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Розмірковуєте над тим, який GPS приймач використовувати щоб потім додавати данні до OSM? Цей огляд стане вам у нагоді. Якщо ви думаєте про інше устаткування для картографування перегляньте Довідник про обладнання.

Якщо ви купуєте GPS пристрій у мережі наших партнерів, то 10% вартості вашого пристрою буде передане у допомогу OpenStreetMap. Ця допомога дозволяє нам підтримувати роботу наших серверів. Більш докладно на сторінці Магазини.

Правильним є визначення GNSS - Global Navigation Satellite Systems, хоча найпоширенішим є «GPS», цю назву використовують більшість людей (отже якщо ви звернетесь до найближчої крамниці і запитаєте GNSS — продавець, скоріше за все, не зрозуміє що вам потрібно).

Зведена таблиця

Файл в форматі OpenOffice.org (*.ODS) Список GPS

від Acer до ATP

Торгова марка	Назва	Тип	GPS Чіп	Кількість каналів	Збільшення	Об’єм даних	Сховище	Зв’язок	Приблизна ціна	Підтримка DOP
Acer	n35	PDA	SiRFstarII	12	?	Unlimited	Internal 64 MiB, ,		Discont'd
Adapt	AD-850	Data Logger	SkyTraq Venus 5	44	None	120,000 points/16-20 hours		(charged over Mini-USB)	€80
AMOD	AGL3080	Data logger	SiRFstarIII	20	WAAS, EGNOS	260,000 points/72 hours minimum	Internal 128 MiB		GB£57
Airis	T620	PDA	SiRFstarIII	12	?	Unlimited	Internal 64 MiB, ,		€250
Apple	iPhone 3G/s	Mobile Phone	Broadcom BCM4750	=24	?	Unlimited (App dependent)	Internal 4/8/16/32 GiB,		€100-400	VDOP + HDOP
Asus	Mypal A636	PDA	SiRFstarIII	20	WAAS, EGNOS	Unlimited	Internal 128 MiB, ,		Discont'd
Asus	Mypal A636n	PDA	SiRFstarIII	20	WAAS, EGNOS	Unlimited	Internal 64 MiB, ,		Discont'd
Asus	Mypal A696	PDA	SiRFstarIII	?	?	Unlimited	Internal 256 MiB, ,		€240 (May 2009)
ATP	Photofinder	Datalogger and GPS data to Exif	SiRFstarIII	20	?	?	internal 128 MiB	USB OTG,	Ca. €100

від Blumax до Evolve

Торгова марка	Назва	Тип	GPS Чіп	Кількість каналів	Збільшення	Об’єм даних	Сховище	Приблизна ціна
Blumax (also other brands)	GPS-009	GPS Receiver	SiRFstarIII	20?	SBAS (if enabled with the free SIRF demo PC program)	None	None	€40+ (one of the cheapest)
Blumax	GPS-4012	GPS Receiver	SiRFstarIII	51	WAAS, EGNOS, MSAS	None	None	€41
Blumax	GPS-4013	GPS Receiver	SiRFstarIII	66	WAAS, EGNOS, MSAS	None	None	€60
Cellink	BTG-7000	GPS Receiver	Sony	16	WAAS, EGNOS	0	None	US$50
Columbus	V-900	Data Logger, GPS Receiver	MTK ARM	51	WAAS, EGNOS, MSAS	25,000,000	max. 2 GiB	€109
Emtac	BTGPS II Trine	Data Logger	SiRFstarIIe/LP	16	?	24k	Internal 512 kiB	AU$450
Evolve	routeTraxx	Data Logger	SkyTraq Venus 5	44	?	100,000 points	Internal 1 MiB	€~43

від FAC до Fujitsu-Siemens

Торгова марка	Назва	Тип	GPS Чіп	Кількість каналів	Збільшення	Об’єм даних	Сховище	Зв’язок	Приблизна ціна	Підтримка DOP
FAC	GDL30 MMC	Data Logger	?	?	?	Unlimited		?
Falk	F series	Navigator	ST-NXP GNS7560	?	?	See details	Internal 64 MiB - 2 GiB,
Falk	M series	Navigator	ST-NXP GNS7560	?	?	See details	Internal 64 MiB - 2 GiB,
Falk	N series	Navigator	SiRFstarIII	12	?	100,000 points per route	Internal 64 MiB - 2 GiB,
OpenMoko (FIC)	Neo 1973 (GTA01)	Linux Mobile Phone	Hammerhead PMB 2520	?	?	Unlimited	64 MiB Internal,		Sold out
OpenMoko (FIC)	Neo Freerunner (GTA02)	Linux Mobile Phone	ANTARIS 4 ATR0635	16	DGPS, WAAS, EGNOS, MSAS	Unlimited	256 MiB Internal,		€~320-350
Freedom	Keychaingps 2000	GPS Receiver	MTK	51	WAAS, EGNOS, MSAS	None	None	(charged over Mini-USB)	€60	Yes
Fujitsu-Siemens	Pocket-Loox N560	PDA	SiRFstarIII	12	WAAS, EGNOS	Unlimited	Internal 64 MiB, ,		€380-450

від G-MINI до GlobalSat

Торгова марка	Назва	Тип	GPS Чіп	Кількість каналів	Збільшення	Об’єм даних	Сховище	Зв’язок	Приблизна ціна	Підтримка DOP
G-MINI	GT750FL	Datalogger, GPS-Receiver	SkyTraQ Venus 6	65 max.	WAAS, EGNOS	256,000 trackpoints, no waypoints	Internal		€46
Garmin	Geko 101	Data Logger	?	12	No	3k	Internal	No
Garmin	Geko 201	GPS Receiver	?	12	WAAS, EGNOS	10k	Internal		€88 (2008-08-01)
Garmin	Geko 301	GPS Receiver	?	12	WAAS, EGNOS	10k	Internal		246 US$ (16.8.2009)
Garmin	Forerunner 201	Personal Trainer	?	12	?	?	Internal		€139 (2008-08-01)
Garmin	Forerunner 205/305	Personal Trainer Linked with Google Earth	SiRFstarIII	12	?	13k OR 3,5 hours with 1 measure per second	Internal		€165 (2009-08-23)
Garmin	Edge 205	Personal Trainer	SiRFstarIII	20	?	12k	Internal		?
Garmin	Edge 305	Personal Trainer	SiRFstarIII	20	?	12k	Internal		€185 (2008-08-01)
Garmin	Edge 605	Personal Trainer/Navigator	SiRFstarIII	20	?	Unlimited/15 hours	Internal,		€225 (2009-10-01)
Garmin	Edge 705	Personal Trainer/Navigator	SiRFstarIII	20	?	Unlimited/15 hours	Internal,		€300 (2009-10-01)
Garmin	eMap	Data Logger, Navigator (detailed maps extra)	?	12	none	?	Internal		US$100-190 (2008-12-12)
Garmin	eTrex	Data Logger	?	12	WAAS, EGNOS	10k	Internal		Discont'd
Garmin	eTrex H	Data Logger	MediaTek MT3318	51	WAAS, EGNOS	10k	Internal		€79 (2008-08-01)
Garmin	eTrex Summit	Data Logger, Navigator	?	12	WAAS, EGNOS	10k	Internal		Discont'd
Garmin	eTrex Legend	Data Logger, Navigator	?	12	WAAS, EGNOS	10k	Internal		Discont'd
Garmin	eTrex Legend C	Data Logger, Navigator	?	12	WAAS, EGNOS	10k	Internal		Discont'd
Garmin	eTrex Legend CX	Data Logger, Navigator	?	12	WAAS, EGNOS	10k	Internal,		GB£180
Garmin	eTrex Legend HCx	Data Logger, Navigator	MediaTek MT3318	51	WAAS, EGNOS	10k or to SD-card			€167 (2008-08-01)
Garmin	eTrex Venture Cx	Data Logger, Navigator	?	12	WAAS, EGNOS	10k			Discont'd
Garmin	eTrex Venture HC	Data Logger, Navigator	?	12	WAAS, EGNOS	10k	Internal 24 MiB		€145 (2008-08-01) $117 (2009 Nov 9)
Garmin	eTrex Vista	Data Logger, Navigator	?	12	WAAS, EGNOS	10k	Internal		Discont'd
Garmin	eTrex Vista Cx	Data Logger, Navigator	?	?	WAAS, EGNOS	10k, or to SD-card			Discont'd
Garmin	eTrex Vista HCx	Data Logger, Navigator	MediaTek MT3318	51	WAAS, EGNOS	10k or to SD-card			€203 (2008-08-01)	No
Garmin	GPSmap 60CSx	Outdoor mapping GPS	SiRFstarIII	12	WAAS, EGNOS	Internal or up to 4 GiB SD-card (since FW 3.90)			US$294.15 (Amazon)
Garmin	Oregon 300	Outdoor mapping GPS	STM STA2062 "Cartesio"	32	WAAS, EGNOS	850 MiB internal or microSD-card (4 GiB work well)			€300 (Amazon)
Garmin	Nüvi 205	Navigator	SiRFstarII ?	?	?	940 MiB Internal memory and microSD-card			€~100
Garmin	Nüvi 760	Navigator	SiRFstarII	?	?	Internal 10,000 points	up to 4 GiB		€~300
GiSTEQ	CD110BT	Data Logger	MTK	51	?	internal 150,000 points	internal 4 MiB		GB£~60
GlobalSat	DG-100	Data Logger	SiRF Star III	20	WAAS	60k	Internal		US$110
GlobalSat	BT-308	GPS Receiver	SiRF Star II e/LP	12	WAAS	0	None
GlobalSat	BT-335	Data Logger/GPS Receiver	SiRF Star III	20	WAAS	60k	Internal		€80
GlobalSat	BT-338	GPS Receiver	SiRF Star III	20	WAAS, EGNOS	0	None
GlobalSat	BT-359	GPS Receiver	SiRF Star III	20	WAAS, EGNOS	0	None		US$80
GlobalSat	BT-368	GPS Receiver	SiRF Star III	20	WAAS, EGNOS, MSAS	0	None		GB£47
GlobalSat	BR-355	GPS Receiver	SiRF Star III e/LP	20	WAAS, EGNOS	0	None		US$60
GlobalSat	BU-353	GPS Receiver	SiRF Star III e/LP	20	WAAS, EGNOS	0	None		GB£28-57
GlobalSat	BR-304/5	GPS Receiver	SiRF Star II e/LP	12	No	0	None		US$50
GlobalSat	BU-303	GPS Receiver	SiRF Star II e/LP	12	No	0	None		€50

від HP до HTC

Торгова марка	Назва	Тип	GPS Чіп	Кількість каналів	Збільшення	Об’єм даних	Сховище	Зв’язок	Приблизна ціна
Hewlett Packard	iPaq hw6915	PDA	Globallocate AGPS	?	?	Unlimited	Internal, (max 2GB)	GPRS	€500
Holox	BT-321	GPS Receiver	RFMD	?	?	No	None
Holox	BT-541	GPS Receiver	Skytraq Venus 521	54	AGPS (Widows & Symbian support)	No	None
Holux	GM-210	GPS Receiver	SiRFstarII	12	?	No	None
Holux	GR-213	GPS Receiver	SiRFstarIII	?	?	No	None		€~70
Holux	GPSlim236	GPS Receiver	SiRFstarIII	20	WAAS, EGNOS	No	None	(special USB cable)	€~50
Holux	GPSlim240	GPS Receiver	SiRFstarIII	20	WAAS, EGNOS	No	None	(special USB cable)	€~90
Holux	GPSport 245	GPS Receiver	MTK3318	20	?	200,000	Internal 4 MiB		€~100
Holux	M-241	Data Logger, GPS Receiver	MTK	32	DGPS (EGNOS, WAAS, MSAS)	130,000 / 36hrs @ 1s	Internal		€~90 (09-03-2009, Germany)
Holux	M-1000	GPS Receiver	MTK MT3318	32	WAAS, EGNOS	No	None	(special USB cable)	230zl
Holux	M-1200	GPS Receiver	MTK MT3318	32	DGPS (RTCM, EGNOS, WAAS, MSAS)	No	None	(special USB cable)	£~25 (eBay)
HTC	Artemis (= O2 XDA Orbit)	PDA	SiRFstarIII	12?			Internal,		~~€~450~~ Discontinued
HTC	Dream/G1	Mobile Phone	Qualcomm gpsOne	12?	AGPS (as of Android 1.5)	Unlimited (App dependent)	Internal 64 MiB,		$400
HTC	Magic/G2	Mobile Phone	Qualcomm gpsOne	12?	AGPS (as of Android 1.5)	Unlimited (App dependent)	Internal 192 MiB,
HTC	Hero	Mobile Phone	Qualcomm gpsOne	12?	AGPS (as of Android 1.5)	Unlimited (App dependent)	Internal 288 MiB?,
HTC	S740	Mobile Phone	?	12?	GPS/AGPS	Unlimited (App dependent, GpsVP works)	Internal 256 MiB?,

від i.Trek до Leadtek

Торгова марка	Назва	Тип	GPS Чіп	Кількість каналів	Збільшення	Об’єм даних	Сховище	Зв’язок	Приблизна ціна
i.Trek	M7	GPS Receiver	MTK	32	WAAS, EGNOS	No	None		€~50
Kapsys	Kapten	Displayless Navi, voice controlled	?	?	?	?	?	?	~€370
Konet	BGL-32	Data Logger	MediaTek MTK	32	?	100k	Internal 16 MiB		€78
Leadtek	LR 9553D	Data Logger, GPS Receiver	SiRFstarIII/LP	20	WAAS, EGNOS	?	Internal 4 MiB

