Richard notes the release of GiSTEQ Mac software (free or $US25—which still doesn't buy raw support), derived from the basic JetPhoto app (listed in my geotagging ABC here). I suggest the free version for log access (via GiSTEQ drivers) and using other Mac tools for geotagging. Compatibility includes the DPL700 PhotoTrackr Lite and the CD111. Alternative Mac-compatible loggers include the Holux M-241, the GlobalSat BT-335, and the AMOD AGL3080.
Tag archive for 'gps'
Geopher Lite, available from the iTunes App Store for £2.39, will help you find nearby geocaches from Geocaching.com using a directional arrow and location awareness on your iPhone. It doesn't support Bluetooth GPS receivers/ data loggers and is extremely basic compared to GeoNiche for Palm, but is a welcome development nevertheless. A more complete app is promised in due course.
This weekend just gone my wife and I met up with David from the Internet for a walk, talk, and geotagging/ track logging at Malham Cove in the Yorkshire Dales.
Continue reading 'The limestone paving of Malham Cove'
Geotagging outdoors with the original iPhone—which uses triangulation of cell tower signals—seems to be as entertaining as some of the "productivity tools" in the App Store. In other words, laughably useless. While the iPhone did somewhat erroneously relocate a pavement sign to the North Sea shipping lanes, it also managed to pin a photo of a rose to within 1.4km of the actual location. How can it be so inconsistent, and are things really as bad as they seem?
Continue reading 'iPhone geotagging good for a laugh only'
Hot on the heels of the "latest" map debacle, I've another bone to pick with TomTom. My TomTom ONE 3rd Edition (v6) came with customizable menus which permitted use of the itinerary planning functions. Did you know RouteBuddy could upload, download, modify, and re-upload TomTom Itineraries (routes)? Great—except that TomTom HOME didn't tell me it would remove the itinerary code when "updating" the ONE's software. I was, however, able to roll back from NavCore 8.010 to 7.166 and regain that lost itinerary planning functionality.
Continue reading 'Restore itinerary planning to TomTom ONE v6'
GlobalSat's BT-335 functions as both a Bluetooth-equiped GPS receiver (compatible with most NMEA-compliant mapping/ navigation software on Bluetooth SPP-compliant PDAs, smartphones, and computers) and as a stand-alone data logger. It can perform both functions simultaneously, saving coordinates, time stamps, altitude, and speed to a log which can be wirelessly downloaded for use in geotagging photos or in other location-related applications. This review compares the BT-335 to my previously purchased and evaluated Holux M-241, focussing on Mac compatibility and geotagging utility.
Continue reading 'Geotagging with the Mac-friendly GlobalSat BT-335'
