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jimglidewell
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 Posted - 29 avr. 2011 : 00:47:29
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I just purchased a Qstarz BT-1000XT in anticipation of a long awaited 3 week trip to Italy. My goal is to record daily travel (mostly on foot) around three cities (Venice, Florence, and Rome) for both geotagging and for use of the tracks on Google Earth and the like.
I have been trying things out here at home (commute to work, etc.) and experimenting with the various tools for settings and log transfers (thanks much to Mario for BT747, as well as the GPSBabel folks!) Everything seems to work quite well, as long as I stick with using USB connectivity (BlueTooth seems a bit iffy for downloading tracks)
I am trying to travel light, in particular I do not want to bring a laptop with me. But the idea of having all of my track data for the entire trip in a single device (the Qstarz) makes me a bit nervous...
Assuming that I don't lose the device, can I be fairly confident that nothing will go "oops!" and destroy all my tracks? Have other folks used any of this family of devices on a long trip without mishap?
Are there any suggestions on how I could back things up without dragging a laptop along? Or am I just being paranoid?
Thanks for any suggestions/reassurance...  |
Edited by - jimglidewell on 29 avr. 2011 01:04:27
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gpspassion
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Posted - 29 avr. 2011 : 01:43:24
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| I didn't test that particular unit but I don't remember losing any tracks with previous Qstarz/Transystem GPS loggers. Can't think of a way to backup your data without a computer though unless you have a Java phone. I'd probably take a netbook with me for that type of trip, they always come in handy. |
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jimglidewell
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Posted - 29 avr. 2011 : 17:24:36
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The 1000XT appears to be identical to the 1000X except for doubling the flash memory ("400K points" instead of 200K).
I am already bringing my iPad on the trip, which will be my main internet access device, so if I brought my Netbook it would likely get used for nothing except backing up tracks...
I probably should have bought one of the "driverless" loggers that presents itself as a USB mass storage device - that would allow me to back up on any computer that let me plug in a USB stick...
Thanks much for your feedback.
Perhaps I should turn the question around - has anybody lost tracks using a Qstarz or i-Blue data logger? If so, what triggered the loss?
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NCC
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Posted - 12 sept. 2011 : 10:21:16
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| I'm sorry to see no responses to this. I recently got my 1000XT and have a one week driving vacation coming up. So, I guess this is a bump. |
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gpspassion
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jimglidewell
USA
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Posted - 12 sept. 2011 : 19:09:59
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My experience was great with this logger. I ended up lugging my Netbook along with me - used it for backing up both the logger and my camera memory cards. Happily, I did not need any of the backups.
I only filled up about 2/3 of the memory on the Qstarz over the three weeks. I backed up 4 or 5 times, but did not clear the memory on the device. I did run out of battery once, which did not cause any problems. Charged daily overnight.
My IT background says "always have a backup", and I can imagine scenarios where the internal data might get corrupted (or the device gets lost), but my experience is that it is pretty darned solid. |
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Ant
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Posted - 13 sept. 2011 : 18:52:16
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| What logging frequency/setting were you using for this? |
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jimglidewell
USA
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Posted - 14 sept. 2011 : 02:08:18
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I am pretty sure the whole trip used 10 meters / 10 seconds, which is the default "walking" setting. I had considered cranking the frequency down a bit, prior to deciding to take the netbook. But it looks like I could have gone a month...
I believe the only things I logged were time, lat, long, alt, and HDOP. Which is also close to the defaults.
Big internal memory plus the ability to use 3rd party batteries were two features that weighed pretty heavily in my decision (besides a solid GPS receiver). Didn't end up needing the second battery at all, and the memory is enough to cover any trip I expect to take.
Pretty happy all round - I've got daily trails of my travels, and all my photos geotagged. Not bad for my first time out with this stuff... |
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Three weeks of logging with Qstarz 1000XT? Backup?
