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		<title>By: Zhasper</title>
		<link>http://bethesignal.org/blog/2007/05/07/looking-for-a-simple-gps-receiver/#comment-2360</link>
		<dc:creator>Zhasper</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2007 05:11:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>beh</description>
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		<title>By: Zhasper</title>
		<link>http://bethesignal.org/blog/2007/05/07/looking-for-a-simple-gps-receiver/#comment-2359</link>
		<dc:creator>Zhasper</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2007 05:04:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>So any feedback on what you got and how it worked?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So any feedback on what you got and how it worked?</p>
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		<title>By: Fred Nerk</title>
		<link>http://bethesignal.org/blog/2007/05/07/looking-for-a-simple-gps-receiver/#comment-1069</link>
		<dc:creator>Fred Nerk</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2007 07:45:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Windows powered mobile devices with GPS have access to such software already, many delivery companies also have such faclilities to track the drivers/trucks via the same configuration.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Windows powered mobile devices with GPS have access to such software already, many delivery companies also have such faclilities to track the drivers/trucks via the same configuration.</p>
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		<title>By: nepbabu.cx</title>
		<link>http://bethesignal.org/blog/2007/05/07/looking-for-a-simple-gps-receiver/#comment-1056</link>
		<dc:creator>nepbabu.cx</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2007 22:11:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Well, what would would be nice if we could locate friends in a physical map using GPS (via their IP adress?), then everytime we don&#039;t have to &quot;/msg&quot; them and ask. :)
I am starting to consider buying one meself.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, what would would be nice if we could locate friends in a physical map using GPS (via their IP adress?), then everytime we don&#8217;t have to &#8220;/msg&#8221; them and ask. <img width='16' height='16' src='http://bethesignal.org/wp-content/plugins/tango-smilies/tango/face-smile.png' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
I am starting to consider buying one meself.</p>
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		<title>By: Fred Nerk</title>
		<link>http://bethesignal.org/blog/2007/05/07/looking-for-a-simple-gps-receiver/#comment-1044</link>
		<dc:creator>Fred Nerk</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2007 04:04:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Jeff your level of doofus has no relationship to GPS :-)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jeff your level of doofus has no relationship to GPS <img width='16' height='16' src='http://bethesignal.org/wp-content/plugins/tango-smilies/tango/face-smile.png' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: John Clarke</title>
		<link>http://bethesignal.org/blog/2007/05/07/looking-for-a-simple-gps-receiver/#comment-1043</link>
		<dc:creator>John Clarke</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2007 03:39:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Jonas,

I&#039;ve been looking for a GPS data logger too, and here&#039;s what I&#039;ve found. There are a couple of iBlue units, the 747 and 757, both available in Oz:
    http://www.exploroz.com/Shop/DisplayItems.asp?ItemID=1242
http://www.exeltek.com.au/secure/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/1067

Windows software only, unfortunately, but I did come across a Java app on gpspassion.com which provided partial support on Linux.  The MTK chipsets they use reportedly aren&#039;t as good as the SiRF III at tracking at low-speed (e.g. walking).

The BGT-11 looks good, and if it had a SiRF III chipset I&#039;d buy one.

If you&#039;re willing to do a bit of assembly, Spark Fun Electronics have a simple GPS logger using a Globalsat SiRF III module and an SD card:

http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=8237

They have other GPS modules too, including another logger using a Trimble chipset.

Finally, there&#039;s gumstix.  Their basix cpu with gpsstix will do the job, but at a much higher cost than any of the other options.

For me, it&#039;s a toss-up between the BGT-11 and the SFE GPS logger.  Maybe I&#039;ll have to buy both ...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jonas,</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve been looking for a GPS data logger too, and here&#8217;s what I&#8217;ve found. There are a couple of iBlue units, the 747 and 757, both available in Oz:<br />
    <a href="http://www.exploroz.com/Shop/DisplayItems.asp?ItemID=1242" rel="nofollow">http://www.exploroz.com/Shop/DisplayItems.asp?ItemID=1242</a><br />
<a href="http://www.exeltek.com.au/secure/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/1067" rel="nofollow">http://www.exeltek.com.au/secure/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/1067</a></p>
<p>Windows software only, unfortunately, but I did come across a Java app on gpspassion.com which provided partial support on Linux.  The MTK chipsets they use reportedly aren&#8217;t as good as the SiRF III at tracking at low-speed (e.g. walking).</p>
<p>The BGT-11 looks good, and if it had a SiRF III chipset I&#8217;d buy one.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;re willing to do a bit of assembly, Spark Fun Electronics have a simple GPS logger using a Globalsat SiRF III module and an SD card:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=8237" rel="nofollow">http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=8237</a></p>
<p>They have other GPS modules too, including another logger using a Trimble chipset.</p>
<p>Finally, there&#8217;s gumstix.  Their basix cpu with gpsstix will do the job, but at a much higher cost than any of the other options.</p>
<p>For me, it&#8217;s a toss-up between the BGT-11 and the SFE GPS logger.  Maybe I&#8217;ll have to buy both &#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Zhasper</title>
		<link>http://bethesignal.org/blog/2007/05/07/looking-for-a-simple-gps-receiver/#comment-1042</link>
		<dc:creator>Zhasper</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2007 00:08:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Since I probably want one too... what was the model that Simon suggested?</description>
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		<title>By: Daniel</title>
		<link>http://bethesignal.org/blog/2007/05/07/looking-for-a-simple-gps-receiver/#comment-1040</link>
		<dc:creator>Daniel</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2007 19:51:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Best to look at wiki.openstreetmap.org for reviews of various GPS&#039;s as much of the review content will apply for more than just gathering data for openstreetmap. (which is a very interesting project to get involved in)

