[talk-ph] cheap and reliable field data collection equipment

[maning sambale]

Hi Ed,

Is this the Galaxy Y?
http://www.keywordspeak.com/2011/10/samsung-galaxy-y-review-price.html
Yeah its cheaper.  What about the battery time with gps tarcking enabled?

On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 4:57 PM, Ed Garcia <eppgarcia at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> We have tested our Galaxy Y on one of our waypoint trips and it basically
> delivered all the requirements below nicely.  Track accuracy and resolution
> (using My Tracks) was impressive.  Camera shots were of acceptable quality
> (you wont hate it but it is not a wow either).  Geotagging photos by GPS
> Essentials or by the native camera app was easy to use.
>
> I like the fact that you can (if you have 3G or wifi) you can send all your
> data almost immediately by gmail to whoever needs it.
>
> Plus ... the Galaxy Y is even cheaper than the Cherry Mobile!
>
> ed
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 4:07 PM, Jim Morgan <jim at datalude.com> wrote:
>>
>> maning sambale wrote, On Wednesday, 18 January, 2012 03:42 PM:
>> >  - data logger and digital cam - photos can be synchronized with gps
>> > tracks, has long battery life suitable for long fieldwork
>>
>> I believe all you have to do is make sure that the camera time and date is
>> set accurately and you can use the captured time and date of the photo to
>> associate it with the GPX file.
>>
>> >  - a cheap droid phone - all in one device for fieldnotes,
>> > phototagging and gps tracklogging, limited battery life.  Jim
>> > mentioned a while ago Cherry mobile cosmo [0].  @Jim, based on your
>> > experience, do still suggest we look at this phone?
>>
>> The camera is not so good (wasn't really expecting it to be in fact), so
>> it would only be good for shots in daylight, and when the detail wasn't
>> imperative. Battery life might be an issue, so you'd need to pack an
>> external power source or have a method of recharging. But yes, its still
>> working as advertised, and does anything Android will let it do.
>>
>> Finding one app to do everything would be tricky, so it might be a bit
>> fiddly switching between mapping and photo app.
>>
>> Jim
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