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A good way to get involved in the OpenStreetMap project is to upload GNSS (GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, BeiDou/COMPASS, etc.) traces. Recorded by your satellite receiver or mobile phone, the typical trace is a record of your location every second, or every meter (“tracelog”). Convert it to GPX format if it wasn't done for you automatically. The collected data can be displayed as a background of thin lines or little dots within the map editor. These lines and dots can then be used to help you add map features (such as roads and footpaths), similar to tracing from aerial imagery.

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Thinking of getting a GPS receiver to add data to OSM? These reviews are here to help. If you think about other mapping related hardware too, look at the Hardware Guide. If you buy a GPS unit via any of our retail partners then up to 10% of the purchase price will be donated to OpenStreetMap. This helps to help keep our servers running. See the Shop for details. The correct term is GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System), though the most common system GPS have become the name most people use (if you go to your local shop and ask for a GNSS, the clerk will probably not know what you mean). Legend for the summary tables Units are listed alphabetically. Type can be: Data Logger: the GNSS includes an automatic geographic position logging system with extraction possibility to another electronic device Recreational: the GPS receiver can either simply deliver a geographic position for another device or display it on a simple screen with no navigation facility. Navigator: the GNSS includes a screen with maps and software for turn-by-turn 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 and evaluate the different carrier signals. Glonass is also available as a backup/augmentation in some GPS receivers, but at the moment not available as standalone handheld units. Storage can be: Internal MultiMedia (MMC) Secure Digital (SD) None Specify the capacity , 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 proprietary 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 are named according to the promoters of the satellite constellations: the existing GPS system properly named, Glonass, Galileo (still in deployment), and COMPASS. On devices equiped with tuners capable of hearing multiple constellations, it may be possible to get more precision and better coverage than what can be done today with just the GPS alone (some newer constellations will provide additional services not limited to one-way geolocating, such as Argos-style emergency signals for search and rescue). 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 satellite data. Connectivity can be achieved by: WiFi Bluetooth IrDa NFC/RFID USB PS/2 Serial RS232 ))) Summary table Brand Name Type GPS Chipset No Channel Augmentation Data Logging Capacity Storage Connectivity Estimated Price Supports DOP GLONASS Chipset Galileo Chipset Bad Elf GPS-2200 Recreational, data logger MTK 66 SBAS, WAAS, EGNOS, MSAS 360,000 (100 hrs at 1 Hz) 64 MiB internal (to Apple iOS) US$150 no ? ClearEvo EcoDroidGPS Professional GNSS for Android UBLOX M8030 72 SBAS L1 C/A: