GPS devices for iPhoto09 - Places

[Alan S]

We will be going on a cruise to Alaska soon, and I plan to take a lot of pictures and video's along the way. When done I'd like to put all the photo and video into iPhoto 09 and use the Places feature to put them on a map.

So, I'd like to here from people that are using iPhoto 09's feature right now and what they GPS device they use. Any recommendations?

Not that is matters but have a Sanyo Xacti for the digital photos.

Thanks,

 

[Alan S]

Amod Agl308

http://www.amazon.com/AGL3080-Driverless-Windows-Software-included/dp/B000WO6HJW/ref=pd_cp_p_1

So people like this one, but the review for it at Amazon were so, so. ...

 

[someone28624]

Has anyone tried the Eye Fi Explore?

 

[thejadedmonkey]

Has anyone tried the Eye Fi Explore?

Is there seriously a GPS module in that thing? Thats crazy...

 

[iToaster]

Is there seriously a GPS module in that thing? Thats crazy...

I'm fairly certain that uses the same "GPS" as the original iPhone where it finds your location based on wireless networks it detects around you.

 

[Alan S]

Has anyone tried the Eye Fi Explore?

If your on an Alaska cruise or hiking in the woods, there are no land-based WiFi networks. Seems like that would only work in the city.

 

[someone28624]

I'm fairly certain that uses the same "GPS" as the original iPhone where it finds your location based on wireless networks it detects around you.

Using built-in Wi-Fi, the Eye-Fi Card senses the surrounding Wi-Fi networks as you take pictures. The Eye-Fi Service then translates this information into a specific physical location at the time your photos are uploaded. Our partner, Skyhook Wireless, has mapped the geographic coordinates of millions of wireless access points around the world. The Eye-Fi Service adds the geo tag, in the form of GPS-like latitude and longitude, to each photo’s metadata section (the EXIF header), where information such as the photo timestamp is stored.

Yep. Well that's disappointing. I'm glad I didn't run out and buy it. I really want something to geotag photos, but am often places where there's no wifi.

How does the other device linked work?

 

[Alan S]

How does the other device linked work?

That uses a GSP chip - a SiRF III chipset. According to this link it records a lot of GPS data include lat, long, altitude, heading, speed and accuracy estimates once per second. It also connect to your computer via a USB cable.


What I would like to know if anyone out there is uses the Places feature of iPhoto 09. If they are what do they use for GPS data, and how easy is it to link up with pictures.

Anyone use the Places feature?

 

[thejadedmonkey]

I'm fairly certain that uses the same "GPS" as the original iPhone where it finds your location based on wireless networks it detects around you.

What a bummer.... I so with it had actual GPS in it, that would have been sick!

 

[Alan S]

Review of GPS loggers.

OK, found a review of GPS loggers here:

http://scilib.typepad.com/techreviews/2008/01/gps-logger-comp.html


From this chart 4 of the 7 devices are Mac compatible.

They are:

AMOD AGL3080 (which I mention in the first post)
Globalsat DG-100
Sony GPS-CS1
Qstarz BT-Q1000

 

[sananda]

I use my iPhone and an app called GeoTag to log locations.

It's rather cumbersome having to keep the app open though.

 

[Galarina]

Consider my GeoLogTag iPhone app. The workflow is really easy for Mac users and the latest version is optimized for battery life.