від Magellan до Mitac

Торгова марка	Назва	Тип	GPS Чіп	Кількість каналів	Збільшення	Об’єм даних	Сховище	Зв’язок	Приблизна ціна
Magellan	Magellan-320	Data Logger	?	?	?	1k	Internal
Magellan	SporTrak Pro	Data Logger	?	?	?	3k	Internal
Magellan	eXplorist 400	Data Logger, Navigator	?	14	WAAS, EGNOS	?	Internal 16 MiB,		€300
Magellan	eXplorist 500	Data Logger, Navigator	?	14	WAAS, EGNOS	?	Internal 16 MiB,		€389
Magellan	eXplorist 500 LE	Data Logger, Navigator	?	14	WAAS, EGNOS	?	Internal 16 MiB,
Magellan	eXplorist 600	Data Logger, Navigator	?	14	WAAS, EGNOS	?	Internal 16 MiB,		€400
Magellan	eXplorist 210	Data Logger, Navigator	?	14	WAAS, EGNOS	2k	Internal 22 MiB		US$275/€219
Magellan	eXplorist XL	Data Logger, Navigator	?	14	WAAS, EGNOS	?	Internal 30 MiB,
Magellan	eXplorist 100	GPS Receiver	?	14	WAAS, EGNOS	0	Internal 4 MiB	No
Magellan Professional	MobileMapper CE	Professional GPS	?	14	WAAS, EGNOS, MSAS, Glonass, Beacon, NTRIP, Direct IP, RTCM correction	Unlimited	Internal 128 MiB,
Magellan Professional	MobileMapper Pro	Professional GPS	?	14	WAAS, EGNOS, MSAS	Unlimited	Internal 128 MiB,
Magnex	DataLogger	GPS Receiver, Data Logger	SkyTraq Venus 5	44	WAAS, EGNOS	100,000 points	Internal 8 Mbit	(charged over Mini-USB)	€60
Mitac/Mio	DigiWalker C510	Navigator	SiRFstarIII	?	?	?	Internal 512 MiB,		€~270
Mitac/Mio	A702	PDA/Phone	SiRFstarIII	20	None	Unlimited	Internal ~1 GiB,		€~400

від NavGear до Nokia

Торгова марка	Назва	Тип	GPS Чіп	Кількість каналів	Збільшення	Об’єм даних	Сховище	Зв’язок	Приблизна ціна
NavGear	PX3015	Data Logger, GPS Receiver	MTK	32	WAAS, EGNOS, MSAS, RTCM	170k	Internal 16 MiB		€~80
Navibe	GB-732	GPS Receiver	SiRFstarIII	?	?	No	None		US$50
Navibe	GM-720	GPS Receiver	SiRFstarIII	20	WAAS, EGNOS	No	None		US$~35
Navibe	GB-735	GPS Receiver	SiRFstarIII	?	?	No	None		€~50
Navigon	GoPal 2.x	?	?	12	?	?	?	?
Navigon	MobileNavigator 4.X/5.X	Data Logger, Navigator	?	?	?	?	?
Navilock	BT-348	GPS Receiver	SiRFstarIII	20	?	No	None		€90
Navilock	BT-359	GPS Receiver	SiRFstarIII	20	?	No	None
Navilock	BT-413	GPS Receiver	SkyTraq Venus 5	44 (?)	?	No	None		€30
Navilock	NL-302-U	GPS Receiver	SiRFstarIII	20	?	No	None		€40
Navilock	BT-455PDL (not available anymore)	Datalogger, GPS-Receiver	SkyTraQ Venus 5	54 max.	?	100,000 trackpoints, no waypoints	internal		€100
Navilock	NL-456DL (EasyLOGGER)	Data Logger	u-blox ANTARIS®4 SuperSense®	16	SBAS if enabled from config. program	94,000	internal 4 MiB		€100
Navman	N20	Navigator	?	12	?	?	?
Navman	N40i	Navigator	?	12	?	?	?
Navman	N60i	Navigator	?	12	?	?	?
Navman	PiN 570	PDA	?	?	?	Unlimited	Internal 64 MiB,		GB£130
Navman	3450 IPAQ Sleeve	PDA	?	12	?	?	Internal, (CF II)	?
Navman	B10	GPS Receiver	SiRFstarIII	20	?	None	None	(charged over miniUSB)	€35+
Nokia	N and E series	Mobile Phone	SiRFstarII	?	?	Unlimited?	Internal,
Nokia	LD-1W	GPS Receiver	SiRFstarII	?	No	0	None
Nokia	LD-3W	GPS Receiver	SiRFstarIII	?	No	0	None		€85
Nokia	LD-4W	GPS Receiver	SiRF Star III LT	20	No	0	None		€88
Nokia	N810	PDA (Internet Tablet)	TI GPS5300	12	None	5 MiB (Maemo Mapper)	Internal 2 GiB,		€450/US$400
Nokia	N95	Smartphone	TI GPS5300	12	None	?	Internal 8 GiB		€450/US$400
Nokia	5800 XpressMusic	Smartphone	TI GPS5350	10	None	Unlimited	Internal,		?
Nokia	6220 Classic	Smartphone	TI GPS5350	?	None	?	Internal,		?

від Pentagram до Qstarz

Торгова марка	Назва	Тип	GPS Чіп	Кількість каналів	Збільшення	Об’єм даних	Сховище	Зв’язок	Приблизна ціна
Pentagram	PathFinder P3301	GPS Receiver	MTK	32	WAAS, EGNOS	0	None		€69-
Pentagram	PathFinder P3106	Data Logger, GPS Receiver	MTK	51	WAAS, EGNOS, MSAS	150k	Internal 4 MiB		€50
Progin	T-368	Data Logger, GPS Receiver	SiRFstarIII	20	WAAS, EGNOS, MSAS	Unlimited	max. 2GB		€89
Qstarz	BT-Q818	GPS Receiver	MTK	32	WAAS, EGNOS	0	None		US$85
Qstarz	BT-Q1000	Datalogger, GPS Receiver	MTK	32	WAAS, EGNOS	Yes, 100.000 datapoints, can log 5 Hz	Internal 2 MiB,	GPS: , log:	US$100
Qstarz	BT-Q1000P	Datalogger + GPS Receiver	MTK	51	WAAS, EGNOS	Yes, 200.000 datapoints, can log 5 Hz	Internal 4 MiB	GPS: , log: ()	US$100
Qstarz	BT-Q1000X	Datalogger + GPS Receiver	MTK II	66	WAAS, EGNOS, MSAS	Yes, 200,000 datapoints, can log 5 Hz	Internal 4 MiB	GPS: , log:	US$100
Qstarz	BT-Q1200 Solar	Datalogger, GPS Receiver	MTK	32	WAAS, EGNOS	Yes, 100,000 datapoints, can log 1 Hz	Internal 2 MiB		€130
Qstarz	BT-Q1300	Datalogger, GPS Receiver	MTK	66, -165 dBm	WAAS, EGNOS, MSAS	Yes, 200,000 datapoints, can log 1 Hz	Internal 4 MiB		€119

від Ricoh до Royaltek

Торгова марка	Назва	Тип	GPS Чіп	Кількість каналів	Збільшення	Об’єм даних	Сховище	Зв’язок	Приблизна ціна	Підтримка DOP
Ricoh	500SE+SE-1/3	Digital camera w. GPS	SiRFstarIII	20	WAAS	Yes, 1,000,000 datapoints/day, can log 1 Hz and 1/photo	max. 1GB		GB£575
Royaltek	BlueGPS RBT-3000	Data Logger	SiRFstarIII	12	WAAS, EGNOS	30k	Internal		US$100
Royaltek	MBT 1000	GPS Receiver	MTK	?	No	0	None
Royaltek	BT GPS mini RBT-1000	GPS Receiver	MTK	32	WAAS, EGNOS	0	None
Royaltek	BT GPS x-mini RBT-2100	GPS Receiver	SiRFstarIII	20	WAAS, EGNOS	0	None
Royaltek	BT GPS x-mini II RBT-2200/10	GPS Receiver	SiRFstarIII	20	WAAS, EGNOS	0	None
Royaltek	RBT-2300	Data Logger	SiRFstarIII	20	WAAS, EGNOS	400-650k	Internal 64 MiB	Ext. antenna	US$65
Royaltek	Mini Xtreme RBT-2110	GPS Receiver	SiRFstarIII	20	WAAS, EGNOS	0	None
Royaltek	RGM-2000	GPS Receiver	SiRFstarIII	20	No	0	None
Royaltek	Vnus RGM-3600	GPS Receiver	SiRFstarIII	20	No	0	None
Royaltek	RGM-3800	Data Logger, GPS Receiver	SiRFstarIII	20	WAAS, EGNOS	650k	Internal		€~45	Yes

від Scytex до Telefunken

Торгова марка	Назва	Тип	GPS Чіп	Кількість каналів	Збільшення	Об’єм даних	Сховище	Приблизна ціна	Підтримка DOP
Scytex/Locosys	NaviGPS GT-11	Data Logger	SiRFstarII	12	WAAS, EGNOS	80k	Internal,	GB£65	Yes
Scytex/Locosys	NaviGPS BGT-11	Data Logger	SiRFstarII	12	WAAS, EGNOS	80k	Internal,	GB£80	Yes
Scytex/Locosys	NaviGPS GT-31	Data Logger	SiRFstarIII	12	WAAS, EGNOS	80k	Internal,	GB£74.99 (Q1 2008; launch)
Scytex/Locosys	NaviGPS BGT-31	Data Logger	SiRFstarIII	12	WAAS, EGNOS	80k	Internal,	GB£94.99 (Q1 2008; launch)
Sony-Ericsson	C702	Mobile Phone	?	?	?	Unlimited	Internal 150 MiB,	€~280
TomTom	Rider	(Data Logger), Navigator	SiRFstarIII	20	?	Unlimited		€430 (Discont'd?)
TomTom	GO 7X0, 9X0	Navigator	?	?	logging with Event Logger	Unlimited	2 GiB internal	€200-350
Transystem (?)	i-Blue 717	GPS Receiver	Nemerix	16	?	none	none	€30-50 (eBay)
Transystem	i-Blue 737	GPS Receiver	MTK	32	WAAS, EGNOS, MSAS	0	None	US$45
Transystem	i-Blue 737A+	GPS Receiver	MTK	66	WAAS, EGNOS, MSAS	0	None	€50
Transystem	i-Blue 747	Data Logger, GPS Receiver	MTK	32	WAAS, EGNOS, MSAS	70k	Internal 2 MiB, or 4 MiB on later models	US$55
Transystem	i-Blue 747A+	Data Logger, GPS Receiver	MTK	66	WAAS, EGNOS, MSAS	70k	Internal 4 MiB	€65
Transystem	i-Blue 757	Data Logger, GPS Receiver	MTK	32	WAAS, EGNOS, MSAS	50k	Internal 1 MiB	US$
Transystem	i-Blue 821	Data Logger, GPS Receiver	MTK	51	WAAS, EGNOS, MSAS	150k	Internal 4 MiB	€70 (~€40 ebay)
Telefunken SAfrica	TGPS-374/Axxion 374	WinCE device	?	12		3rd party SW : Unlimited	Internal 64 MiB	R1,700-2,000

від Visiontac до Yakumo

Торгова марка	Назва	Тип	GPS Чіп	Кількість каналів	Збільшення	Об’єм даних	Сховище	Зв’язок	Приблизна ціна
Visiontac	VGPS-900	GPS logger w. voice recording	MTK	51	?	~25M records/2 GiB, limited to 100 individual tracks/datapoints	(64 MiB-2 GiB)	, SD-cardreader	US$100
Wintec	WBT-201	Data Logger, Navigator	u-blox Antaris 4	16	WAAS, EGNOS	131k	Internal		US$89 (?)/€90 (2008-08-03)
Wintec	WBT-202	Data Logger, Navigator	u-blox Antaris 5	18 (tracking), 32 (aquisition)	WAAS, EGNOS	260k internal / 134M with 2GB microSD	Internal and (64 MB-2 GB)		US$99 (?)/€109 (2009-10-24)
Wintec	WBT300	Navigator	u-blox Antaris 4	16	?	?	?		€69 (2008-09-19)
Xaiox	Itracku	Data Logger, Navigator	Nemerix	16	?	250k	Internal		€~100
Xaiox	Marathon	GPS Receiver	Nemerix	16	?	0	None		€~50
Xroad	V4150	Data Logger, Navigator	SiRFstarIII	12	WAAS/ TCM (option)	Up to 2 GiB		(with hacking)	US$~160
Yakumo	DeltaX-5 BT	PDA	SiRFstarIII	12	?	Unlimited	Internal 512 MiB, ,		€~250

Legend for the summary tables

Units are listed alphabetically (Garmin,TomTom and /Wintec_and_Woxter units are listed on dedicated page). PDA based GPS receivers can be found under the PDA devices heading.

Type can be:

PDA: the GNSS is included in a PDA.
Data Logger: the GNSS includes an automatic geographic position logging system with extraction possibility to another electronic device
GPS Receiver: the GPS receiver can simply deliver a geographic position for another device or on a simple screen without navigation facility. Glonass is also available as a backup/augmentation in some GPS Receivers, but at the moment not available as standalone handheld units.
Navigator: the GNSS includes a screen with maps and software for navigation assistance
Mobile Phone: the GPS is included in a mobile phone device
Professional GNSS: the GNSS is designated for massive or accurate geographic survey. Many such devices also combines the various GNSS technologies, such as combined GPS/Glonass receivers.
GPS L1/L2 Receivers: the GPS receiver can also handle the military frequency and algorithm of the GPS signal. These units are usually Professional or Military units. To access the L2 signal, the unit need much more processing capacity, but have a much better general accuracy than units using only L1. Handheld units of this type are generally much larger than most handheld GPS Receivers.

