Difference between revisions of "GPS receivers"

Latest revision as of 10:46, 21 October 2021

I expect someone to take up the cause and flesh out this page with information on the features, advantages and disadvantages of various GPS (or more widely/generically, GNSS) receivers, but for now, I'm collecting pictures. Please add any different kinds (or better shots of the same kind) or details on these. (see also: osmwiki:GPS device reviews)

Have a Look

Garmin

Garmin eTrex (hiking)
Garmin eTrex legend (hiking)
Garmin eTrex Vista
Garmin eTrex Vista HCx
Garmin foretrex 101 (running)
Garmin geko 201 (cycling)
Garmin GPSmap 60CSx
Garmin GPSmap 60CS
Garmin nüvi (driving)
Garmin iQue
Garmin GPSIII. Available in road and aviation versions. Monochrome, high quality receiver, 3 metre accuracy.

Magellan GPS

Magellan explorist
Magellan Triton ?00 series (here a 500)
Magellen Trailblazer. Old school, mid 1990's

Other GPS

Blackberry (PDA)
Tomtom
Holux GPSlim240
NavGear GP-43
Topcon GRS-1 (decimeter resolution)

Holux M-241

Description: The Holux M-241 is a GPS logger and thus its primary use is to log many many trackpoints, not to find places (but that works, too). In contrast to other GPS loggers, it has a small (128x32 pixel) LCD screen and shows: Remaining memory for trackpoints; time; LAT and LON in dd° mm' ss.ss" format; current heading / speed / height; distance from start. It can save more than 100 000 trackpoints, each consisting of LAT, LON, height, time and (with newest firmware version) speed. The M-241 saves trackpoints either by time (every 1/5/10/15/30/60/120 seconds) or by distance (every 50/100/150/300/500/1000 metres or feet). Connection to a computer can be done by bluetooth or USB. This device looks like a yellow film canister (Those of you who still have memories from the analog camera era will know what that is. Sorry kids...) and is NOT water proof. One AA rechargeable battery lasts for 10-12 hours. It has a MTK chipset and a good accuracy.

Opinion (Danatar): I use the Holux M-241 as a secondary GPSr for those times when my other GPSr is out of batteries and to log the track a second time. It even worked on a commercial airplane, but only directly next to the window. It failed me once, when during one week of vacation it only logged one single position per track; Erasing the memory fixed that.

Aviation & Nautical

Garmin 496 (aviation)
Lowrance Airmap 600c (aviation)
Trimble 1000DC (aviation)
Garmin GPSIII Pilot. Aviation version of the GPSIII.

Cell Phone

Nokia (cellphone)
Nokia (cellphone)
Sony Ericson (cellphone)
OpenMoko Freerunner (PDA)
T-Mobile G1 (smartphone)
HTC Magic "G2" (smartphone)
Motorola Droid X (smartphone)

Miscellany

Macintosh (computer)
Microsoft Streets & Trips (computer software)
Unknown
Unknown, built into a car
Nokia 770 (with bluetooth GPS and Maemo Mapper software)
A PlayStation Portable with a GPS receiver

