > >> > - data logger and digital cam - photos can be synchronized with gps > >> > tracks, has long battery life suitable for long fieldwork > >> > >> I believe all you have to do is make sure that the camera time and date > is > >> set accurately and you can use the captured time and date of the photo > to > >> associate it with the GPX file. > >> > >> > - a cheap droid phone - all in one device for fieldnotes, > >> > phototagging and gps tracklogging, limited battery life. Jim > >> > mentioned a while ago Cherry mobile cosmo [0]. @Jim, based on your > >> > experience, do still suggest we look at this phone? > >> > >> The camera is not so good (wasn't really expecting it to be in fact), so > >> it would only be good for shots in daylight, and when the detail wasn't > >> imperative. Battery life might be an issue, so you'd need to pack an > >> external power source or have a method of recharging. But yes, its still > >> working as advertised, and does anything Android will let it do. > >> > >> Finding one app to do everything would be tricky, so it might be a bit > >> fiddly switching between mapping and photo app. > >> > >> Jim > >> -- > >> > >> datalude: information security > >> e: j...@datalude.com > >> Philippines: +63 2 403 1311 / mob: +63 917 849 3939 > >> Hong Kong: +852 6489 4132 > >> w: http://www.datalude.com/ > >> > >> ___ > >> talk-ph mailing list > >> talk-ph@openstreetmap.org > >> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ph > > > > > > > > > > -- > > website administrator: > > - www.waypoints.ph > > - reeflife.eppgarcia.com > > > > PADI Divemaster #491048 > > > > ___ > > talk-ph mailing list > > talk-ph@openstreetmap.org > > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ph > > > > > > -- > cheers, > maning > -- > "Freedom is still the most radical idea of all" -N.Branden > wiki: http://esambale.wikispaces.com/ > blog: http://epsg4253.wordpress.com/ > -- > -- website administrator: - www.waypoints.ph - reeflife.eppgarcia.com PADI Divemaster #491048 ___ talk-ph mailing list talk-ph@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ph
Re: [talk-ph] cheap and reliable field data collection equipment
Hi Ed, Is this the Galaxy Y? http://www.keywordspeak.com/2011/10/samsung-galaxy-y-review-price.html Yeah its cheaper. What about the battery time with gps tarcking enabled? On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 4:57 PM, Ed Garcia wrote: > Hi, > > We have tested our Galaxy Y on one of our waypoint trips and it basically > delivered all the requirements below nicely. Track accuracy and resolution > (using My Tracks) was impressive. Camera shots were of acceptable quality > (you wont hate it but it is not a wow either). Geotagging photos by GPS > Essentials or by the native camera app was easy to use. > > I like the fact that you can (if you have 3G or wifi) you can send all your > data almost immediately by gmail to whoever needs it. > > Plus ... the Galaxy Y is even cheaper than the Cherry Mobile! > > ed > > > On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 4:07 PM, Jim Morgan wrote: >> >> maning sambale wrote, On Wednesday, 18 January, 2012 03:42 PM: >> > - data logger and digital cam - photos can be synchronized with gps >> > tracks, has long battery life suitable for long fieldwork >> >> I believe all you have to do is make sure that the camera time and date is >> set accurately and you can use the captured time and date of the photo to >> associate it with the GPX file. >> >> > - a cheap droid phone - all in one device for fieldnotes, >> > phototagging and gps tracklogging, limited battery life. Jim >> > mentioned a while ago Cherry mobile cosmo [0]. @Jim, based on your >> > experience, do still suggest we look at this phone? >> >> The camera is not so good (wasn't really expecting it to be in fact), so >> it would only be good for shots in daylight, and when the detail wasn't >> imperative. Battery life might be an issue, so you'd need to pack an >> external power source or have a method of recharging. But yes, its still >> working as advertised, and does anything Android will let it do. >> >> Finding one app to do everything would be tricky, so it might be a bit >> fiddly switching between mapping and photo app. >> >> Jim >> -- >> >> datalude: information security >> e: j...@datalude.com >> Philippines: +63 2 403 1311 / mob: +63 917 849 3939 >> Hong Kong: +852 6489 4132 >> w: http://www.datalude.com/ >> >> ___ >> talk-ph mailing list >> talk-ph@openstreetmap.org >> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ph > > > > > -- > website administrator: > - www.waypoints.ph > - reeflife.eppgarcia.com > > PADI Divemaster #491048 > > ___ > talk-ph mailing list > talk-ph@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ph > -- cheers, maning -- "Freedom is still the most radical idea of all" -N.Branden wiki: http://esambale.wikispaces.com/ blog: http://epsg4253.wordpress.com/ -- ___ talk-ph mailing list talk-ph@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ph
Re: [talk-ph] cheap and reliable field data collection equipment