Storage can be:

Internal	Compact Flash (CF)	MemoryStick (MS)	MultiMedia (MMC)	Secure Digital (SD)	Smart Media (SM)	xD-Picture Card (XD)	None
Specify the capacity		, , or	, or	, , or			none

Common GPS chipsets are:

SiRFStar I, II, IIe, IIe/LP, IIt, III
SiRFLoc
SiRFXTrac
Nemerix
RFMD
MTK
Sony Solution
u-Nav + iTrax 3rd Gen
Atmel Antaris 4l
u-blox
Ublox
Xemics
HP6515 AGPS
Skytraq Venus 5
Skytraq Venus 6

Methods of DGPS correction / Augmentation can be SBAS (WAAS, EGNOS,MSAS), Beacon, NTRIP, Direct IP, IALA are free services, with various coverage. Spotbeam, Inmarsat, Veripos, HP/XP are semiglobal services but requires licenses and are not likely in handheld units.

Corrections can be transmitted as propritary formats, single station corrections, or 'RTCM' format correction list. Some receivers might use RTCM as identifier for corrections, but the source than is one of the systems mentioned above.

Alternative forms of GNSS includes: Glonass, the future Galileo and COMPASS.

AGPS is an abreviation for Assisted GPS, and is usually an enhancement for GPS enabled cell phones. It allows receivers quicker startup time as well as continuing to give positions with weak or missing satelite data.

Connectivity can be achieved by :

Bluetooth	WLAN	IrDa	USB	Serial RS232	ActiveSync	SynCE	PS/2

Details

Acer n35 GPS

Acer n35 running GPS Data Logger

The Acer is primarily a conventional relatively low spec Pocket PC PDA with built in GPS receiver and Destinator Maps (UK and Ireland maps provided in the price here in the UK). To turn it into a logging device while using the Navigation software I needed to duplicate the GPS COM port which is being achieved without problems to date using GPSGate from Franson in Sweden (US$29.95 for the Standard version, US$9.95 for the Express version). This software provides virtual COM ports for the GPS receiver so that more than one software package can access the GPS receiver at the same time.

For more on using an Acer n35 GPS see Blackadder's page. User:Steevc also has one.

The Acer n35 is almost identical to the Navman PiN 570 GPS receiver, with the software being the main difference.

Christer Weinigel was able in the spring 2005 to run Linux on the Acer n30 PDA. See also the handhelds.org wiki for the n30. The n35 is a follow-up to the n30. Where the n30 had a Bluetooth chip, the n35 has the GPS receiver chip.

The Destinator (v. 3 and up) software is able to log by itself. You get a binary format which is described by Jonas Svensson, that page also includes a plain converter. Currently you lose information about number of satellites and how good the position is, but may be an alternative if you do not wish to use extra software.

The N35 is known to have problems with the power/USB connectors with time. So after months of usage (specially in a car) the connector on the N35 will loose contact with the mother board , and the N35 battery will not be recharged nor it will be recognized in the computer. Link

Acer N50

an Acer N50 with a Bt-77 antenna

Acer N50 is a normal PDA without an integrated GPS antenna. User EdoM use it coupled with a BT-77 Bluetooth antenna and VisualGPSce to track his movements.

Adapt (general)

Adapt now has its own page.

Alan (general)

Technical data (German): http://service.alan-germany.de/GPS/index.htm

Alan MAP 500

Is rebranded Holux GM-101
CF-Card
Connection: serial
Chipset: SiRFstarII
Black/white map
map format description: http://service.alan-germany.de/GPS/Map500/Software/file-descriptions/

Alan MAP 600

Uses other map format than MAP 500: supports routing
Map format description: http://service.alan-germany.de/GPS/Map600/ARD-map-structure-map600.pdf

AMOD AGL3080

Chipset: SiRFstarIII high performance low power
Maximum log points 1,380,000 (in RMC only mode)
Storage Capacity 128 MiB
Connection: USB 2.0 - Mass Storage Mode
Reviews: cloudmade community blog post and pocketgpsworld.com

Good things

Driverless - USB Mass Storage Mode
Raw NMEA Logger
Waypoint Button (NMEA waypoint on firmware 2.2+)
3× Standard AAA batteries

Bad things

Windows Only Firmware Flash
No time display to take a photo of

Asus A696

Asus A696, with display protective film, running TGPS

This device is a PDA with

Windows Mobile (version 6 is installed on most devices)
GPS receiver: SiRFstarIII (Caution: static navigation is ON by default!)
Display: 3.5 in LCD (240x320)
CPU: Intel XScale, 416 MHz
Internal memory: 256 MiB (the operating system reports total of 169 MiB for data storage and 53 MiB for program storage)
SD-Card slot (supports SDHC; I use a 8 GB card. You may need to install a firmware update - download from Asus website)
WLAN, USB, Bluetooth, infrared, headphones connector

I tested different GPS tracking software (OSMtracker, TGPS, NoniGPSPlot) as well as commercial navigation software (Navigon MN7) and everything worked well.

Bad things

Static navigation is activated by default. I used the SirfTech tool to deactivate it (just google for "SirfTech"). As already stated somewhere on this page, when the static navigation is activated, it is not possible to create usable tracks when moving slow, means with normal pedestrian speed (under 4-5 km/h) or slower - the GPS unit will just not update coordinates.
Data transfer is slow over all interfaces (WLAN and USB are slow on this device, and Bluetooth/IrDA are slow per definition).
When WLAN is activated, a blue LED is blinking; when Bluetooth is activated, an orange one is blinking. This is sometimes disturbing, especially at night or/and in the car. I found no way to deactivate these lights; tried some registry hacks from internet but they did not work.

Good things

Long battery time
Delivered with all needed accessories, including USB data/charger cable for PC, AC charger, car charger cable, car mounting bracket (not very stable; the device often vibrates, which makes reading the display very difficult)

Asus GPS BT100

Bluetooth puck (bundled with 12 V car power supply, windshield mount & universal PDA cradle)
No memory
Battery life: 10+ hours
Connection: Bluetooth & USB
Chipset: SiRFstarIIe/LP
Spec: http://dlsvr02.asus.com/pub/ASUS/IA/Accessory/qe2021_gps-bt100.pdf

Good things

Bluetooth mobile phone should allow tracking with no cables
Small
Charged via mini USB connector
External GPS antenna connector

Bad things

Bluetooth requires re-pairing
No memory for standalone tracking

Summary

ATP Photo Finder

http://photofinder.atpinc.com/
GPS Datalogger
Allows to write GPS-postion to jpeg-Exif-Data via built-in card-slot (SD/MMC/MS Card)
Manual for Photo Finder (PDF)

Logging format not clear. The manual states "By connecting the ATP Photo Finder directly to your PC via USB connection, you can back up all the logged GPS position information" but does not indicate the data format.

Logging frequency not clear. The manual says "logging interval Approx. 5 seconds" (p. 11) and "Update rate Continuous operation: 1 Hz" (p. 14).

Billionton CF-card

(by user:imi)

Billionton CF-card after a ski downfall. That's what I mean by "fragile".

The serial CF card for PDAs and Laptops work out of the box with most Linux systems. It is the recommend card from Trisoft (The place to get the European Zaurus from).

Since it is a serial CF card, it has problems with an unpatched Zaurus C3100's serial bus driver shipped with the standard Sharp ROM. Avoid using this device with a Zaurus C3100.

Good things

Good supported CF card. Should work out of the box with most linux kernels.
Cheap (compared to all-in-one solutions).

Bad things

Quite long CF card, so it may not fit in some PDA cases
Very fragile (even for a CF card).
Long cold start time (about 1 minute)

Blumax (general)

Blumax receivers can be used with any mobile phone supporting J2ME and bluetooth (using mobiletrailexplorer).

They are cheap and accurate.

While most Blumax receivers have no own storage, GPS-4012, GPS-4043 (and most like 4044) do support data storage up to 32Mb.

Blumax 4043

This looks much i-Blue's 747 and the specs seem to be somewhat like what PathFinder P3106 offers. Price was ~60e.

Specifications according to the manufacturer:

   * Chipset: MTK chipset (but which?)
   * Sensitivity: -158 dBm
   * 51 channels
   * Power: rechargeable Li-Ion battery 1000mAh compatible with Nokia BL-5C
   * Operationnal time: 25+ hours (when fix'd)
   * WAAS+EGNOS+MSAS
   * Auto On-Off function in NAV Mode, always on in LOG Mode
   * Protocol: NMEA-0183 (v. 3.01)

Model info by mtkbabel:

   * FlashInfo: 1C20161C (EON,4MB)
   * Model: 0007 (iBlue 747)
   * Firmware: B-core_1.1 (TSI_747CD)
   * Logger SW: V 1.38

Cellink BTG-7000

Price: $30–66
Connection: Bluetooth
Has a built-in rechargeable battery of some sort, and a car charger
4 or so LEDs for status
One "hard" power switch
Two buttons: power (stand-by?), and Bluetooth pairing
Antenna port
Rubberized housing
Outputs NMEA statements at 1 Hz (by default, at least)

Works great with the Nokia N800 with "Maemo Mapper" application, and the Treo 650 with the "Cetus GPS" application. Usually sees 7–12 satellites.

DeLorme

U.S. based GPS vendor. "Earthmate" range. TODO review mapping capabilities. Can load OSM maps onto them via shapefiles. See DeLorme

EMTAC BTGPS II Trine Datalogger

Price: AU$449 (£150?)
Trackpoints: 26,000 points
Battery life: 10+ hours
Connection: Bluetooth
Chipset: SiRFstarIIe/LP
Specification: http://www.emtac.com/products/bluetooth/datasheet_BTGPS2Trine.html

Good things

Memory capacity and battery life allows a whole day trip to be recorded. Best on the market at the time.
Highly flexible in what is logged: reading quality, time interval, distance interval etc.
All in one

Bad things

May just be my unit, but sometimes takes a very long time to lock on; best to stay in one place and put it on a flat, preferably metal, surface until the green light starts rapidly blinking.
Tacky by functional data download and adjustment setting software
Proprietary download format (spec. provided)
Introduction of SiRFstarIII chip makes this a little dated (2006)

Summary

Excellent for a switch-on-and-forget datalogger if you are going out for a whole day, pity it uses older SiRFstarII chipset.

FAC GDL30 MMC Data Logger

A simple GPS blackbox. It is designed to automatically logging an NMEA frame on a multimedia Card every time it is in use. No display, no POI on that stuff. It is used with an external active antenna and a external power supply (12 V). It is possible to redirect the NMEA signal on a COM port for using with other stuff. You can't do many things with that device, but it is really easy to use for our Open Street project.

The GDL30 MMC Data Logger device

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Falk F/M/N Series

The Falk F/M/N Series is a Window CE based navigator. The bundled Falk Navigator software does not support vanilla data logging but with some tricks track recording is possible: [1] [2]

After unlocking the Windows desktop you can use custom programs for data logging: One of the free programs is POI Observer which is actually designed to display warnings when getting near a POI but also has data logging capabilities. The forum (in german) has the program, scripts and a walk through to unlock the Windows desktop and use POI Observer in parallel to the Falk Navigator software.

POI Observer is supposed to work with other Falk devices too.

Another nice tool is the nfRunner and the nfSpeedMenu from Navifriend-Forum. It is an excellent software for data-logging and much more.

OpenMoko Neo1973 (FIC GTA01)

The Neo1973 was the first cellular phone developed to run a OpenSource operating-system. Only a few hundredths samples have been produced for developers.

GPS-Chip: Hammerhead_PMB_2520

Fujitsu-Siemens Pocket-Loox N560

Windows Mobile 5 with freeware Odgps (program has bug in elevation). I test Noni GPSPlot now. Questions about the device can be asked to hanoj.

Good things

SiRFstarIII
Up to 2 GiB of storage on a SD card
All in one

Bad things

Windows
Battery life (around 4 hours with GPS and no WLAN or Bluetooth turned on)
Category:Fujitso-Siemens Pocket-Loox users

OpenMoko Neo Freerunner (FIC GTA02)

A update to the Neo1973 which has the mass market as target. Not like the 1973 is has only a few hardware bugs. See GPS_Problems (now solved). While the hardware is solid, the software still has beta status.

The GPS problem is now solved. New units have a hardware fix, and a software update helps a lot for older units as well.

This is a nice gps for tracing details. You can go around a 4×4 m square, stop briefly in each corner, and get a trace with straight edges and no rounding of the corners.

The 2008.9 software includes tangogps, a nice app that shows the existing openstreetmap tiles while you trace. Navit is also an option, it uses openstreetmap for routing.

u-blox ATR0635 Datasheet

Freedom

First impressions on the Freedom Keychaingps 2000 is that it is no good in urban areas, it seems to be very sensitive to reflections from buildings. In more open areas it seems quite good and the small size is good.

Garmin

Garmin has its own page.

Globalsat BT-308

Bluetooth
Price approx.: GB£80
Trackpoints: 0 points (no memory)
Connection: Bluetooth
SiRFstarII/LP
Comes with magnetic external antenna and car charger (with splitter that allows the charging of iPaq at the same time)
Channels 12
Full review

Globalsat BT-338

Bluetooth
SiRFstar III (new generation ultra sensible chipset)
Trackpoints: 0 points (no memory)
Connection: Bluetooth
Comes with car charger
Full review

Globalsat BT-359

Bluetooth
SiRFstarIII
Trackpoints: 0 points (no memory)
Car charger & wall charger
15 hours battery time according to review: Full review, 11 hours officially. Battery from Nokia 3310/3330 fits and works, but too thick, cannot close lid. Should be slimmed versions of these somewhere.

Globalsat BT-368

Bluetooth
Product page

Globalsat BT-368
SiRFstarIII
Trackpoints: 0 points (no memory)
Connection: Bluetooth
USB charging
Claimed 10 hours battery life

Globalsat BR-305

USB mouse
Price €40–60
Trackpoints: 0 points (no memory)
Connection: USB
SiRFstarII
Can't handle cold environment
Channels 16

Works well with laptops. Stops working on low temperature. Uses serial USB, so it should work with all GPS track programs, loads pl2303 on Linux.