WAAS, EGNOS, MSAS, GAGAN no no (tested 6 simultaneous Android phone connections) US$ 85 yes yes Columbus V-900 (Mark II) Data Logger, Recreational MTK MT3339 66 WAAS, EGNOS, MSAS 25,000,000 max. 4 GiB €109 VDOP, HDOP, PDOP no no Columbus V-990 (Mark II) Data Logger, Recreational MTK MT3339 66 WAAS, EGNOS, MSAS 25,000,000 max. 4 GiB €89 VDOP, HDOP, PDOP no no Garmin eTrex 10 Data Logger, Navigator MediaTek ? WAAS, EGNOS 10k Internal 119€ / $109.99 / £99.99 no yes ? Garmin eTrex 35 touch Data Logger, Navigator MediaTek ? WAAS, EGNOS 10k, 200 routes, 10000 points, 200 tracks or to SD-card Internal, $245 no yes ? Garmin GPSmap 276Cx Outdoor mapping GPS ? ? WAAS, EGNOS Internal 8GB US$600 ? yes 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.com) ? ? Garmin Oregon 300 Outdoor mapping GPS STM STA2062 "Cartesio" 32 WAAS, EGNOS 850 MiB internal or microSD-card (4 GiB work well) €300 (Amazon.com) ? ? Garmin Nüvi 205 Navigator SiRFstarII ? ? no 940 MiB Internal memory and microSD-card Discont'd no no no 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 ? ? Geneq SX Blue II Recreational ? 10 + 2 WAAS EGNOS MSAS GAGAN 0 0 1500€ HDOP VDOP PDOP (Sub meter precision) ? ? Geonaute Keymaze 300 (see [1] for OSS driver) Outdoor Mapping GPS SiRF Star III ? WAAS internal 200 points internal ~€89 ? ? GlobalSat DG-100 Data Logger SiRF Star III 20 WAAS 60k Internal US$110 ? ? GlobalSat BT-308 Recreational SiRF Star II e/LP 12 WAAS 0 no ? ? GlobalSat BT-335 Data Logger/Recreational SiRF Star III 20 WAAS 60k Internal €80 ? ? GlobalSat BT-338 Recreational SiRF Star III 20 WAAS, EGNOS 0 no ? ? GlobalSat BT-359 Recreational SiRF Star III 20 WAAS, EGNOS 0 no US$80 ? ? GlobalSat BT-368 Recreational SiRF Star III 20 WAAS, EGNOS, MSAS 0 no GB£47 ? ? GlobalSat BT-821C Recreational Mediatek MT3339 66 WAAS/EGNOS/QZSS/MSAS/GAGAN no no (charged over 5V DC power jack 4.0mm x 1.7mm Center PLUS) US$50 yes no no GlobalSat BR-355 Recreational SiRF Star III e/LP 20 WAAS, EGNOS 0 no US$60 ? ? GlobalSat BU-353 Recreational SiRF Star III e/LP 20 WAAS, EGNOS 0 no GB£28-57 ? ? GlobalSat BR-304 Recreational SiRF Star II e/LP 12 no 0 no US$50 ? ? GlobalSat BR-305 Recreational SiRF Star II e/LP 12 no 0 no US$50 ? ? GlobalSat BU-303 Recreational SiRF Star II e/LP 12 no 0 no €50 ? ? GNS GNS 2000 Recreational; inbuilt battery Mediatek MT3333 99 WAAS/EGNOS/QZSS/MSAS/GAGAN 54k (date/pos every 5s) Internal (charged over Mini-USB) €92 yes yes no GNS GNS 2000 PLUS Recreational; inbuilt battery Mediatek MT3333 99 WAAS/EGNOS/QZSS/MSAS/GAGAN 54k (date/pos every 5s) Internal (charged over Mini-USB) €96 yes yes yes Holux GPSport 245 Recreational MTK3318 20 ? 200,000 Internal 4 MiB $180 ? ? Holux GPSport 260 Recreational MTK3329 ? ? 160,000 Internal 4 MiB $340 ? ? ? Holux M-241+ Data Logger, Recreational MTK MT3333 66 DGPS (EGNOS, WAAS, MSAS) 250,000 ? EUR110 yes no Holux M-1000C Data Logger, Recreational MTK MT3329 66 WAAS, EGNOS 120000-300000 points depending on collected details Internal 4MB (2MB some models) (; special USB cable) $56 HDOP+VDOP ? ? Holux M-1200E Data Logger MTK MT3329 66 WAAS, EGNOS 200,000 Internal 4MiB (special USB cable) ? ? Holux RCV-3000 (new) Data Logger MTK MT3333 66 DGPS (EGNOS for Europa, WAAS for USA) 250,000 Internal 4MiB (standard USB cable with USB mini-B plug) ~83 Euros (03/2018, amazon.de) Yes (NMEA output); No (logging to memory) yes no Magellan Magellan-315 Data Logger ? 