Maning, Personally I think the Garmin Units with built in cameras can be an option. These units are more expensive than the other models. It comes with a price but it has a relatively big and expandable memory. So potentially it can cut the cost of a data logger. It also removes the post-geotagging procedure which involves synchronizing the time and embedding the actual GPS coordinates in the pictures. This is with the assumption, the LGU is willing to buy the more expensive GPS model and does not need high resolution pictures. But if they do need higher res, the digital cam plus a free geo-tagging software (ex. easygps) can do the job. --bunny From: Jim Morgan To: talk-ph@openstreetmap.org Sent: Wednesday, 18 January 2012 4:07 PM Subject: Re: [talk-ph] cheap and reliable field data collection equipment maning sambale wrote, On Wednesday, 18 January, 2012 03:42 PM: > - data logger and digital cam - photos can be synchronized with gps > tracks, has long battery life suitable for long fieldwork I believe all you have to do is make sure that the camera time and date is set accurately and you can use the captured time and date of the photo to associate it with the GPX file. > - a cheap droid phone - all in one device for fieldnotes, > phototagging and gps tracklogging, limited battery life. Jim > mentioned a while ago Cherry mobile cosmo [0]. @Jim, based on your > experience, do still suggest we look at this phone? The camera is not so good (wasn't really expecting it to be in fact), so it would only be good for shots in daylight, and when the detail wasn't imperative. Battery life might be an issue, so you'd need to pack an external power source or have a method of recharging. But yes, its still working as advertised, and does anything Android will let it do. Finding one app to do everything would be tricky, so it might be a bit fiddly switching between mapping and photo app. Jim -- datalude: information security e: j...@datalude.com Philippines: +63 2 403 1311 / mob: +63 917 849 3939 Hong Kong: +852 6489 4132 w: http://www.datalude.com/ ___ talk-ph mailing list talk-ph@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ph___ talk-ph mailing list talk-ph@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ph
Re: [talk-ph] cheap and reliable field data collection equipment
Hi, We have tested our Galaxy Y on one of our waypoint trips and it basically delivered all the requirements below nicely. Track accuracy and resolution (using My Tracks) was impressive. Camera shots were of acceptable quality (you wont hate it but it is not a wow either). Geotagging photos by GPS Essentials or by the native camera app was easy to use. I like the fact that you can (if you have 3G or wifi) you can send all your data almost immediately by gmail to whoever needs it. Plus ... the Galaxy Y is even cheaper than the Cherry Mobile! ed On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 4:07 PM, Jim Morgan wrote: > maning sambale wrote, On Wednesday, 18 January, 2012 03:42 PM: > > - data logger and digital cam - photos can be synchronized with gps > > tracks, has long battery life suitable for long fieldwork > > I believe all you have to do is make sure that the camera time and date is > set accurately and you can use the captured time and date of the photo to > associate it with the GPX file. > > > - a cheap droid phone - all in one device for fieldnotes, > > phototagging and gps tracklogging, limited battery life. Jim > > mentioned a while ago Cherry mobile cosmo [0]. @Jim, based on your > > experience, do still suggest we look at this phone? > > The camera is not so good (wasn't really expecting it to be in fact), so > it would only be good for shots in daylight, and when the detail wasn't > imperative. Battery life might be an issue, so you'd need to pack an > external power source or have a method of recharging. But yes, its still > working as advertised, and does anything Android will let it do. > > Finding one app to do everything would be tricky, so it might be a bit > fiddly switching between mapping and photo app. > > Jim > -- > > datalude: information security > e: j...@datalude.com > Philippines: +63 2 403 1311 / mob: +63 917 849 3939 > Hong Kong: +852 6489 4132 > w: http://www.datalude.com/ > > ___ > talk-ph mailing list > talk-ph@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ph > -- website administrator: - www.waypoints.ph - reeflife.eppgarcia.com PADI Divemaster #491048 ___ talk-ph mailing list talk-ph@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ph
Re: [talk-ph] cheap and reliable field data collection equipment
maning sambale wrote, On Wednesday, 18 January, 2012 03:42 PM: > - data logger and digital cam - photos can be synchronized with gps > tracks, has long battery life suitable for long fieldwork I believe all you have to do is make sure that the camera time and date is set accurately and you can use the captured time and date of the photo to associate it with the GPX file. > - a cheap droid phone - all in one device for fieldnotes, > phototagging and gps tracklogging, limited battery life. Jim > mentioned a while ago Cherry mobile cosmo [0]. @Jim, based on your > experience, do still suggest we look at this phone? The camera is not so good (wasn't really expecting it to be in fact), so it would only be good for shots in daylight, and when the detail wasn't imperative. Battery life might be an issue, so you'd need to pack an external power source or have a method of recharging. But yes, its still working as advertised, and does anything Android will let it do. Finding one app to do everything would be tricky, so it might be a bit fiddly switching between mapping and photo app. Jim -- datalude: information security e: j...@datalude.com Philippines: +63 2 403 1311 / mob: +63 917 849 3939 Hong Kong: +852 6489 4132 w: http://www.datalude.com/ ___ talk-ph mailing list talk-ph@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ph