Good buy, but I recommend buying the 353 instead.

Globalsat BU-353

USB mouse
SiRFstarIII based

Works well with laptops. Stops working on low temperature. Uses serial USB, so it should work with all GPS track programs, loads pl2303 on Linux.

Good buy, this unit will almost always get a lock directly, and I really recommend it over BU-303. The sad part is that the lock usually isn't that good. I've experienced very strange behaviour where it will lose GPS lock and get a new bad lock positioning it self 50 m from the right position and then drift back to the right position. I'm not sure why this is, or exactly what is happening. It also has issues when you are stopped or moving slowly where the position jumps around by a few metres. Once it as been running for a 5–10 minutes this problem goes away.

Globalsat DG-100

GlobalSat DG-100 Data Logger

Globalsat DG-100 with washer

Datalogger/USB mouse
Price: €100/GB£100/US$90
Type: datalogger and USB-mouse in one.
Trackpoints: 60,000 points
Battery: two AA NiMH batteries, 20+ hours, recharge trough USB-port.
Connection & recharge: USB
SiRFstar III chipset
Channels 20
Set three saving intervals (time/distance)
Manual waypoint save with button
Globalsat product page w/ specs
good and bad things: read user manual
user review
alternative, open source managing software on sourceforge (a must!)
dg100utils open source download and configuration software
JOSM-Plugin to download data directly into josm, where it could be saved as a .gpx file
dg100ctl setting utility for the DG-100, includes a graphical interface with Qt, works on Ubuntu
Supported by gpsbabel on linux: gpsbabel -i dg-100,erase=0 -f /dev/ttyUSB0 -o gpx -F "track.gpx"

Tip: Glueing a washer around the on/off button prevents accidental switch off when carried in a backpack

Globalsat BT-335

Datalogger/USB mouse
Price: €80
Type: datalogger and GPS-receiver by bluetooth
Trackpoints: 60,000 points
Battery: Li-ion rechargeable, more than 24 hours from one charge
Connection: Bluetooth
Charge: Car and mains charger provided
Channels: 20
SiRFstar III chipset
WAAS/EGNOS/MSAS enabled
Shipped with Windows program for configuration and downloads
Can log position; position, time, speed or position, time, speed and altitude. Recording interval could also be changed.
Globalsat product page w/ specs
For Mac OS, configuration and gps downloads can be made by GlobalSync. Read a review for mac [3].
Works good with gpsd (tested with xgps on mac, start it with gpsd -p /dev/cu.BT-GPS-.... after you have paired the device the mac)
User review

Globalsat BR-304

RS-232
Price 50e-70e (new), 30e-40e (used)
SiRFstarII
Channels 12
No internal memory
Connectors RS-232 and USB or PS/2

As far as I know this is BR-305 with RS-232 connection instead of the USB. Bad thing about this connector is it doesn't have pins for voltage, so there is another connector (PS/2 or USB) for power, and that connector is in the end of a really short piece of wire, because of which I had to get USB-extension. It may seem stupid to use both RS-232 and USB, but the reason is that when USB is used only for power, the receiver doesn't need any drivers at all, in any OS. Another difference between this and 305 is that this one seems to work well in cold, I got to test it in −27 °C for about half an hour.

GlobalTop GTop66 plus

The GTop66 plus is an ultra-slim Bluetooth GPS receiver. It has Bluetooth and USB connectivity. It uses the MTK ??? chipset, supporting 66 channels and AGPS. The default update rate is 300 ms, but this can be adjusted downward with suitable software. The AGPS loader software supplied crashes on my PC, so I have not been able to try AGPS yet. Thet battery is integrated into the unit, charged via the mini-USB socket. Battery life is at least several hours of continual operation. In use the unit performs very well, giving a nice stable trace at walking speed.

Holox BT 321

A Bluetooth GPS that talks NMEA. Only three lights (Bluetooth active, GPS fix/no-fix, low battery/charging), and no memory. The battery is easy to replace though, is the same as in many Nokia phones, and can be charged via USB. The GPS is nice and small (8×5×2 cm), and generally sells on eBay for around to GB£30 mark (inc. P&P).

Since it talks NMEA, it works with most software, but you do have to do most of the processing on something else. There are a number of very nice programs for Series 60 phones (e.g., GETrack to log to GPX, nmea_info.py to log and show location, satellites etc), and also any normal PC software that does NMEA works fine too.

The Holox BT 321 is a rebadged BT74R made by the Telemax Technology Corp of Taiwan, it uses the RFMD chipset, and can even get a fix indoors. Sadly the RFMD chipset is not so great when using it on foot near buildings, it can give direction information that changes with every step. Walking down the middle of the road is fine however!

It does work very well in the car or on bike however, and doesn't need to see the sky; it will work in a pocket or bag. Overall for ease of use, price, its quick time at getting a fix, its a good entry level device.

Holox BT 541

Externally very similar to the Holox BT321. A Bluetooth GPS that talks NMEA. Only three lights (Bluetooth active, GPS fix/no-fix, low battery/charging), and no memory. The battery is easy to replace though, is the same as in many Nokia phones, and can be charged via USB. The GPS is nice and small (8×5×2 cm), and generally sells on eBay for around to GB£30 mark (inc. P&P).

The Holox BT541 uses the Skytraq Venus 521 chipset which supports AGPS. Skytraq provide a free AGPS download application for Symbian and Windows. Time to lock, and typical accuracy are very good when AGPS is used (can be a bit tempramental without it). Early firmware versions had problems with track drift (firmware is upgradeable, but difficult to find the latest version).

The BT541 has a motion detector (sounds like a ball bearing in a box) that allows the device to go into a low power mode when not moving. This can give a battery life of many days depending on usage.

The BT541 seems to have very slow filtering that sometimes kicks in at walking speeds, giving lag of around 30 seconds and causing inaccurate tracking when walking around corners.

Overall for ease of use, price, its quick time at getting a fix, its OK, but frustrating for getting good pedestrian tracks.

More Info:

Holux GM-210

Holux GM-210 works with Windows Vista, Ubuntu Feisty and PalmOS. It's only an cable-based GPS-Receiver, so you need an extra device like a Palm or notebook. The GM-210 has a PS/2 port and several adaptor cables to USB/Mini-USB/Serial. No specific drivers needed, works with gpsd (Linux).

More info:

Holux GPSlim236

This is a bluetooth device, about the size of a small matchbox (46.3x67x19mm). Its lithium battery lasts about 10 hours, and is a standard model so you can get a cheap spare from eBay, etc. You can charge it via mini-USB but can't transmit data over this, as you need a special cable from Holux. I haven't tried this - Bluetooth is fine for me. The USB cable gives to possibility to upgrade the firmware (enable WAAS/EGNOS) and disable the Static Navigation (bad for pedestrian use) with SirfDemo.

Have used this with a laptop, Dell Axim PDA and Nokia 6230i with no problems. It has a SiRFstarIII chipset so is quick and accurate in getting a fix, with the usual caveats of 'canyoning' in cities. Standard NMEA output.

Had mine about 2 years. It failed after about a year but was promptly replaced. The newer GPSlim240 has a similar spec. but no replaceable battery, though it's a bit smaller.

More info:

Holux GPSlim240

Also a Bluetooth device as the GPSlim236, but this unit is more compact (64×22×15mm³), slightly less battery life (somewhere between 6-8 hours). Data is transmitted over SPP Bluetooth and gives standard NMEA output. Receiver should be up to 3 meters away. Packaging includes USB cable and car lighter adapter (Caveat: This should be obvious, but always remember to check the package contents list before buying; never had any trouble so far, but it's always good to be careful) for charging up the battery. Claims to have WAAS/EGNOS demodulator included, but never tested this. The unit has room for a lanyard which is not included in the package. Its only control is the on/off switch, and it has three LEDs for indicating low battery power, Bluetooth connection status and GPS signal acquisition.

This unit was successfully used with Bluetooth-enabled laptops and Nokia N80 with only one firmware-related problem. Care should be taken not to use SiRFdemo's "Synchronize Protocol/Baud Rate" option on Bluetooth devices, or to otherwise tinker with this unit's baud rate, as this caused it to output garbage from that point onward. Turning it off and back on didn't work. Letting it run out of battery charge didn't work. What solved it was opening up the unit, finding the battery and shorting two of the three battery terminals.

More info:

Holux GR-213

This is a simple receiver that is to be connected to any computer. Delivered with a driver for most recent Windows. To make it run under Linux, just compile your kernel with support for pl2303 serial-to-usb (as a module or into kernel), then everything should be fine with GPSd.

It features a magnet, which is quite useful to put it outside your car, on the roof. I could ride at 130 km/h in quite heavy wind without having it to move a millimeter. It is also completely waterproof (once, i've forgotten it, and after being covered by 5 centimeters snow for a few hours, it still works).

It outputs standard NMEA.

Holux M-241

Main article: Holux M-241

Holux M-241 can be used as datalogger or as receiver via the Bluetooth interface. It runs with a single AA alkaline battery, in logging-mode up to 12 hours. Under Linux, Java Phones, Palm and WinCE it can be used with BT747 (you will have to set the Baud rate to 38,400 bit/s).Also for Linux, mtkbabel helps you extracting/formating GPX files and clearing memory for next uses, much as gpsbabel works, and scriptable.

More info:

Specifications
picky with the type of rechargeable batteries

Holux M-1200

Holux M1200

The M-1200 is Bluetooth device, though can be used with a custom USB lead. It is a sealed unit with a rechargable lithium ion battery. Recharge via USB or included car lighter lead. It uses the MTK MT3318 chipset and claims up to 23 hrs per charge. Colour LEDs show satellite lock, bluetooth connection and low charge.

They can be bought on eBay for about GB£25. Performance seems much the same as my older GPSlim 236, in a slightly smaller package. Only disadvantage is not being able to carry a spare battery. More info at Holux's site --LeedsTracker 18:50, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

HP iPaq hw6915

HP iPaq hw6915 showing OSM map of Ljubljana

Windows Mobile 5 device (WinPDA), with integrated GPS, camera, GSM phone, wifi and square 240x240 pixel display. Official site, technicalities.

Good things

Quick GPS connection with A-GPS made by GlobalLocate (finds satellites even trough thermally protected windshields, where other older GPS units cannot)
Up to 2 GiB of storage on a mini SD card (for maps, track logs, etc.)
Integrated camera and microphone could be used instead of note-taking with pencil.
GPRS/EDGE connectivity for real-time tracking anywhere, wlan where available
Compact, all in one (like a big GSM phone)
Windows (relatively easy software development)

Bad things

Windows (has to be rebooted every few weeks to regain leaked memory)
Battery life (around 4 hours with GPS and no WLAN or Bluetooth turned on, can be prolonged by turning off the display, probably also by turning off the GSM part...have to tested that once)
Mini SD card can easily be lost (using sellotape to keep the second one in the slot for sure)
Some software doesn't adopt nicely to the square screen
No GPS mapping software that would use ALL the device's features seamlessly (GPS, camera, voice recording, connectivity) exists ... yet.
GPS traces seem to be "smoothed" - in sharp corners track continues straight and only turns slowly later on.

HP iPaq rx5940UK

Windows Mobile 5 device (WinPDA), with integrated GPS, WIFI, Bluetooth 2.0 and USB 2.0

Good things

Integrated 2 GiB of storage of which around 400 MiB is free for user apps and data. The rest contains the TomTom maps of Europe.
Integrated microphone could be used instead of note-taking with pencil.
No COM port splitter software is needed. Hardware wise the GPS is on COM1, but the applications can all access it simultaneously on COM7 at 4800,57600 or 115200 baud.

Bad things

No phone, no camera
Not sold anymore (and this only one month after I bought it)
Compared to AD-850 loses signal more often.

HP IPAQ 3970 windows PocketPC 2002

PDA devices

Getting it working

Flash the PDA BIOS to version 2.10.
Flash the NAVMAN 3450 firmware to the latest version - only if it's the external antenna version!'
Install the HP IPAQ SD memory card update version 1.1 , allows modern 1 GiB plus SD cards to be recognised.
Install SmartST serial drivers version 3.1.6 (solves the sleeve not recognised problem).
Once you identify the com port assigned, and set the baud rate, you should start to get a data stream. In my case it was COM6 baud 56700.
Using a simple GPS data logging program, you can collect and store track data.
If the antenna connector will not seat, do not force it as this will bend the central pin or squash the plastic sleeve that surrounds the central pin. If it is bent, very carefully straighten it with tweezers, although you might need to replace the connector port (strip and solder job). I recommend getting an MCX male to SMA (threaded type connector), and an SMA to MCX female connector if you want to plug and unplug the antenna a lot. The SMA threaded connectors are self centering so are much better. A cheaper alternative is to make a pair of short fly leads with the MCX / SMA connectors on each end, be aware you will get signal strenght loss, how significant this will be depends on the quality of the adapters / fly leads.
Alternatively buy an antenna with a SMA connector instead and use an adapter.
Category:Ipaq users

HTC Artemis (=O2 XDA Orbit)

HTC Artemis is a PDA using Windows Mobile 6 Pro OS. It contains a Lithium Ion accumulator.

More info:

HTC Hero

HTC Hero is a Mobile Phone running Android. It has a replaceable MicroSD card for tracks or geotagged images, and the posibility to expose this as a removable drive for Windows/Linux/Mac computers.

Software

Geotagged images: Footprints is a photo geotagging application that comes with the phone. With the GPS active, you can use it to take photos and later export them as *.kmz-files to the MicroSD. These can be unzipped for access to geotagged JPG files. These can then be viewed in for example JOSM using the AgPifoJ-plugin.