12 ? 1k Internal ? ? Magellan Magellan 320 Data Logger ? 12 ? 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 Recreational ? 14 WAAS, EGNOS 0 Internal 4 MiB no ? ? Mio Cyclo 605 HC Navigator (Cycle) ? ? ? ? ? ? NavGear PX3015 Data Logger, Recreational MTK 32 WAAS, EGNOS, MSAS, RTCM 170k Internal 16 MiB ~€80 ? ? Navibe GB732 Recreational SiRFstarIII ? ? no no US$50 ? ? Navibe GM720 Recreational SiRFstarIII 20 WAAS, EGNOS no no ~US$35 ? ? Navibe GB735 Recreational SiRFstarIII ? ? no no ~€50 ? ? Navigon GoPal 2.x ? ? 12 ? ? ? ? ? ? Navilock BT-348 Recreational SiRFstarIII 20 ? no no €90 ? ? Navilock BT-359 Recreational SiRFstarIII 20 ? no no ? ? Navilock BT-413 Recreational SkyTraq Venus 5 65 max. WASS no no €30 ? ? Navilock BT-821G Recreational Mediatek MT3333 99 WAAS/EGNOS/QZSS/MSAS/GAGAN no no (charged over 5V DC power jack 4.0mm x 1.7mm Center PLUS) €90 yes yes no Navilock NL-302U Recreational SiRFstarIII 20 ? no no €40 ? ? Navilock BT-455PDL (discontinued) Datalogger, Recreational SkyTraQ Venus 5 54 max. ? 100,000 trackpoints, no waypoints internal €100 ? ? Navilock NL-456DL Data Logger u-blox ANTARIS®4 SuperSense® 16 SBAS if enabled from config. program 94,000 internal 4 MiB €50 ? ? Navilock NL-457DL Data Logger u-blox5 SuperSense® 18 (tracking), 32 (aquisition) SBAS if enabled from config. program 94,000 internal 4 MiB €80 ? ? Navilock NL-501ETTL GPS receiver module SiRFstarIII ? SBAS if enabled from config. program no no (TTL level, via soldering pads), and RS-232 versions available €40 ? ? Navilock NL-8002U GPS receiver module u-blox UBX-M8030 72 WAAS, EGNOS, QZSS, MSAS no no €66[2] yes yes yes Qstarz BT-Q1000XT Datalogger MTK II 66 WAAS, EGNOS, MSAS 400k, can log 5 Hz GPS: log: ? ? ? Royaltek BlueGPS RBT-3000 Data Logger SiRFstarIII 12 WAAS, EGNOS 30k Internal US$100 ? ? Royaltek MBT 1100 Data Logger MTK 32 WAAS, EGNOS 48.000-330.000 Internal 64MB ? ? Royaltek BT GPS mini RBT-1000 Recreational MTK 32 WAAS, EGNOS 0 no ? ? Royaltek BT GPS x-mini RBT-2100 Recreational SiRFstarIII 20 WAAS, EGNOS 0 no ? ? Royaltek BT GPS x-mini II RBT-2200/10 Recreational SiRFstarIII 20 WAAS, EGNOS 0 no ? ? Royaltek RBT-2300 Data Logger SiRFstarIII 20 WAAS, EGNOS 400-650k Internal 64 MiB Ext. antenna US$65 ? ? Royaltek Mini Xtreme RBT-2110 Recreational SiRFstarIII 20 WAAS, EGNOS 0 no ? ? Royaltek RGM-2000 Recreational SiRFstarIII 20 no 0 no ? ? Royaltek Vnus GPS-Mouse RGM-3600 Recreational SiRFstarIII 20 no 0 no ? ? Royaltek RGM-3800 Data Logger, Recreational SiRFstarIII 20 WAAS, EGNOS 650k Internal ~€45 yes ? ? Solmeta Geotagger Pro2 Data Logger with Compass MTK MT3339 22 EXIF and internal 2GB internal Nikon Cord US$200 ? ? Transystem i-Blue 747ProS Data Logger, Recreational MTK II 66 WAAS, EGNOS, MSAS, AGPS 250k Internal 8 MiB €75 (amazon.de) (~$80 on eBay.com) (2014-03-20) ? no no Umax i-gotU GT-120/USB Data Logger SiRF III 20 WAAS, EGNOS 65,000 Internal €45 no DOP, but EHPE available ? ? Ventus G730 Data Logger SkyTrac Venus 6 65 WAAS, EGNOS 256,000 points Internal £45-£60 ? ? ? Wintec WBT-202 Data Logger 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) ? ? See also RTKLIB-compatible GPS devices, for raw data outputting devices.