Hello Marc, The main difference between the devices that Peter and Luc use and you GISTEQ dongle is that the GISTEQ dongle has no builtin memory for tracking. In other words, they just put their device in their pocket and start walking. Later on they connect to a PC and do read out of the data to see which path they followed. Your device needs to be hooked up to a PC/PDA that will record the GPS track. Personally, I prefer a tracking capability on the device (but of course it costs more then).
Regards, Marc Verwerft On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 9:44 AM, Peter Leemans<pe...@bist2.be> wrote: > > Hoi Marc, > > I can second this. > I used up untill yesterday (I stupidly lost it while tracking) a same > (but rebranded) I-Blue bt747. > As I'm a linux user, I used mtkbabel to read the data. > > It's indeed a excellent device, and have also logged from Italy to > Belgium (by car, 13 hours every second, about 75% capacity used) without > a problem. > The only 'disadvantage' is it has no screen, so when setting waypoints > you can loose count. > > Regards, > Peter 'Toi' Leemans > > Luc Van den Troost wrote: >> Hi, >> >> For some time now I use >> >> http://www.gpsshop.be/product/64337/qstarz-bt-q818x-bluetooth-gps-receiver.html >> >> Price at gpsshop is currently 76 euro. >> >> It can be used by connecting it over USB, or over bluetooth. >> >> The software with the device is windows only - and is quite good - but >> I am using it mostly on mac with free software called BT747 that works >> perfectly. Similar or the same software must work with linux, but >> didn't try that out yet. >> >> You can use it as external gps device for your computer, but it works >> as well as GPS tracker. Usefull for geotagging pictures or to make >> tracks for using in OSM. >> >> Having my settings at 1 trackpoint every second I can log over 24 >> hours with it! Power autonomy is at least of similar time (I never ran >> out of power, even with a 20 hours log from Italy home over Germany >> with the car-train) >> >> Luc / Speedy >> >> On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 8:52 PM, Marc Coevoet <sintsix...@gmail.com >> <mailto:sintsix...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> >> >> Hello, >> >> Did anybody use this one: >> http://www.expansys.be/d.aspx?i=178141 >> >> for sale at Maplins too: >> http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=256536&C=SO&U=strat15 >> <http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=256536&C=SO&U=strat15> >> >> >> I want to use it with linux. >> >> >> Tech data/info: >> GiSTEQ’s USB GPS dongle is GPS receiver with a size of a USB >> drive. Its >> compact size makes it ultraportable for its users. As the rise of the >> Netbook, the demand of GPS-enabled computing is continuing to >> increase. >> With GiSTEQ’s USB GPS, user can easily add GPS function to their >> Netbooks, Eee PCs, UMPCs or Laptops for different applications. It’s >> compatible with most desktop mapping software available in the market. >> Baud rate is adjustable for different purposes. It is also >> optimized for >> superb performance. The 65 parallel channels and the -160dBm >> sensitivity >> provide short start-up time and fast signal acquisition. Having fast >> time-to-first-fix and the high sensitivity chipset, the USB dongle >> offers great performance even in urban canyons. AGPS and SBAS (WAAS, >> EGNOS) support are also available in the GPS unit. >> >> *Package Includes:* >> >> * 1 GPS USB Dongle Receiver >> * 1 Software CD >> * 1 USB cable >> * User's Manual *Additional Features: * >> >> * Add GPS to your laptop/Netbook >> * Compact - USB drive size >> * High sensitivity GPS receiver >> * 65 channels "all in view" tracking >> * SBAS (WAAS, EGNOS) support >> * Compatible with most GPS mapping software >> * AGPS support >> * Support most laptop, Eee PC/Netbook, UMPC >> * Compatible with Windows and Mac >> >> >> •Specification•65 channels satellite tracking•Cold/Warm/Hot start >> time: >> 29/10/1 seconds•Superior sensitivity: -160dBm tracking•Update >> Rate: 1 Hz >> (max)•Dynamics: 4G (39.2 m/sec2)•Dimension: 2.89 in (L) x 1.06 in >> (W) x >> 0.39 in (H)•Support standard NMEA-0183 at 4800/9600/19200/38400 >> bps•GPS >> protocol: NMEA +0183 - GGA, GSA, GSV, GLL, RMC, VTG, ZDA•DATUM: WGS84 >> (User Definable)•Support AGPS•SBAS (WAAS, EGNOS) support•Support >> G-mouse >> function•Accuracy:•o Position: 5m CEP without SA•o Velocity: 0.1m/sec, >> without SA•o Time: +/- 50ns synchronized to GPS time•Operation Limits: >> Altitude <18,000 m or Velocity < 515 m/s•Operating Temperature: -40 >> degrees celsius to 85 degrees celsius; Humidity: 5% ~ 95%•USB 2.0•USB >> powered•Power Consumption <42 mA (1Hz standard version) >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Shortwave transmissions in English, Francais, Nederlands, Deutsch, >> Suid-Afrikaans, Chinese, Dansk, Urdu, Cantonese, Greek, Spanish, >> Portuguese, ... >> http://users.fulladsl.be/spb13810/swlist/ http://radiolanguages.tk >> Stations list: http://users.fulladsl.be/spb13810/txlist/ >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Talk-be mailing list >> Talk-be@openstreetmap.org <mailto:Talk-be@openstreetmap.org> >> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-be >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Talk-be mailing list >> Talk-be@openstreetmap.org >> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-be >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-be mailing list > Talk-be@openstreetmap.org > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-be > _______________________________________________ Talk-be mailing list Talk-be@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-be