Tracks: The phone is not delivered with any application that easily can be used for gps tracking. My tracks from Google is a Android application avalible in the Marked that can save tracks and later convert these to *.kml og *.gpx for you.

i.Trek M7

GPS receiver. Very fast fix time. 5 Hz updates. Charges via USB. It can be used both via USB (USB-serial emulation working fine on Linux) and Bluetooth.

Kapsys Kapten

Homepage of manufacturer: http://www.kapsys.com

Voice controlled navigation device, suitable for the blind, no display.

Leadtek 9553/9553X/9559X

Price: Around €90-100
Trackpoints: 0 points
Battery life: 3-4 hours (9553), 6 hours (9553X), 8-10 hours (9559X)
Connection: Bluetooth
Chipset: SiRFstarIII
Specification: http://www.leadtek.nl/nts/uk/products/gps/index.php?pronameid=296&tab=1&sid=81
Full review in spanish: http://www.todopocketpc.com/analisis_ver_articulo.asp?id_articulo=195

Good things

Small and light (around 70 g)
Charges via USB (though the USB cable is a custom mini-A, includes car adaptor)
The SiRFstarIII chipset gives a good accuracy
Good internal antenna

Bad things

No external antenna connector (except 9559X)

Summary

If you always carry around your PDA or notebook to get traces, this is a very good GPS receiver for a fair price.

Leadtek LR 9553D

Price: Around US$70
Trackpoints: 60,000 points
Connection: Bluetooth, USB
Chipset: SiRFstarIII LP
Specification: http://www.leadtek.com/eng/gps/overview.asp?pronameid=360&lineid=8&act=1

Good things

Good quality build
Very long battery life (SiRFstarIII Low Power chip)
Both USB and Bluetooth are bidirectional port (can access to SiRF chip with SirfDemo)
Recognized as (pseudo) Ultra Mass Storage (as an USB drive) to get log file

Bad things

I said pseudo Ultra Mass Storage because to set the logging interval and erase the log file it (their software) sends nasty USB commands.
Erasing the log only works by formatting the device under Windows. The device recognizes a special USB sentence to know it's being formatted. This doesn't work under linux (mkdosfs), meanning it's impossible to erase the log file.
LEDs are difficult to see.

Summary

A really great GPS, perfect for Windows users.

Magellan

Main article: Magellan

Magellan Professional - MobileMapper CE

Mobile Mapper CE is a rugged DGPS device which runs on Windows CE.

The GPS feature offers 14 parallel channels and can use DGPS correction from EGNOS, WAAS or GLONASS. So you can get a submetric precision. Generally it take a few minutes to initialize and fixing a new position and a few more to get on DGPS. Then, it's very fast to get a new fix even when it is partially obstructed by masks.

It's rugged and waterproof (1.5 m) and the lithium-ion battery is designed to give 8 hours of power.

You can directly share data with SD Memory Card, by connecting with ActiveSync or with Bluetooth.

The Mobile Mapper CE is particulaly designed for GIS professionals so you can find mobile GIS software which run on it like : Arcpad or Edipocket. Softwares takes benefit of the windows CE .NET environnement, the full-color display with touch panel and the integrated alphanumeric keyboard.

I have made a comparative log of a Thales MobileMapper CE (MMCE) and a FAC GDL30 MMC DATA LOGGER (a kind of GPS blackbox). You can see it here : [4] It's :

2006 08 03 Romans Sur Isere Grenoble Albertville Ugine Les Contamines Montjoie FAC GDL30 MMC DATA LOGGER.gpx.gz
2006.08.03.A.GPX.gz for the MMCE

I have never use any Garmin GPS so I don't have any point of comparaison for urban mapping. But, one of the purpose of the MMCe is its quality of detecting SNR signal (Signal sur bruit in french) and the ability of fixing it. It is specially dedicated of using in urban environnement (to avoide urban canyoning effect) and under the forest canopy. The MMCE is more dedicated for static mapping than for kinetic mapping. It is not configured to estimate a point with the coordinates of last one evaluated with speed and azimuth. The main difference between the MMCE and MMPro belong to the software. The MMCE comes with WindowsMobile CE (v. 5?) but without any mapping software. The MM Pro come with Thales mapping software. Alban 07:56, 15 Aug 2006 (BST). edited by Blackadder 08:34, 15 Aug 2006 (BST)

Magellan Professional - MobileMapper Pro

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Magnex DataLogger

Price: €~60
Track rate: 1 Hz (configurable, but only from a (Windows) PC with dedicated application)
Battery life: around 20 hours
Connection: Bluetooth 1.2
Max. satellites: 44
Chipset: SkyTraq Venus 5
Dedicated PC application can be used to read the log, clear it, and convert it to kml (Google Earth) format. It can also be used to read out the live position (NMEA).

Good things

Cheap datalogger, similar to Adapt AD-850 above
It works with gpsd with serial-over-usb (PL2303) and with serial-over-bluetooth (rfcomm). Tested both with gpsdrive.
Small and light (7.7×4.3×1.8 cm, 55 g)
Quick fix and keeps working under foliage, underneath trees, inside some buildings/structures and often inside trains.
Goes a long way on one battery charge
High memory capacity for log points (8 Mibit, or ~100,000 points)
Can be used as a GPS mouse (BT) (NMEA output)

Bad things

When connected with usb-to-serial, bluetooth doesnt work anymore
The Windows application (iTravel-Tech gpsPhotoTagger) exports bad XML/GPX format (sometimes malformed, always without linefeeds)
Not possible to reset logs without a PC; i.e., there is no application to do so from Windows Mobile and for Linux
No external antenna (not needed either)
Battery can be replaced but is proprietary: 3.7 V Li-Ion Battery Pack (mobile phone battery, ?)
Only a charger for in the car is deliverd with it, no mains. It's a standard mini-USB connector though, so it can be charged from a computer as well or with this: Keomo Charging Bank External Accu (2200 mAh).
Data format (.log) seems to be non standard. See comment below.

Remarks

The Windows software which came with the device can convert the proprietary data format (.log) to Google Earth's .kml though and export to GPX, but the last one is often malformed. Linux's gpsbabel can translate KML to GPX which in turn can be read by JOSM, for example. Note that .gpx files created from .kml files lack time stamps, hence are not suitable for upload to the OSM Server.
The Windows software segfaults on current trunk wine version.

Motorola A780

Motorola A780 Linux-Smartphone showing the OSM map of Ludwigsburg with BikeAtor

The Motorola A780 mobile phone with build-in GPS receiver can be used with the BikeAtor-Software to track GPS. New versions of BikeAtor directly store tracklogs in GPX format compatible with JOSM.

The original battery only lasts about 2 hours, but of course it could be replaced with one of a higher capacity to easily double the time. Other devices might give more exact results, but keep in mind: It's a cellphone with full navigation on board! No need for thinking about if you will or won't need your GPS - it's there, because you won't leave your cellphone at home, will you?

Mio P550

Mio P550 is a PDA that runs Windows Mobile 5. It has a built-in GPS module with the SiRFstar III chipset. It´s possible to attach an external antenna. The device also features Bluetooth and WLAN. Car mount is included in the package. The device can be bought with or without included maps and navigation software from MIO. A few of the devices sold before August 2006 had a problem with weak signal level, but the problem has now been acknowledged by Mio. Questions about the device can be asked to user:eriso

Good things

GPS chip SiRFstar III
Up to 2 GiB of storage on a SD card
All in one

Bad things

Windows (crash, bluepage, etc)
Battery life (around 4 hours with GPS and not WLAN or Bluetooth turned on).

The main problem with battery life appears to be caused by the Windows ActiveSync software continually trying to make PC contact. To fix this, follow this link: http://www.gpspassion.com/forumsen/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=56706&whichpage=10 This details a procedure which adds a dummy connection, then sets ActiveSync to manual. As a result, battery life is extended considerably. The Mio software also seems to be a bit of a battery hog. If you just want to log your track, look at Beeline GPS software - its inexpensive and includes a lot of useful geo-caching functions for quick annotation.

Category:Mio P550 Users

Mitac/Mio DigiWalker C510

A standard car navigation unit driven by SIRFstarIII and WinCE with simple media support and Bluetooth. As delivered the iGo software is completely useless for mapping, since it is not possible to get the GPX files out of the device. However, if you don't mind voiding the warranty, go to http://www.gpspassion.com/forumsen/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=61233&whichpage=1 and learn how to hack it to add that feature (it is quite easy).

Pros

Quite accurate
Very good for car navigation
Easy hackable if you are into that sort of thing
Add a cheap SD card for practically infinite mapping

Cons

Does NOT work for mapping without hacking
Low battery time, made worse by the device locking with a battery warning at 25%
Takes ages to recharge
Occasional "blue screens"

NavGear PX3015

NavGear PX3015 in hand

Acessories

Really look like Transystem i-Blue 747

Good things

Easy to use : plug on 'Log' to start logging, 'Nav' to enable Bluetooth communication, 'Off' to stop.
Small 46.5×72.2×20 mm
Charge on USB
Removable battery
Deliver with a car lighter charger + normal charger
Documentation include a Quick Start guide and a complete documentation

Bad things

No external antenna port for precise in car logging
Quick start Guide only in English
Software for Windows only
Saving capcity in raw NMEA, CSV, or KML but no GPX

Navibe GB732

navibe GB732

Interface: Bluetooth Display: none Memory: 0 Trackpoints Chipset: SiRFstarIII Price: €~50 (eBay)

The GB732 seems to be a pretty cheap and good device. It is proven to work with PC, Nokia 6230i and Nokia E61. The signal strength is pretty good and it outputs NMEA. Coupled with the Nokia 6230i running TrekBuddy it's a perfect solution for logging. The 6230i has a slot for MMC cards (up to 256 MiB) and TrekBuddy logs to the GPX format. This format can be used directly to upload it to OSM. Alternatively it can log to NMEA. It also has a separate rechargeable, replaceable battery (compatible with Nokia 6230i) with 1050 mAh, a hard power switch (no standby) and an external antenna connector (not really necessary since the internal antenna gets lock on 6-8 satellites outside). The device has 3 LEDs: Bluetooth, Battery, Satellite. It seems to be made in China since the manual and the drivers CD feature simplified and traditional chinese as main languages (others available, too). It comes with a USB recharging cable (USB -> MiniUSB), a car charger and a normal charger. All in all a good device for a small price.

Good things

Good GPS chipset
Cheap

Bad things

Don't move it during startup, it won't get a lock
Signal quality really sucks when carried in pocket. The device must "lay flat on the floor" for good signals.
In narrow streets with high buildings the signal might "drift" (moving north west while in reality you only move west). Standing still for a few seconds helps the device to get you back in position.

Navibe GB735

Interface: Bluetooth
Display: none
Memory: 0 Trackpoints
Chipset: SiRFstarIII
Price: €~50 (eBay)

It is proven to work with PC and SE K600i (with TrekkBuddy).

Good things

BL-5C Li-ion battery (used in few Nokia mobiles as well) removable by user
AC charger and car charger in bundle

Bad things

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Navibe GM720

Interface: USB
Display: none
Memory: 0 Trackpoints
Chipset: SiRFstarIII
Price: US$35 (eBay)

Works very well in combination with gpsd on Linux. Very cheap, but comes with minimal documentation and without software.

It is also possible (although unlikely, and this is not a specific risk for this particular device but probably for each "gpsmouse" device) to mess up the settings in such a way that one cannot connect any more with the device, leaving one no solution but to open it and disconnect the battery (which is soldered) to reset the device to its factory defaults. Of course this voids your warranty. See also the utility SirfDemo.

Navilock BT-359

Navilock BT-359 beside a Nokia 6300 running GPS Track

It's the same as the Globalsat BT-359 (except the logo).

Connection: Bluetooth

Based on SiRFstarIII chipset (most time a good fix)
Battery pack removeable
3 status LED: Power status (charging, full, low power), Bluetooth and Fix (>= 4 satellites)
On/off button

Works good with Nokia phones (6230i and 6300) and GPS Track.

Navilock BT-348

Navilock BT-348 with car charger

Connection: Bluetooth

Based on SiRFstarIII chipset (most time a good fix)
Lithium-ion battery pack removeable
3 status LED: Power status (charging, full, low power), Bluetooth and Fix (>= 4 satellites)
On/off button
72×40×23 mm

Works fine with: gpsd (Mac), Cetus GPS (Palm), cotoGPS (Palm), GPS4Palm (Palm).

Navilock BT-455PDL

Photo Data Logger Connection: Bluetooth and USB

Price: €99-119
Type: datalogger and gps-receiver with Mini-USB and Bluetooth connectivity
Chipset: SkyTraQ Venus 5
Datalogger capacity: 100,000 trackpoints, no waypoints
Battery: Li-Ion battery pack, removeable, ca. 8 hours
Charge: Mini-USB, charger und car-adapter provided
Connection: Mini-USB and Bluetooth
Size: 70×28×20 mm
3 status LEDs (green: GPS fix, red: power, blue: Bluetooth)
1 on/off switch
GPS receiver can be used with USB (via the Prolific USB2Serial driver) and/or Bluetooth serial port emulation, any system (but no software provided)
DataLogger can only be used with windows
More info: http://www.navilock.de

Mini-CD with proprietary software, installs as iTravel-Tech Application. Functions:

Upload data from device,
Google,
PhotoTagger SW,
Upload photos to Flickr,
Configure device
Installs Prolific USB2Serial driver

Not so good things:

Bluetooth cannot be disabled
No waypoints
Requires proprietary software to read the logged gpx data
Software for windows only
Default installation requires administrative rights to run; but if you install into a writable directory instead, you can use it as ordinary user
Only google supported

Navilock NL-302U

Navilock NL-302U USB GPS Receiver

Based on the engine board EM-411 from Navilock mounted in a more or less waterproof casing and an attached USB cable. Connection: USB

Based on SiRFstarIII chipset (most time a good fix)
USB Powered (max. 100 mA)
1.5 m USB cable attached to the device
PL2303 USB-Serial converter chip (good Linux driver support)
Single status LED near the cable outlet (might not be available on earlier devices; might not work when in binary mode)
Very accurate when used in a car
~~not very accurate when hold in hand, accuracy seems to depend on direction towards sky~~ accuracy was quite good now, I think last times this was just due to quite bad conditions... --Cobra 18:11, 10 November 2008 (UTC)

Works good with gpsd!

