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GPS Logger with time (for geotagging pictures)

I'm looking for a program that log the gps position with time info and save everything to a file.
the ideal would be choose the sampling rate (like every 10 seconds or so), that can swap GPS signal with TomTom and.. Freeware.
I've tried some but they don't save info about time, just the track.
I need time becouse then I can merge this log file with exif in the pictures taken with my camera and automatically position the pics on panoramio or flickr.
More or less the same with the included trinity camera, the difference is that I use a Nikon D200
There is an accessory from sony (GPS-CS1) that does it but... hey, I've spent 550 euros for trinity! It's something that even my commodore64 could do!

I think you can not do it with TomTom since it doesn't keep a log.
but you can use BeeLineGPS (http://www.visualgps.net/BeeLineGPS/) and export the trak in GPX.
than you just need a program to combine the data into your pictures, I use Downloader Pro 2 (http://www.breezesys.com/Downloader/index.htm)
but there are others, even the new canon software does it!
I hope this helps

NoniGPSPlot is free software and can export the logged track as a GPX file that has the times in it.
I currently use this software on my Trinity, and it works good.

pyuri said:
It's something that even my commodore64 could do!
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You just dated yourself big time!!!

Gps Logging

Hi all I am running TomTom 6 on my Spv M700, are there any add on programmes I can use to log a journey. If not I am thinking about buying a GpsBug that will show the route taken on Google Earth Maps.
Many Thanks

there are plenty of apps which do what you want!
try noni gps plot(freeware) or other commercial software like 'Run GPS', 'trackpal'....
they keep a track of variables like speed altitude plus lots more and can be imported to Google earth. just do a Google search for em

I use Miomap3.2 on my trinity and you can log your rounte onto any map you have, this helped me back track a taxi's route that he toke accross Bulgeria so i could get back in a hire car, Perfect! plus its alot smaller than TomTom, Give it a try sometime

You can try TrackMe (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=340667). It does all you want (I think)

I use GPSplot ( http://aeguerre.free.fr/Public/PocketPC/NoniGPSPlot/EN/index.php )
to track and export to google earth. The site indicates also how to create a google earth background..

i personally use Run GPS, its for training, exercise etc it even handles multiple google maps with zoom function as backgrounds for tracking! you enter your personal info and it calculates how many calories you used etc.. don't know how accurate that is tho!

Thanks for all the replies, I am trying to run a tracking/logging programme while I am running Tom Tom 6. I don't expect to see the log on TomTom but would like to access the route afterwards. The problem I am having is my Orange Spv M700 that has Gps internally will not allow any of the splitter progammes to split the Gps signal between two progarmmes.
i.e. allow Tomtom to run with track me. I can run track me but not have TomTom running at the same time.
Thanks for all your help guys.
Tx1oss

check this link out!
http://web.tiscali.it/macri/Event_Logger/

Thanks for the reply. Event Logger is not compatible with TomTom Nav 6. I have since managed to split my Gps port and I am trying some of the other programmes suggested.
Again many thanks to everyone.
Tx1oss

I suggest you to buy an external data-logger device, like Wintec WBT201.
You can adjust how to log, e.g. every second, all 5 meters and so on. And you trinity don´t have to be on all the time.
After your journey you can sell the wintec.
Torsten

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I have since managed to split my Gps port
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How exactly did you manage that?

I wanted a Gps logging programme/tool that i could use all the time not for a 1 off journey, I managed to split the port on my M700 by using Gps gate. Unfortunately I purchased a programme called Navio which logs journeys in Nmea format, using this and my tomtom at the same time slowed up my M700. I can use both at the same time using Gps gate but as I have explained everything runs very slow and tomtom locks up now & then.

Geotagging

Hi all
I want to use my Touch HD as a GPS logger when im on vacation and taking photos.
I want it to log my destination and then when i come home i want to be able to put these geocodes in the photos so i can remember exactly where every photo was shot.
Can anyone help me how to do it?

