Do you have all the moves recorded? Pro GPS Logger

There are three main types of GPS devices:

GPS-navigators - show you where you are or where to go (on the map or just an arrow).

GPS trackers - which record your route and report it to Where To (through GSM).

GPS loggers - simply record the route for further processing.



I needed exactly the logger - to record the route, if necessary - to tie the coordinates to the photos. Of course, it was possible to put the corresponding program on the phone, but it does not last long from the battery.



I didn’t choose much, I just took what I had turned up - it turned out to be Mobidick i-gotU MA-GPS2 Traveler Route Recorder (aka i-gotU GT-200)

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Specifications

System requirements: Win2000 / XP / Vista; Bluetooth 1.1 / 1.2 / 2.0 / 2.1

Interface: USB 1.1; Bluetooth V2.0 + EDR Class 2 (up to 10 meters)

Built-in SiRF StarIII low power chipset

Built-in flash memory: 32,000 points (8 MB)

750 mAh battery

Operating temperature: -10 ° C to + 50 ° C

Battery life time from one charge: up to 60 hours

Average cold start time: <60 seconds; hot start: <38 seconds.

Dimensions: 46 x 41.5 x 14 mm

Weight: 37 g

Equipment

A box, a lanyard for connecting to USB, a CD with software and drivers, and a logger itself in a rubber case with a slot for a strap.

How to use

Go out, turn on, put in your pocket and move to the right point. Logger is in your pocket and records the coordinates with a given frequency. The default is 10 seconds, but can be changed. The greater the speed of movement, the less the interval should be set.

At the end of the walk, connect the device to the computer and download the recorded track from there.

Software

Included is the trip program, which is a client of the site of the same name. It serves for downloading tracks, overlaying them on Google maps, uploading them to your website, snapping coordinates to photos (by shooting time) and for setting up a logger (indicating the coordinate recording interval).





As a result, on the site you can see something like this: www.a-trip.com/tracks/view/76737

Alternative software

For those who don’t like standard software, they’ve got used to another one or it doesn’t run under your OS, there is an alternative software called igotu2gpx , it exists in versions for windows, linux and macos.







May :

export tracks to gpx

clean memory logger

display logger settings

do a logger memory dump

GUi-version still displays routes on the map (it seems to load it with openstreetmap)



Can not

Change settings. For now, you need to use native software.

Working with COM ports above 8. Less than 3, it seems, too. I tried to hang on COM2 - it did not work, I had to release ports in the interval 3-8.

Virtues

Inexpensive

There is support (drivers and software without problems got on Windows 7 x64, there is software for macos and other Linux (third-party))

It is a decent battery, three days for 10 hours with shutdown for the night, it is enough for me (the interval between recordings is 15 seconds).

Small in size

disadvantages

Non-standard connector for computer connection

Native software loves to “optimize” routes and throw out some points.

It works well in motion, but when it stays in place for a long time, it starts to churn and jump around your real location.





Very large and sensitive disconnect button.

In order to avoid accidental outages, we had to do an “upgrade”:



Once it was a tape measure ...

Alternatives

In Chinese online stores you can buy GPS loggers at prices ranging from $ 30 to $ 80, some even have good reviews. I could have ordered something from there, but time was running out. Who does not draw in - I advise you to look for options there, maybe you will find something more ergonomic - with mini / microUSB and not such a big button.