Navilock NL-456DL (EasyLOGGER)

Navilock NL-456DL

(Wintec WPL 1000 Easy Showily)

Connection: USB

Based on u-blox ANTARIS®4 SuperSense®
Powered by battery (2×AAA(LR03, size S)) (ca. 15 hours)
Can be powered by rechargable batteries as well (2×AAA). (1100 mAh NiMH ca. 12 hours)
Logs 94,000 trackpoints
Push to fix to record specific waypoints
Small display for status
USB-interface for reading log files and configuration via windows-software (GPX export possible)
Linux and macs are not officially supported, device appears as storage, but the original log files seem to be in proprietary format
Free linux/mac reader wpl1000reader (makes gpx), for change of settings windows is still needed
Another free reader, also for change of settings [5] naviread_v0.2.1.zip naviread_v0.2.1.linux.tgz

Good experience: small, lightweight, concentrates on basic features, cheep in Germany (70.0 Eur), Possibility to set PDOP, TDOP, Sat Nr masks,... for user that knows the GPS parameters quite well
Bad experience: insufficient manual with mistakes, not enough informations for beginners in GPS, files can't be copied or downloaded from stick and need transformation by included software. --Snail044 15:24, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
Software update crashed. Could be saved by manually downloading the *.img file on the stick and cycle power :-) HB9DTX 28 August 2009

Navman/Mio Moov

S35 model approx $NZ300 including NZ navigation

Primary purpose car navigation
About 3 hours battery life. Charges from car or USB
Appears as storage device to pc
Stores tracklogs as 1 sec NMEA format "\My Documents\LOGnnnn.LOG" Convert with gpsbabel -inmea -fLOG0001.LOG -ogpx -Flog1.gpx
Has 1 GiB internal flash (about 800 MiB free), plus SD slot

--EliotB 00:47, 11 January 2009 (UTC)

Medion (general)

Here you can find information about the hardware of almost every Medion (german only): Wiki on gopal-navigator.de

Medion GoPal Navigator 3 ME

Medion E3210

Type: Navigation System
Operating System: Windows CE Core 5.0
Interface: USB
Display: touch screen 320×240 px
Memory: internal flash 1 GiB (probably less than 41 MiB free), optional SD-card possible (2 GiB tested), use of larger SDHC-Card unknown
Chipset: SiRFstarIII
Rechargeable battery built in, battery life: min. 3 h, car adapter included, recharge via this adapter or USB
Tracking update frequency: 1 Hz

Sold at ALDI-Nord as Medion MD 96310 (E3210), navigation system. Software supports tracking, but this function is disabled by default. If a folder named "Tracks" is created, the device logs all tracks there. This folder can be located either on internal flash disk (in folder "\My Flash Disk") or on optional SD-Card (in folder "\Storage Card"). The internal flash disk has very limited free space, the SD-Card can at least be up to 2 GiB in size. Tracks are stored in *.trk format, which can easily be converted to *.gpx with GOPALnachGPX([6]). Data transfer via USB and Active Sync (works fine with Windows 2000 and XP). As this device is a navigation system there aren't any controls for GPS, although some people created alternative skins which give more control. Tracking runs always in background if the navigation is running, in card view mode as well as in navigation mode. The recorded track contains the real positional data, not aligned to any street data.

Medion GoPal Navigator 4 ME

Type: Navigation System
Operating System: Windows CE Core 5.0
Interface: USB
Display: touch screen 320×240 px
Memory: internal flash 1 GiB (probably less than 10 MiB free), optional SD-card up to 2 GiB
Chipset: SiRFstarIII
Battery life: min. 2 h, car adapter included
Tracking update frequency: 1 Hz

Sold at ALDI-South as Medion MD 96860 (E3212), navigation system. Software supports tracking out of the box. The recorded track contains the real positional data, not aligned to any street data. To turn tracking on, do this:

Press M button to leave the map display
Press the button for the system setup
Select Programm settings
Make sure Plot GPS track is activated

The track will be saved in *.gpx format in the folder "/My Flash Disk/UserTracks". Merkaartor and josm can load the tracks out-of-the-box.

Medion PNA470T

PNA470T: Personal Navigaton Assistant 470 Tmc
Operating System: Windows CE Core 5.0
Processor: Samsung ARM920T-S3C2440A
GPS: SiRFstarIII
Display 4.3 in, 480×272 px

Navigon MobileNavigator 4.X/5.X/6.X

The software is able to store the NMEA logs parallel to normal card view, but also in navigation mode. It is the real GPS position stored and not the displayed one!! The software tries to position the arrow always on the nearest street.

First you have to edit the file NavLib.ini in the MobileNavigator folder (MN|6: Edit mn6/NaviLib.ini). Search here for the section [GPS]. If it not exist create it. Then enter the line Autolog=1. This enables the logging function. 0 means no logging. Store the file.

All logs are stored in the Windows folder (From MN|6.2: Stored in mn6 folder). So be careful with long trips! They are named "GPS Log Day-Month-Year Hour-Minute.txt".

When your tracks are logged you can move the files with ActiveSync on your computer and translate it with gpsbabel from NMEA to GPX. And now you can load them into josm.

Navman 3450 IPAQ Sleeve

A GPS receiver built into the IPAQ expansion-pack form-factor. Although the earlier models suffered from RF-interfence and excessively long warm-up times, the 3450 model seems to have solved most of these issues. It also has an external antenna connection for improved in-vehicle reception. Once the unit warms up (1-3 minutes), it will find and hold lock with clear skys with ease. Performance near buildings and under trees is also quite good, as it will often hold a 3D lock.

I found the visualGPSce program to work well.

Navman support Click on the PocketPC image. Click on the 3450 image.

Navman serial driver - you want the article titled - Serial Drivers for GPS 3100/3300/3400/3450
Navman firmware update - you want the article titled - GPS Firmware Upgrade
Navman GPS tool (good for diagnostics) - you want the article titled - GPS Info Tool for Pocket PC

Good things

Can be found cheap on ebay
If you get the original pack, it comes with the SmartST software, a windscreen mount and incar power-supply.
PDA screen/touch screen interface/good for making notes.
Compactflash II memory card slot to store tracks.
Has an MCX external antenna port.
The NAVMAN GPS system is fully compatible with NMEA 0183 Version 2.20.

Bad things

Battery life - this unit has no internal sleeve battery, so powers from the IPAQ battery unlike other expansion sleeves.
It seems the in-car power supply may blow your PDA charging circuity, if you leave it plugged in when starting the engine.
Must install SmartST serial driver, not the full package.
Despite 3 different versions of SmartST and two different computers, I found it impossible to load the SmartST map software.
The MCX antenna port is quite fragile.

Getting it working

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Navman N20(/N40i/N60i)

These Navman satellite navigation devices are not PDAs, but they run Windows CE. They can be used for OSM by enabling the "GPS data logging" function, which can be found in the fourth "Route preferences" screen (see Navman N-Series User Manual, page 110). For the iCN 500 series a similar option seems to be available, see Navman iCN 500 series User Manual, page 64–65 (option "Track Recording").

When this option is enabled, the device will save .log files in the My Documents directory. These files grow until they are 2 MiB, in which case a new file is created and used. When the device is full, it appears to start removing older files. The files can be downloaded to your computer using Actice Sync or SynCE using Linux. The .log files use the NMEA file format which can be translated to GPX by gpsbabel.

Good things

Route navigation usable while keeping track logs (not snapped to the map)
Also usable outside of a car

Bad things

Windows (one hang in some two months of usage)
Power switch (or sleep/hibernate really) is too sensitive, especially when not mounted in a car.

I can't compare the quality of the GPS logs to any other device. Track points are written every second, so every movement will get logged. The system can track a maximum of 12 satellites and has an external antenna connector.

Navman PiN 570

Car navigation system. To take track logs, go to Setup -> Guidance tab. Under Route Recording click Start, then enter file name etc. The *.gps log file is an NMEA file which can be converted to GPX format using GPSBabel

Large screen
256 MiB SD card supplied, about half is taken up with supplied maps.
USB connection via ActiveSync, or you can copy the file onto the SD card then put the card in a card reader

Nokia LD-1W (Bluetooth)

SiRFstarII
Trackpoints: 0 points (no memory)
Weight: 65 g
Connection: Bluetooth (speaks NMEA)
Discontinued model

Nokia LD-3W (Bluetooth)

SiRFstarIII
Trackpoints: 0 points (no memory)
Weight: 65 g
Connection: Bluetooth (speaks NMEA)
Price: €~90

Includes DC-4 car charger, is compatible with the default Nokia AC-4E charger.

The SiRF chipset is by default in "static navigation" mode, so doing mapping at anything under highway speeds will be a bit of a pain without changing the setting.

Nokia Smartphones (general)

Nokia E90 running Sports Tracker Application

The Nokia N95, N79, N810, E71, E90, 5330 XpressMusic, 5800 XpressMusic, 6220 Classic & 6110 (among others) have built-in GPS unit. It's useful have an up-to-date version of the Nokia software that uses AGPS to substantially speed up start up times (without the update, every time the GPS gets activated, it needed to perform a 'cold start' and download full almanac data from the satellites, which took several minutes).

According to Nokia, on the N95 you get the best reception by sliding the keypad out, then holding the phone upsidedown, so that the numeric keypad is at the top, and has a clear view of the sky. However, once the phone has a GPS lock, it's fairly good about holding it when you close the keypad, and hold the phone.

At least all Nokia smartphones based on Symbian S60 3th or 5th edition phones will communicate with external GPS devices using Bluetooth.

There are many free alternatives for capturing GPS tracks. You can also geotag photos taken using these phones using Nokia's free Location tagger software.

Nokia Sportstracker

Download Sportstracker, a free GPS tracking program from Nokia research labs. It allows to record a trip and export it to GPX directly. The software page says it is compatible with the following phones: N71, N73, N75, N76, N79, N80, N80ie, N91, N92, N93, N93i, N95, E50, E60, E61, E61i, E62, E65, E70, E90, 3250, 5500 Sport, 6290, 6110 Navigator, 6210 Navigator, 6220 Classic.

To start recording, select New Workout, and then when you have a satellite fix, press Start. At the end press Options > Stop.

To save a route, select Training Diary, select the date, open the workout, then Options > Save workout > Export as GPX.

TTGPSLogger

You can download TTGPSLogger, a GPS logger software for Symbian S60 3rd Edition(FP1, FP2) and 5th Edition. The GPS tracking log can be written in NMEA, GPX, or KML format by using Built-in GPS or Bluetooth GPS.

It is necessary to sign TTGPSLogger before installing it. Please read the documentation for details.

WhereAmI

WhereAmI also works on Nokia Symbian phones. It shows your position on downloadable OSM maps but can also generate GPX trails and waypoints (text, numbered, photo and audio).

Nokia N95 (Smartphone)

Good things

In good conditions quite consistent position and tracks (in opened configuration without anything blocking the receiver that resides underneath the number keys)
Produces OK tracks when using greater than walking speed (car, bus, bike, etc.), even within city areas with high buildings if traffic-lights won't stop you.

Bad things

Tends to "undershoot" on curves and requires tens of seconds to recover to the actual track (could have some stupid position correctioning instead of providing "raw" data). If possible, taking corners from both directions help to find the middle spot (I'm thinking of some way to auto-correct this phenomena -ij).
Does not recover very soon from accumulated mis-position after a leg with bad quality.
Inside of trains, I've had no luck in getting fix, get one before entering one (probably applies to busses too but I don't have enough data to say for sure as I always get the fixes before-hand nowadays).
Walking speeds produce great wandering here and there, especially bad if something blocking or giving multi-path effects (much worse than with higher speed).
Height readings are utter garbage, at least here in north.

Nokia N810 (Internet tablet)

Nokia N810 showing slide out keyboard

Nokia N810 with bluetooth headset, adapted mounting bracket, and external battery pack

Nokia N810 is sold as an "Internet Tablet". It is a pocket size Linux computer with a built-in GPS, wlan and USB connectivity, Bluetooth, sound in/out, a not very useful camera, tiny but very functional keyboard, and a much higher resolution (touch screen) display than e.g. the Apple iPod Touch which is probably the main competitor (though not in our field because that doesn't have a GPS). It's 13×7×1.5 cm approx and comes with a car bracket (which can be adapted for bike handlebar mounting with some ingenuity). Note it *doesn't* include a mobile phone (though you connect through one using Bluetooth). As well as the 2 GB solid state disk, there is a miniSD card which makes storage expandable. You would be hard put to fill 8 GB of card with tracks, but voice notes run at about 60 MiB per hour.

It's comparatively expensive a solution, though no doubt second hand ones will start coming on the market in due course. However, if you are using audio notes (recommended, see below), the device can record these for you as well, so you don't need a separate dictaphone.

The use of the GPS is highly dependent on which software is used. At the moment, OSM mappers will want to install Maemo mapper. This records and displays tracks over a map background which is OSM's Mapnik by default. Unless started in the same place as it was previously stopped, the GPS/Mapper takes quite a long to to get a fix, but once it has it is nicely dense and apparently pretty reliable (though is just as vulnerable to woodland and tall buildings as other GPSs).