Not sure if this is what your after I downloaded HD Tweak which in the camera setting you can activate GPS camera then your photos will have that info embedded I tried this and uploaded them to Panoramio and it worked well.
Sorry dont have HD Tweak Cab but its easy to find through search.
Hope that helps

By the way if you select your SD card as the save destination in camera settings it is usually saved in My Documents/My POI

ozmoran said:
Not sure if this is what your after I downloaded HD Tweak which in the camera setting you can activate GPS camera then your photos will have that info embedded I tried this and uploaded them to Panoramio and it worked well.
Sorry dont have HD Tweak Cab but its easy to find through search.
Hope that helps
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Thx for your help but it is not exactly what i want. I just want it to log my destination like this one.
http://www.gisteq.com/PhotoTrackr/PhotoTrackrCD110.php
I am taking pictures with my digital camera and then i want to syncronise my pictures (taken with my digital camera) with the destination from the GPS in my phone.

GPS Utilities does the trick
I'm using Efficasoft's GPS Utilities (http://www.efficasoft.com/gpsutilities/index_wm_sp.html) to log my track which works great.
Also, if you're in the UK and have OS Landranger maps on CD/DVD they come with a Pocket PC mapping software from Memory Map (http://www.memory-map.co.uk/pda_mobile.htm) which also logs your tracks (and shows them on a map, too).

You can use GPSCycleComputer to log your track with .gpx format,
which is free.
http://code.google.com/p/gccv2/

I use both on my biketrips.
- GPS Photo (needs a change in the registry). GPS data is saved to the EXIF info of the JPG file. Can be used with e.g. flickr.com
- GPX route, recorded with iGO8.3. You can watch your route in e.g. google earth.

Disappointed by Footprints

I tried to get into geotagging my pictures and I have to say that I'm very disappointed by the Footprints software.
What's with the resolution of the pictures taken by Footprints? There are only thumbnails in the AppData/HTC/HTCFootprints/thumbnails folder. Why doesn't the software take the pictures at full resolution like the camera? Or are they stored elsewhere? This was the only place where I could find pictures.
I copied them to my PC only to see that the pictures don't contain any GPS info. Apparently they are only saved in the Footprints database and not in the pictures themselves (EXIF...)! That is completely useless!
Is there a way to use the normal camera to add geotagging?

Sure, there is a "GPS Photo" mode in camera settings. Just hit the camera icon and chose the propper mode.

hmm u can open ur camera
click the middle icon for capture mode and click next
there a mode call GPS photo..
maybe that will help u

Oh, thanks, that explains a lot.

Nevertheless I agree with the author, this is stupid not to have a full resolution version of the pictures taken with footprint. You basically need to take 2 pictures : one for footprint and another one for your PC ! this is insane and i'm sure it would not required a lot of modifications to get this thing work properly.

I think, that footprint was originaly intended as fast mobile service, how to inform your friends, where you are. Therefore taken pictures are small, ideal for MMS and e-mail.

Iolite - navigate to picture?

Hello there,
I'm playing around with the Iolite for a few hours now, trying to find out, from which folder TTnav can read geotagged photos so that they're usable in 'Navigate to...' > 'Picture' within TTnav
Navigating to a geo-photo works in TouchFlo2D using the footprints tab, so I assume it's only a problem of wrong folder being used in some registry key or so.
Any help is much appreciated.
Thanks and Regards

I think, that "Navigate to Picture" feature in TomTom and navigation from Footprints have nothing in common. Footprint probably use TomTom API to pass GPS location from image directly to TomTom. While TomTom itself might use some own way.
But one important thing. I am not totally sure, but I think, that Footprints don't store GPS info in pictures, but in own DB, so they can't be used directly in TomTom.
Anyway, I found some procedures, how to import geotagged image into TomTom, but none of them worked. I will update this post, if I will found something...
Well, here is it. I found it in FAQ on TomTom website (surprisingly )
To use picture navigation you need geo-tagged pictures.
The geo-tagged pictures should be stored in one of the following locations:
\My Documents\My POI\
\Storage Card\My Documents\My POI\
You can take geo-tagged pictures with your device by setting the capture mode to GPS Photo.
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