I&#039;ve got 2 GPS&#039;s so can only compare those,
Holux GPSlim 236 (New brought off ebay):
Is a receiver only so will need something to record to via bluetooth(or usb i think) (i&#039;ve only connected it to a pocket pc with bluetooth but guys from the local lug have used it with various devices)
Charges via USB socket (comes with mains charger), is very good at getting a lock on your position in weak signal areas (under trees etc) but sometimes isn&#039;t as accurate in those conditions. (Cost about Â£50uk)

NaviGPS BGT-11 (the bluetooth version):
From www.storagedepot.co.uk for the UK but there are other sellers i believe for other parts of the world. (cost about Â£80uk)
Connects and charges the same way as the one mentioned previously. Can receive and pass on the data to a computer (linux drivers are available, possibly even built in - my laptop lacks a bluetooth receiver though, the driver download contains sources for a module called pl2303. But i just modprobed pl2303 and it loaded in a stock ubuntu without installing/compiling the downloaded driver)
This device also allows you to record the tracks to a SD card (but can be picky about which cards it accepts and the formatting of the card) also it has internal memory for storing tracks too but i don&#039;t think there is yet a linux driver to remove tracks stored internally. It has a b/w screen so can be used as a navigation aid and can have waypoints and routes programmed in, but you can&#039;t upload a map to the device.
In comparison the tracks it stores are quite accurate (better than the NaviGPS often) but it is more prone to loose signal and won&#039;t work in a covered area nearly as well, first time i brought it i was standing outside for about 15mins till it found it&#039;s first lock, but after the initial setup it was only a few mins there after.

I would recommend the NaviGPS (or Garmin equivilent) if want a GPS that can be used standalone (handy when you don&#039;t want to take a palmtop with you on a rainy day which was my reasoning)
I would recommend the Holux GPSlim if you want a small receiver thats cheap and has no unwanted extras, but yet is very capable at it&#039;s job.

If you want to support openstreetmap there are some suppliers that will donate part of there profits from your order to openstreetmap. (http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Merchandise)

Sorry for the extra long comment, Daniel</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Best to look at wiki.openstreetmap.org for reviews of various GPS&#8217;s as much of the review content will apply for more than just gathering data for openstreetmap. (which is a very interesting project to get involved in)</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve got 2 GPS&#8217;s so can only compare those,<br />
Holux GPSlim 236 (New brought off ebay):<br />
Is a receiver only so will need something to record to via bluetooth(or usb i think) (i&#8217;ve only connected it to a pocket pc with bluetooth but guys from the local lug have used it with various devices)<br />
Charges via USB socket (comes with mains charger), is very good at getting a lock on your position in weak signal areas (under trees etc) but sometimes isn&#8217;t as accurate in those conditions. (Cost about Â£50uk)</p>
<p>NaviGPS BGT-11 (the bluetooth version):<br />
From <a href="http://www.storagedepot.co.uk" rel="nofollow">http://www.storagedepot.co.uk</a> for the UK but there are other sellers i believe for other parts of the world. (cost about Â£80uk)<br />
Connects and charges the same way as the one mentioned previously. Can receive and pass on the data to a computer (linux drivers are available, possibly even built in &#8211; my laptop lacks a bluetooth receiver though, the driver download contains sources for a module called pl2303. But i just modprobed pl2303 and it loaded in a stock ubuntu without installing/compiling the downloaded driver)<br />
This device also allows you to record the tracks to a SD card (but can be picky about which cards it accepts and the formatting of the card) also it has internal memory for storing tracks too but i don&#8217;t think there is yet a linux driver to remove tracks stored internally. It has a b/w screen so can be used as a navigation aid and can have waypoints and routes programmed in, but you can&#8217;t upload a map to the device.<br />
In comparison the tracks it stores are quite accurate (better than the NaviGPS often) but it is more prone to loose signal and won&#8217;t work in a covered area nearly as well, first time i brought it i was standing outside for about 15mins till it found it&#8217;s first lock, but after the initial setup it was only a few mins there after.</p>
<p>I would recommend the NaviGPS (or Garmin equivilent) if want a GPS that can be used standalone (handy when you don&#8217;t want to take a palmtop with you on a rainy day which was my reasoning)<br />
I would recommend the Holux GPSlim if you want a small receiver thats cheap and has no unwanted extras, but yet is very capable at it&#8217;s job.</p>
<p>If you want to support openstreetmap there are some suppliers that will donate part of there profits from your order to openstreetmap. (<a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Merchandise" rel="nofollow">http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Merchandise</a>)</p>
<p>Sorry for the extra long comment, Daniel</p>
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		<title>By: Emmanuel</title>
		<link>http://bethesignal.org/blog/2007/05/07/looking-for-a-simple-gps-receiver/#comment-1037</link>
		<dc:creator>Emmanuel</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2007 18:52:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I saw your update and was wondering which models Simon Rumble pointed out?</description>
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		<title>By: Sebastian Schauenbur</title>
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		<dc:creator>Sebastian Schauenbur</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2007 18:17:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Take a look at this USB GPS unit. It works pretty well , but it always depends on how much money you are willing to spend and what you exactly want to do with it.
http://www.haicom.com.tw/gps204III_USB.shtml

P.S. It works with Ubuntu :-)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Take a look at this USB GPS unit. It works pretty well , but it always depends on how much money you are willing to spend and what you exactly want to do with it.<br />
<a href="http://www.haicom.com.tw/gps204III_USB.shtml" rel="nofollow">http://www.haicom.com.tw/gps204III_USB.shtml</a></p>
<p>P.S. It works with Ubuntu <img width='16' height='16' src='http://bethesignal.org/wp-content/plugins/tango-smilies/tango/face-smile.png' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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