I (David.earl) have found a very efficient way to use it is with a Bluetooth headset (with the microphone covered with a bit of washing up sponge to suppress wind noise) to record continuous audio, and an adapted version of Maemo Mapper which provides for a single touch anywhere on the screen to make auto-numbered waypoints (so I can use gloves - essential on a bike in winter). The absence of wires is a big plus.

The battery life can be a problem. It is about 4.2 hours with the display on continuously (presumably this will degrade as the battery ages). Obviously you could carry a spare battery, but I bought a cheap AA battery cage which means I can power it on external rechargable NiMH batteries if the built in one runs out. 4 hours of urban mapping at one go is quite a long session anyway through.

On the whole it has been pretty reliable, but it has crashed once on me while surveying and meant I lost an hour's worth of tracks (I think I might modify Maemo Mapper to do a periodic autosave, but in the meantime frequent saves are recommended).

I don't think you'd necessarily buy this just for mapping, but if you want a mobile browser, media player, note taker, navigator, PDA etc, this could be a good solution for you. I certainly like it.

Footnote: Maemo Mapper currently seems to have a track limit of about 5 MiB in a single track. (AC7SS)

Nokia N800 (Internet tablet)

The predecessor to the N810, this device deosn't have a GPS. But used with a bluetooth GPS, you can get to use pretty much the same combination of software as the N810. The advantage is the much lower cost.

Progin T-368

SiRFstarIII
Trackpoints: max. 2 GiB SD/MMC card
Weight: 100 g
Connection: Bluetooth (speaks NMEA), mini USB (needs special cable)
Price: €~90
LC Display with blue backlight
75 mA power consumption @ 5 V DC

Unfortunately all SD cards in the image did not work on both two of these devices I had ordered. A new 2 GiB Transcend card however worked out of the box.

O2 (general)

O2 is a German mobile phone company. The PDAs labelled as O2 are mostly (or all?) produced by HTC and have a different name. If you know the name, please complete the list.

O2 XDA Atom
O2 XDA Atom Exec
O2 XDA Atom Pure
O2 XDA Comet
O2 XDA Cosmo
O2 XDA Exec
O2 XDA Flame
O2 XDA II
O2 XDA IIi
O2 XDA III
O2 XDA IQ
O2 XDA Mini (No GPS receiver integrated, but can be via Bluetooth)
O2 XDA Mini S
O2 XDA Neo
O2 XDA nova
O2 XDA Orbit = HTC Artemis
O2 XDA Orbit 2 = HTC Touch Cruise
O2 XDA star
O2 XDA Stealth
O2 XDA terra
O2 XDA Trion
O2 XDA Zinc
Category:HTC users

Pentagram PathFinder P3106

Specifications according to the manufacturer:

Chipset: MTK chipset
Sensitivity: -158 dBm
51 channels
Power: rechargeable Li-Ion battery (model: HX-N3650A, 850-1000 mAh) compatible with Nokia BL-5C
Operationnal time: 25 hours
WAAS+EGNOS+MSAS
Auto On-Off function in NAV Mode, always on in LOG Mode
Protocol: NMEA-0183 (v. 3.01)

The device can be set up and logs can be downloaded over bluetooth with the MTK GPS Datalogger Device Control Tool BT747 which can be used on Windows, Linux, Java Phones, PalmOS and WinCE.

BT747 info:

Model: 0008 (iBlue 747)
Flashinfo: 1C20161C (EON, 4 MiB)
Firmware: B-core_1.1 (TSI_747CD)
Logger-Version: 1.38

Battery life:

Conditions: logging every 1 s, no BT, GPS not in move (fixed position).
- Battery included in set (model: HX-N3650A, 850-1000mAh): 25.5 hrs
- Original Nokia BL-5C (1020 mAh): 27 hrs
- Original Nokia BL-5CA (700 mAh): 17.5 hrs

Download time:

with BT747, full download, ca. 25 minutes

Qstarz BT-Q818

Small bluetooth GPS mouse, reasonably priced at €85 (March 2007), excluding shipping.

Qstarz BT-Q818 Bluetooth GPS mouse

Some specs as specified by the manufacturer:

Chipset: MTK
Internal antenna with built-in patch antenna with LNA
Protocol: NMEA-0183 (v. 3.01)
Bluetooth: V1.2, 15 metres in open space
Bluetooth profile: SPP
32 simultaneous channels
Sensitivity: -158 dBm
Operational battery time: 32 hours (!)
WAAS/EGNOS
Auto on-off functionality
Comes with two chargers; one for normal outlets and one for car lighter sockets.

Good things

Accuracy seems good enough for mapping streets in old city centers like, for example, Amsterdam and still get reasonable tracks.
The somewhat extreme battery-life of 32 hours
The auto-on/off function is nice; it goes to sleep when you don't use it (but, see bad, below)
Aside from the two charging solutions, it can be charged off a normal USB connection (if you have the correct cable, it requires normal USB to mini-usb)

Bad things

This one may not actually be a problem with the device. It seems the auto-on/off function may sometimes interfere with proper operation of the unit, apparently depending on what software you use. I experienced lost connections while using it with Mobile Trail Explorer, resulting in traces that stopped before I actually wanted to stop logging. So, not good, that. On the other hand, using nmea_info.py, this problem seemed to occur less often and, more importantly, when it happened the software would notice and simply reconnect.

Might be the same device as Transystem i-Blue 747.

Qstarz BT-Q1000P Travel Recorder

It's a bluetooth GPS logger based on the MTK chipset.

Specifications according to the manufacturer:

Chipset: MTK chipset
Sensitivity: -158 dBm
51 channels
Power: rechargeable Li -Ion battery compatible to Nokia BL-5C
Operationnal time: 32 hours
Support One Touch to turn On/Off LOG mode
Up to 200,000 records
WAAS+EGNOS+MSAS
Auto On-Off function in NAV Mode, always on in LOG Mode

The device can be set up and logs can be downloaded over bluetooth with the MTK GPS Datalogger Device Control Tool BT747 which can be used on Windows, Linux, Java Phones, PalmOS and WinCE. With this Software the Qstarz can be configured to log at up to 5 Hz!

Qstarz BT-Q1000X Travel Recorder

It's a bluetooth GPS logger based on the MTK II chipset. mtkbabel works fine with this device.

Qstarz BT-Q1200 Solar Travel Recorder

This is also referred as Super 99 Bluetooth GPS Travel Recorder.

BT-Q1200 Solar Travel Recorder

It's a bluetooth GPS tracker based on the MTK chipset. The small solar panel on the front of the device helps to preserve the battery.

Specifications according to the manufacturer:

Chipset: MTK chipset
Sensitivity: -158 dBm with fast FFTT
51 channels
Power: Dual Power Supply - Built in rechargeable Li -Ion battery & Solar power
Operationnal time: 48 hours (using the solar panel)
Support One Touch to turn On/Off LOG mode
up to 200,000 records
WAAS+EGNOS+MSAS
Auto On-Off function

The good news is that this device is perfectly working with linux using the BT747 tool.

Note that this device has a smaller patch antenna than the BT-Q1000 models which may impact sensitivity. See the review at gpspassion

Qstarz BT-Q1300 Nano

Chip: MTK
Channels: 66
Sensitivity: -165 dBm
WAAS, EGNOS, MSAS
Memory: 200,000 datapoints, can log 1Hz, Internal 4 MiB
Product Page

BT747 is compatible with the BT-Q1300 too.

Ricoh 500SE

GPS-ready digital camera with Bluetooth and wlan.
Integrated GPS module.
Alternately, the camera accepts NMEA data from external Bluetooth-enabled GPS devices.
User-defined data-dictionary for tagging the media with workflow-related information.
Keep memos as part of your photo information.
Waterproof, shock-resistant.
Price will be GB£549.99 and GB£599.99 wlan version.

RoyalTek

Main article: Royaltek

Scytex NaviGPS / Locosys (B)GT-11

Main article: NaviGPS

Price: without Bluetooth: GB£65, (€94 as at Sep. 2006), AU$199
Price: with Bluetooth: GB£76 (€112 as at Sep. 2006)
Both the standard and Bluetooth versions of the NaviGPS are available in the UK from Storage Depot. Storage Depot will donate 10% of the purchase price to OSM if you buy a NaviGPS from them – see Shop for details. Storage Depot are now (as at September 2006) supplying the Locosys GPS Tracker GT-11/BGT-11 version – this is identical to the Scytex NaviGPS other than the text on the device says GT-11/BGT-11 instead of NAViGPS. Notice: If you order at Storage Depot the device is delivered without a cycle mount, without an arm strap and with a UK (non Europe) 240 V adapter. Storage Depot offer the cycle mount as an option for GB£6.
The Bluetooth version is available in Canada from GPS Central.ca and Mobile GPS Online.
In the Netherlands, the product is known under the name Amaryllo Trip Tracker. check www.amaryllo.com
Check the Scytex website for other worldwide distributors.
12 channels.
SiRFstarII
8,192 trackpoints (6,000,000 trackpoints using optional 2 GiB SD memory card).
Stores up to 1 month – ½ year of tracks on 2 GiB SD card.
Made for: biking, jogging.

The NaviGPS

A compact GPS with basic navigation capabilities and data logging. No facility to display a map.

The GPS performance seems to be acceptable. It makes a nice bleep and flashes a red light when it achieves lock-on which is nice and reassuring.

The unit is solid, well constructed and quite compact. It is waterproof (useful if it rains, or for other forms of wet mapping) It contains a non-replaceable rechargeable li-ion batteries with a maximum battery life of 32 hours. The standard version comes with a car charger as standard. Both models have a USB serial connection for upload and recharging. The ability to recharge via the USB cable is a very nice feature. It also comes with a standard adaptor for recharging from a car and the most compact and nifty 240 volt mains adaptor I have ever seen.

The screen is small (33×21 mm; 128×64 pixels) but quite readable in daylight with mostly clear displays. The status symbols on the right of the screen (2D/3D, battery indicator, etc.) are quite small and hard to see (with my eyesight). The backlight is red which is a bit unusual (maybe it's intended to preserve night-vision?). It is easy to accidentally set it permanently on, or permanently off, rather than the default auto-off mode.

It has only 2 buttons for operation: an On/Off/Escape button and a joystick-like button for menu navigation. The joystick can be operated, albeit a bit clumsily, while wearing thin gloves and riding a bicycle. Not sure if it would be possible while wearing very thick gloves (eg ski-gloves).

The manual comes as a PDF document on a CD, or can be downloaded (see below). It is well written (for a Taiwanese user manual), and runs to 66 pages. The editor's introduction is written from the heart and is a nice touch.

It has all the standard basic GPS features: routes, waypoints and track-logs (but no map display). A trip meter is provided that is clearly designed for the cyclist. It also has configurable alerts for speed, altitude and destinations which some people might find useful.

It comes with a simple Windows application for uploading/downloading routes, waypoints and trackpoints. Installation of the USB serial driver was a bit fiddly, but otherwise it works fine. In the software "Version 1.1 B20060228" there are two main download options (Oziexplorer/GPX/CSV and Waypoint+) in addition to the raw NMEA files. This software version also uses GPSBabel to export the data in KML format suitable for use with Google Maps and Google Earth. There is a backup/restore function which creates a 512k binary file which I suppose is a dump of its flash memory.

For Linux users, the Windows application appears to work OK using wine. The USB interface on the device is supported by the pl2303 driver and appears as a serial port (e.g. /dev/ttyUSB0) providing raw NMEA data for gpsd or gpsdrive. Some further Linux information is at NaviLink for Linux. This page includes a link to a page describing a Perl script that can be used in place of the Windows program provided with the device.

It can record 8,192 track points in the built-in flash memory at "compact", 1, 5, 10, 30 and 60 second intervals.

Track logs

It has a slot for an SD memory card which records tracks in NMEA format. A new log file is started as soon as the device is turned on and records continuously. We assume a:

maximum NMEA string has ~500 Bytes/s and a minimal NMEA string has ~100 B/s.
⟶ 0.5-2.7 hours/1 MiB.
⟶ 2,000-10,000 Trackpoints/1 MiB.
⟶ 2-10M trackpoints/1 GiB SD card.
⟹ 500-2,700 hours of pure tracks/1 GiB SD card.
⟹ 2.5-14 month of complete tracklogs (1 s, 2 GiB card, 12 h/24 h)

The SD card track log data can not be read via the USB cable. You need to remove the card and use an external card reader.

Initially the device failed to write any data to my SD card but it worked fine after selecting the "format card" option. The same card had been working fine in a digital camera so perhaps the NaviGPS is a little fussy about the formatting of the card (that's probably because the NaviGPS expects the card to be formatted without a partition table and will not use the card if it contains one).

To convert the track logs from NMEA to a format usable by openstreetmap, see the NMEA page.

Good Things

Good for cyclists (Notice: cycle mount and arm strap not included if ordered at Storage Depot)
Price!
Waterproof
Lightweight & compact -- can be stuck on helmet with velcro dots alone (suggest extra string for safety)
Very robust (mine has survived several drops and considerable rough handling)
8k trackpoints internal Memory (750k trackpoints using 256 MiB SD card)
Rechargeable battery
Rechargeable via USB cable
User manual is humorous

Bad Things

Backlight - can be left on accidentally
Status icons - can be hard to read
~~Only available in UK, Canada, Russia, Taiwan, Australia~~
Bike mount not very strong (mine broke, unit fell onto concrete at 20 mi/h)
Doesn't do negative altitude, just reads 0ft (tested in Death Valley!)
Waypoint names can only be 6 characters long
Does not make tracklog points based on distance. (only if using old firmware)
Nonreplaceable battery (if out of civilization for a while)

Summary

Seems to be ideal for the cyclist capturing tracklogs for OSM. Excellent price.

Manual

The PDF manual for the NaviGPS is available from the Scytex website; the manual for the GT-11/BGT-11 is available from the Locosys Technology website (these manuals are essentially identical).

