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Simple GPS Tracker

8 replies · 17,108 views · Started 09 May 2007

krs_biker 09 May 2007, 13:11

Hi

Does anyone know of a simple GPS tracker that as well as logging lat/lon also records the date and time of the position, that can then be exported as a KML file?

SportsTracker does a nice job of logging coordinates, but does not include the date and time :frown:

I want to be able to retrospectively GPS tag photos taken on my digital camera, using the date and time to know where the photo was taken. Although I can use Shozu on the N95, I will be taking far more photos with a proper camera 😊

Thanks.

mudstuff 09 May 2007, 13:56

I second that. I am after exactly the same thing - an app which logs GPS data and date and time. Surely it can't be that hard?!

randomfan 09 May 2007, 14:13

I'm sure it's not hard, but wouldn't that require the GPS to be constantly in use? Your battery would drain in no time!

krs_biker 09 May 2007, 15:25

randomfan wrote:Your battery would drain in no time!

It certainly would, however, I'm using a BT GPS device and most of the time I'm on my motorbike where I've installed a phone charger.

neilmallon wrote:This will do it:
Google Earth Companion for series 60

Edit: Or this will - I've used it before and its v.good:
AFTrack

AFTrack doesn't use the internal GPS - not sure about the G.E. Companion

Neil


Thanks for the links--I've looked at AFTrack but thought it a bit overkill for what I need and in the short time I've got before needing to use it trying to get to grips with it could be a problem 😊

I'll download a trial of the Google Earth companion and see how I get on.

Thanks.

krs_biker 09 May 2007, 15:49

krs_biker wrote:I'll download a trial of the Google Earth companion and see how I get on.

Just tried this, but doesn't work on 3rd Edition S60 :frown:

Might have to give AFTrack another go...

khedara 09 May 2007, 18:55

krs_biker wrote:Hi

Does anyone know of a simple GPS tracker that as well as logging lat/lon also records the date and time of the position, that can then be exported as a KML file?

SportsTracker does a nice job of logging coordinates, but does not include the date and time :frown:

I want to be able to retrospectively GPS tag photos taken on my digital camera, using the date and time to know where the photo was taken. Although I can use Shozu on the N95, I will be taking far more photos with a proper camera 😊

Thanks.

How you thinking of tagging the location data? say if you can get a gps log (with time stamped) onto the photo's exif? or manually?
I am currently using gps-cs1 and it be good if there's an application to do the same on n95

krs_biker 09 May 2007, 20:52

khedara wrote:How you thinking of tagging the location data? say if you can get a gps log (with time stamped) onto the photo's exif? or manually?

Using Google Picasso to add the lat/lon to the exif data; this is done manually. I would only be using the N95 to record the GPS data, not take photos with it.

If you want to automatically GPS tag photos on the N95, try using Shozu--it also works well with Flickr, but you don't have to do this.