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I found earlier the site GPS Visualizer. You can send a Google Earth .kmz file and it’ll show your tracks on Google Maps. You can even link to the map or embed it into a webpage.
So I turned on my new GPS receiver before heading to the bowling alley on my birthday.. just wanted to try out the data logging feature more. Here’s what my tracks looked like going the long way to the bowling alley.
I just got the Wintec WBT-200 GPS receiver in the mail today. It’s really small. About the size of a normal car alarm remote.
I did a test of the data logging. It comes with this G Tool software to configure the receiver. You can set how it logs the data. I set it for Auto Log based on speed. I guess the rate at which it logs a point is based on how fast you’re going. You can load or erase the logged data and export it to many different file formats including Google Earth’s .kmz format.
I drove around the block and dumped the data to a google earth file. From the picture, you can see it records the date/time, speed, and altitude along with the gps coordinates.
It’s suppose to be able to record up to 12680 points.
I ordered another GPS Receiver. I lost my GlobalSat BT-359 so need another.
Even though I don’t have Bluetooth on my Q1 with Vista, I’m hoping by the time it gets here I’ll find some drivers that’ll at least do a serial connection.
I grabbed the Wintech WBT-200 from buygpsnow.com. It has a data logger, can be used as a GPS mouse through usb, and it’s a Bluetooth GPS receiver.
So just in case I don’t find Bluetooth drivers, I can always plug in through the USB port. Plus, data logging is cool. Curious what it looks like on Google Earth what your physical path is throughout the day, week, months, etc.
This would also be handy for syncing your pictures when geotagging your photos with Picasa and Google Earth. I guess I gotta sync by the timestamp from the receiver and the camera.
While looking that up, I came across a program that comes free with the purchase of another GPS receiver I was thinking of getting instead. Franson GpsGate (home) is an utilty for Windows or Pocket PC. You can send out the NMEA feed from your GPS device to virtual COM ports for mapping software or even to the web so your friends can track you live with a Google Maps interface. This has great potential here. You can be the ultimate stalker! jk. Anyway, you can do data logging and best of all, you can do all this all at the same time. Very cool.
