[OSM-talk-be] The Gisteq GPS USB Dongle

[Peter Leemans]

Hoi Marc,

I can second this.
I used up untill yesterday (I stupidly lost it while tracking) a same 
(but rebranded) I-Blue bt747.
As I'm a linux user, I used mtkbabel to read the data.

It's indeed a excellent device, and have also logged from Italy to 
Belgium (by car, 13 hours every second, about 75% capacity used) without 
a problem.
The only 'disadvantage' is it has no screen, so when setting waypoints 
you can loose count.

Regards,
Peter 'Toi' Leemans

Luc Van den Troost wrote:
> Hi,
>
> For some time now I use
>
> http://www.gpsshop.be/product/64337/qstarz-bt-q818x-bluetooth-gps-receiver.html
>
> Price at gpsshop is currently 76 euro.
>
> It can be used by connecting it over USB, or over bluetooth.
>
> The software with the device is windows only - and is quite good - but 
> I am using it mostly on mac with free software called BT747 that works 
> perfectly. Similar or the same software must work with linux, but 
> didn't try that out yet.
>
> You can use it as external gps device for your computer, but it works 
> as well as GPS tracker. Usefull for geotagging pictures or to make 
> tracks for using in OSM.
>
> Having my settings at 1 trackpoint every second I can log over 24 
> hours with it! Power autonomy is at least of similar time (I never ran 
> out of power, even with a 20 hours log from Italy home over Germany 
> with the car-train)
>
> Luc / Speedy
>
> On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 8:52 PM, Marc Coevoet <sintsixtus at gmail.com 
> <mailto:sintsixtus at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>
>
>     Hello,
>
>     Did anybody use this one:
>     http://www.expansys.be/d.aspx?i=178141
>
>     for sale at Maplins too:
>     http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=256536&C=SO&U=strat15
>     <http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=256536&C=SO&U=strat15>
>
>
>     I want to use it with linux.
>
>
>     Tech data/info:
>     GiSTEQ’s USB GPS dongle is GPS receiver with a size of a USB
>     drive. Its
>     compact size makes it ultraportable for its users. As the rise of the
>     Netbook, the demand of GPS-enabled computing is continuing to
>     increase.
>     With GiSTEQ’s USB GPS, user can easily add GPS function to their
>     Netbooks, Eee PCs, UMPCs or Laptops for different applications. It’s
>     compatible with most desktop mapping software available in the market.
>     Baud rate is adjustable for different purposes. It is also
>     optimized for
>     superb performance. The 65 parallel channels and the -160dBm
>     sensitivity
>     provide short start-up time and fast signal acquisition. Having fast
>     time-to-first-fix and the high sensitivity chipset, the USB dongle
>     offers great performance even in urban canyons. AGPS and SBAS (WAAS,
>     EGNOS) support are also available in the GPS unit.
>
>     *Package Includes:*
>
>     * 1 GPS USB Dongle Receiver
>     * 1 Software CD
>     * 1 USB cable
>     * User's Manual *Additional Features: *
>
>     * Add GPS to your laptop/Netbook
>     * Compact - USB drive size
>     * High sensitivity GPS receiver
>     * 65 channels "all in view" tracking
>     * SBAS (WAAS, EGNOS) support
>     * Compatible with most GPS mapping software
>     * AGPS support
>     * Support most laptop, Eee PC/Netbook, UMPC
>     * Compatible with Windows and Mac
>
>
>     •Specification•65 channels satellite tracking•Cold/Warm/Hot start
>     time:
>     29/10/1 seconds•Superior sensitivity: -160dBm tracking•Update
>     Rate: 1 Hz
>     (max)•Dynamics: 4G (39.2 m/sec2)•Dimension: 2.89 in (L) x 1.06 in
>     (W) x
>     0.39 in (H)•Support standard NMEA-0183 at 4800/9600/19200/38400
>     bps•GPS
>     protocol: NMEA +0183 - GGA, GSA, GSV, GLL, RMC, VTG, ZDA•DATUM: WGS84
>     (User Definable)•Support AGPS•SBAS (WAAS, EGNOS) support•Support
>     G-mouse
>     function•Accuracy:•o Position: 5m CEP without SA•o Velocity: 0.1m/sec,
>     without SA•o Time: +/- 50ns synchronized to GPS time•Operation Limits:
>     Altitude <18,000 m or Velocity < 515 m/s•Operating Temperature: -40
>     degrees celsius to 85 degrees celsius; Humidity: 5% ~ 95%•USB 2.0•USB
>     powered•Power Consumption <42 mA (1Hz standard version)
>
>
>
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