Wintec WBT-200 Multi-Function (3-in-1) GPS Receiver
Wintec WBT-200 is a mult-function Bluetooth GPS data logger in an ultra compact form factor. The stand-alone track recording function is independent from any host and can be operated with Bluetooth off. The recorded track can be configured and even uploaded to Google Earth automatically with the bundled GPS utility.
I’m tempted to pick one of these up soon to carry when I’m taking photographs. There are drivers available for Linux and OS-X that allow one to download the data. It’d be easy to write a script to match up the EXIF timestamp and the data log to geotag photos before sending them to Flickr.
Driver info is here.
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OMG, this thing is so tight. I got mine today and I logged my path after about 4pm. Check it out: here
If you’re planning on using it for shorter (~12) hour trips or really long trips where you have power of some type, I had good luck with the NaviGPS logger.
I got my wbt 200 and upgraded G-Tool and firmware to the latest version.
I use it as my bluetooth GPS with MSFT streets and trips 2007 in my laptop.
Use it with my Tmobile MDA and Tom Tom Navigator 5.0 as mobile GPS.
The included car charger works nicely when traveling and since its standard mini USB charger, I can use it with my Tmobile mda and other USB chargeable stuff too.
I set the track recording to 1 second and switch it on only when I take photos. It should work for more than that time continuously on a single battery charge and I don’t run the risk of overwriting previous data if I forget to switch it off.
I use G-Tool to export to gpx and use “wwmx location stamper” to update the pictures exif data. This looks tedious, but I have to copy my pictures from the camera anyway, so its just one additional step if I do it at the same time.
I use picasa and Google earth to view my Geotagged pictures using the “view in google earth” option in picasa. You can export the pictures to a kmz file from Google earth, but Google maps dosen’t support kmz with pictures just yet. Picasaweb should support geotags in a few days and I will be in Geotagging bliss.
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