Owners Notes

The NaviGPS page contains notes about the operation of the unit.

Getting Routes from Google Maps

I have written a simple Perl script for grabbing routes from google maps in KML, and converting/saving them to .wtp/.rte format. The usage is:

> gmap2ozi.pl [ routename ] [ postcode 1 ] [ postcode 2 ]

This could be made more generic quite easily — it is just a first stab! I wrote it out of frustration at my inability in getting useful information onto the device.

It is available at http://ave.wrigley.name/gmap2ozi.pl.

Scytex NaviGPS / Locosys (B)GT-31

Main article: NaviGPS
Availability

A new NaviGPS was announced at CES 2008, featuring a SiRFstarIII chipset. It became available for sale in May 2008. Manufacturer-provided documentation is available here.

Downloading Tracks

The GT-31 saves tracks to its internal SD card in a binary format (depending on the setting, the data are either NMEA or SBN). GPSBabel is capable of converting this via the "navilink" option (-i navilink), which currently does not appear in the OS X GUI version. Users will need to use the Terminal to access this functionality (see Beginner's guide for a detailed explanation).

Sony GPS-CS1

The GPS-CS1 is a small and lightweight unit that runs on one AA battery (10 hours) and stores data (NMEA text files) on its internal memory (about 32 MiB). Memory is then accessible as a standard USB key by any OS with USB mass storage capabilities. Costs around €100.

The GPS-CS1 was originally conceived to georeference digital pictures in accordance with their timestamp. Thus, it assumes pedestrian motion, and records a position every 15 seconds or so. This results in a very good sampling rate when you walk, but is less optimal when you drive your car or ride a bike - especially in a city.

Accuracy is honest (around 5 meters in average conditions) but sensitivity is not good. That and the 15 seconds sampling interval make it a very bad choice for urban work on anything faster than walking. But for simple rural roads it works well.

Reviews :

Sony Clie N series

This review is based on a sony Clie PEG-N770C/U. The Sony Clie N series is a low spec PDA which runs the Palm OS. The Sony Clie N series has no inbuilt GPS reciever or CF card slot. However it can plug in to an external GPS receiver such as the Haicom HI-203E. The GPS receiver needs to be powered, and the Haicom comes with a combined cable which connects the PDA, the receiver, and plugs into a car lighter socket to power the receiver and the PDA. (If you are adept with a soldering iron, you could also make a portable battery-powered adapter).

The freeware Cetus GPS software can record track logs, in its own proprietory format, which can then be converted to GPX tracks using either GPS Babel or GPS TrackData.

Category:Sony Clie users

Sony PSP (Playstation Portable)

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SparkFun Logomatic Serial SD Datalogger & EM-406 Receiver and usb breakout board

SparkFun Electronics website
SiRFstarIII
NMEA output

Good things

Uses SD cards
As compact as you make it
Can be used as a USB puck GPS receiver
Has lots of blinking lights
Antenna built in
You get to do some soldering
SD logger configuration through a text file on the SD card
Not terribly expensive
Output works well with gpsbabel and osmfilter

Bad things

You get to do some soldering
No display, purely a data logger
Needs a few components:
- Receiver
- Data logger
- USB breakout board (not truely needed, but quick and useful)
- Case for mounting components
Seems to have a bit of jitter when stationary. However, this can be tidied by osmfilter

Summary

With a bit over 10 hrs of battery life from 4 NiMH AAs, this set up is more than enough for a day of driving. A kit box that fits the set up perfectly is a bit hard to find, so it would be best to build your own. Useful if you are after something you can just turn on and forget about.

All the data can be logged to NMEA in plain ASCII files, which are quite small.

Thales Geomatics

See Magellan Professional.

TomTom

TomTom Go with additonal Logging Software

Main article: TomTom and Event Logger

Transystem i-Blue 717

My package didn't say it was a Transystem device, but it seems to be one.

This small device works well with PCs and Mobile Phones. It is only a GPS mouse, so there is no setup or configuration.

It has the same features as the Qstarz BT-Q818, so you might want to read its reviews, to, which is also found on this page. It also appears to be identical to the BlueNext BN-800GR.

Good things

Very cheap (€30, eBay, Nov. 2007)
Smart Standby mode: In standby, battery will last more than two weeks. You can wake it up by simply connecting by bluetooth, after disconnecting it will go back to standy.
Has a hard switch to completly power down
Charged over a mini-USB connector (but no data transfer over USB)
Replacable LiIon battery which is compatible with many Nokia cell phones
Connector for external antenna

Bad things

Accuracy may typically vary between less than 1 meter and about 10 meters. With bad weather, even 60 meters and connection losses may occur.
While it gets a fix after 20-30 seconds when standing still, it takes up to 5 minutes when moving, even if you are only walking slowly. When driving car or bike, reconnecting may be impossible.
- My mouse (the same) fixes also fast when driving or moving.

Transystem i-Blue 737

Bluetooth GPS
Mediatek (MTK) chipset
1 Hz (5 Hz via hack, requires opening)
Charge via USB
23 hours battery time according to review: Full review

Links

Category:Transystem i-Blue 737 Users

Transystem i-Blue 737A+

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Transystem i-Blue 747

Price: €55
Bluetooth GPS + Datalogger
Mediatek (MTK) chipset
Charge via USB
You can configure which GPS data gets logged into memory
before: 16 Mibit (2 MiB) memory (± 60000 track points - depending on what is being logged)
new: 32 Mibit (4 MiB)
Size: 46.5×72.2×20 mm
Weight: 67 gramms
Original Windows Software, works fine with wine on Linux
BT747: Java Software for all OS, useful for the 5€Hz hack
MTKBabel, Perl command line tool for Linux and *BSD
Mac Travel Recorder, nifty GUI for MacOSX
WinGPSLogger: Splits tracks in so-called trips, generates GPX including manual waypoints, for Windows
Full review
Comparison with Wintec WBT-201 (German/Deutsch)
MtkDLut Free alternative software (Windows) to setup and readout loggers using the MTK chipset such as the i-Blue 747. More reliable than the soft that comes with the device!

Linux usage

The device can easily be used in Linux too; e.g., using BT747. I had a little trouble setting it up, so I decided to give a little explanation on how to use it in Linux:

First you need to load two modules, usbserial and cp2101 which are included in kernel 2.6.20 (probably earlier versions too, didn't check it). If the device gets plugged you'll get a device like /dev/ttyUSB0 to access your device (don't forget to give yourself permissions accordingly). The device has to be in LOG mode. It gets recognized in the other modes too, but didn't work! In case you use gpsd use

gpsd -p /dev/ttyUSB0

I don't understand why but it didn't work without the "-p" switch, although the man pages states it. Hope that helped, have fun with the device ;)

Links

Category:Transystem i-Blue 747 Users

Transystem i-Blue 747A+

german test

Linux usage

Works since linux kernel 2.6.29 with driver cdc_acm. For earlier kernel versions have a look here.

Transystem i-Blue 757 Pro/iTrek Z1

Bluetooth GPS+ Datalogger
Mediatek (MTK) chipset
Solar Panel
US$69 on semsons.com
Autonomy: 30 h/up to 100 h with solar panel
Charge via USB
packaging: a usb retractable cable, a grip, a car charger and a battery.
1 Hz (5 Hz via hack, 5 Hz logging works)
8 Mibit memory (±50000 track points)
Original Windows Software
BT747: Java Software for all OS, useful for the 5 Hz hack
Full review
MTKBabel, Perl command line tool for Linux

Recommended use

It's a good datalogger for osm under *NIX. You can have long journey with it thanks to his panel and its good battery... unfortunately, the memory can't be extended and it's limited to ~50,000 points (14 hours at 1 Hz). You can use it in a car or in bike... where you will have to take some care about it's realy poor plastic.

The best util under unix seems to be mtkbabel, which fetch data and produces GPX files.

Good Things

You can at same time log on the itrek and use it as a GPS antenna to a laptop/phone. Usefull to follow your location with GpsMid while mapping.
Quite cheap
Real good autonomy with and without solar panel
A lot of settings that you can tune
A realy good and simple line-command utility (mtkbabel) to fetch the data.
Common battery (same as Nokia phones)

Bad things

Cheap plastic, buttons and articulations
No memory extension slot
Not suitable for walking - inaccurate results
Hardware bug that prevents to transfer data unless placed in "logging" mode.
No ability to just charge the battery via the panel, should be running to use it.
Included software does not support GPX

Transystem i-Blue 821

Price: €~70
Bluetooth GPS + Datalogger
Mediatek (MTK) chipset
Charge via USB or car cigarette lighter
You can configure which GPS data gets logged into memory
Memory: 32 Mibit (4 MiB) (up to 150,000 track points)
Size: 93.5×46×10.8 mm
Weight: 49.5 g
Battery: built-in 750 mAh Lithium battery (5 V)
Autonomy: 18 h (stand-by: 250 h)
Update: 1 Hz
Bluetooth range: up to 15 m (class II)
MTKBabel, Perl command line tool for Linux and *BSD
oficial page

Good things

Logs and gives the position at the same time
Works out-of-the-box with mtkbabel (tunable)
Lightweight, ultra-slim form factor
Not really expensive
Very good chipset, good accuracy (even when kept in a pocket)
Good battery life, smart power saving function, smart auto sleep & wake up mode
Simple to use
4 useful LEDs
Seems not so fragile

Bad things

No waypoint button !!!
No memory extension slot
No external antenna connector
No display (of course one may e.g. use some J2ME stuff on a phone with Bluetooth enabled, see http://www.veloxgps.de/, not to mention navigation software with maps etc.)

Transystem i-Blue 887

Sold as photoMate
Very small logger
Bluetooth and USB connection
Under Linux I have connected via bluetooth using mtkbabel. Connection via USB with a 2.6.27 kernel results in identification as requiring module cdc_acm, but no connection.

A 2.6.30 kernel allows connection via USB and then works with BT747 download here website. Gentoo users can emerge sci-geosciences/bt747.

Wintec/Woxter (general)

Please see the dedicated sub-page: /Wintec and Woxter

Xaiox itracku

Nemerix 16 channel chipset
20 h working time
Automatic off/on (done by integrated shock sensor)
250,000 points
Pure software interface for Windows only
Integrated Li-ion battery
Connection & recharge: USB
Bluetooth interface for navigation software
Price: €~100 (http://www.wcom-gps.com)
xaiox product page
Linux download program [7]

Xaiox Marathon

Nemerix 16 channel chipset
24 h working time
(rechargeable) AA-Battery or 5 V DC input (no recharge, USB power supply adaptor included)
Bluetooth interface for navigation software
Price: €~50
xaiox product page

Xroad V4150

SiRFstarIII Chipset
4.3 in touch screen
Application/Map storage on removable 2 GiB SD-Card
Inbuilt recharable Batter
Bluetooth connection for hands free cellphone.
Media player (MP3 and xVid)
Can be hacked to run other applications (underlying OS is Windows CE 5).
Street price: US$160

I nice little unit, seems to work quite well. Tracks stored in an internal database, can be exported to '.GPX' with 2 second positons (although missing elevation info). Comes with 2 GiB card with either North America or European maps.

Zaapa ABTG-7000

Price: Around €60–70
Trackpoints: 0 points
Battery life: About 6 hours
Connection: Bluetooth
Chipset: Sony
Specification: http://www.zaapa.co.uk/Public/ficha_producto.asp?CPRO=598
Full review in spanish: http://www.todopocketpc.com/analisis_ver_articulo.asp?id_articulo=199

Good things

Cheap
Small
External antenna connector

Bad things

May hang up
Takes very long to get a fix
Poor accuracy

Summary

The poor accuracy of this cheap GPS receiver will make your GPS traces quite erratic. You'd better save €30 more and go for a better model if you want to get good traces

Uk:GPS Reviews

Contents

Зведена таблиця

від Acer до ATP

від Blumax до Evolve

від FAC до Fujitsu-Siemens

від G-MINI до GlobalSat

від HP до HTC

від i.Trek до Leadtek

від Magellan до Mitac

від NavGear до Nokia

від Pentagram до Qstarz

від Ricoh до Royaltek

від Scytex до Telefunken

від Visiontac до Yakumo

Legend for the summary tables

Details

Acer n35 GPS

Acer N50

Adapt (general)

Alan (general)

Alan MAP 500

Alan MAP 600

AMOD AGL3080

Asus A696

Asus GPS BT100

ATP Photo Finder

Billionton CF-card

Blumax (general)

Blumax 4043

Cellink BTG-7000

DeLorme

EMTAC BTGPS II Trine Datalogger

FAC GDL30 MMC Data Logger

Falk F/M/N Series

OpenMoko Neo1973 (FIC GTA01)

Fujitsu-Siemens Pocket-Loox N560

OpenMoko Neo Freerunner (FIC GTA02)

Freedom

Garmin

Globalsat BT-308

Globalsat BT-338

Globalsat BT-359

Globalsat BT-368

Globalsat BR-305

Globalsat BU-353

Globalsat DG-100

Globalsat BT-335

Globalsat BR-304

GlobalTop GTop66 plus

Holox BT 321

Holox BT 541

Holux GM-210

Holux GPSlim236

Holux GPSlim240

Holux GR-213

Holux M-241

Holux M-1200

HP iPaq hw6915

HP iPaq rx5940UK

HP IPAQ 3970 windows PocketPC 2002

HTC Artemis (=O2 XDA Orbit)

HTC Hero

i.Trek M7

Kapsys Kapten

Leadtek 9553/9553X/9559X

Leadtek LR 9553D

Magellan

Magellan Professional - MobileMapper CE

Magellan Professional - MobileMapper Pro

Magnex DataLogger

Motorola A780

Mio P550

Mitac/Mio DigiWalker C510

NavGear PX3015

Navibe GB732

Navibe GB735

Navibe GM720

Navilock BT-359

Navilock BT-348