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-I expect someone to take up the cause and flesh out this page with information on the features, advantages and disadvantages of various  GPS receivers, but for now, I'm collecting pictures. Please add any different kinds (or better shots of the same kind) or details on these.
+I expect someone to take up the cause and flesh out this page with information on the features, advantages and disadvantages of various GPS (or more widely/generically, GNSS) receivers, but for now, I'm collecting pictures. Please add any different kinds (or better shots of the same kind) or details on these. (see also: [[osmwiki:GPS device reviews]])
-==Have a Look==
-===[[Wikipedia:Garmin|Garmin]]===
+== Have a Look ==
+=== [[wikipedia:Garmin|Garmin]] ===
 <gallery>
 Image:2008-05-24_53_6_143.jpg|Garmin [[Wikipedia:eTrex|eTrex]] (hiking)
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 Image:2008-06-28 GPS Proof.jpg|Garmin GPSIII. Available in road and aviation versions. Monochrome, high quality receiver, 3 metre accuracy.
 </gallery>
 ===Magellan GPS===
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 Image:2008-09-11 49 -123 gps.jpg|[[Wikipedia:Magellan Navigation|Magellan explorist]]
 File:2010-05-25_49_9_gps.jpg|Magellan Triton ?00 series (here a 500)
+Image:Magellen Trailblazer.jpg|Magellen Trailblazer. Old school, mid 1990's
 </gallery>
 ===Other GPS===
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 Image:Img 3149.jpg|[[Wikipedia:TomTom|Tomtom]]
 Image:Holux gpslim240.jpg|Holux GPSlim240
-File:2010-05-22_49_9_gps.jpg|Holux M-241
 File:2010-01-06 49 8 reached.jpg|NavGear GP-43
 File:Topcon GRS-1 DPOS.jpg|Topcon GRS-1 (decimeter resolution)
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 [[File:2010-05-22_49_9_gps.jpg|thumb|200px|left|alt=Holux M-241.|Holux M-241]]
-''Description:'' This is a GPS logger and thus its primary use is to log many many trackpoints, not to find places (but that works, too). In contrast to other GPS loggers, it has a small (128x32 pixel) LCD screen and shows: Remaining memory for trackpoints; time; LAT and LON in dd° mm' ss.ss" format; current heading / speed / height; distance from start. It can save more than 100 000 trackpoints, each consisting of LAT, LON, height, time and (with newest firmware version) speed. The M-241 saves trackpoints either by time (every 1/5/10/15/30/60/120 seconds) or by distance (every 50/100/150/300/500/1000 metres or feet). Connection to a computer can be done by bluetooth or USB. This device looks like a yellow film canister (Those of you who still have memories from the analog camera era will know what that is. Sorry kids...) and is NOT water proof. One AA rechargeable battery lasts for 10-12 hours. It has a MTK chipset and a good accuracy.
+''Description:'' The Holux M-241 is a GPS logger and thus its primary use is to log many many trackpoints, not to find places (but that works, too). In contrast to other GPS loggers, it has a small (128x32 pixel) LCD screen and shows: Remaining memory for trackpoints; time; LAT and LON in dd° mm' ss.ss" format; current heading / speed / height; distance from start. It can save more than 100 000 trackpoints, each consisting of LAT, LON, height, time and (with newest firmware version) speed. The M-241 saves trackpoints either by time (every 1/5/10/15/30/60/120 seconds) or by distance (every 50/100/150/300/500/1000 metres or feet). Connection to a computer can be done by bluetooth or USB. This device looks like a yellow film canister (Those of you who still have memories from the analog camera era will know what that is. Sorry kids...) and is NOT water proof. One AA rechargeable battery lasts for 10-12 hours. It has a MTK chipset and a good accuracy.
+''Opinion ([[User:Danatar|Danatar]]):'' I use the Holux M-241 as a secondary GPSr for those times when my other GPSr is out of batteries and to log the track a second time. It even worked on a commercial airplane, but only directly next to the window. It failed me once, when during one week of vacation it only logged one single position per track; Erasing the memory fixed that.
-''Opinion ([[User:Danatar|Danatar]]):'' I use this as a secondary GPSr for those times when my other GPSr is out of batteries and to log the track a second time. It even worked on a commercial airplane, but only directly next to the window. It failed me once, when during one week of vacation it only logged one single position per track; Erasing the memory fixed that.
 ===Aviation & Nautical===
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 Image:2008-06-08 the spot.jpg|Garmin GPSIII Pilot. Aviation version of the GPSIII.
 </gallery>
 ===Cell Phone===
 <gallery>
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 Image:2009_06_21_Norse_14.jpg|T-Mobile G1 (smartphone)
 Image:200908055213-P1040487.JPG|HTC Magic "G2" (smartphone)
+Image:2010-09-09 39 -108 coordinates.JPG|Motorola Droid X (smartphone)
 </gallery>
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 Image:080522Stoughtonpic1.jpg|Unknown, built into a car
 Image:Pardey-Geohash-2008-10-13-001.jpg|Nokia 770 (with bluetooth GPS and Maemo Mapper software)
+Image:45_9_PSP.jpg | A PlayStation Portable with a GPS receiver
 </gallery>
 [[Category:Technology]]
-[[Category:Expedition planning]]
 [[Category:Fun stuff]]
 [[Category:Galleries by topic]]
+[[Category:Geohashing guide]]