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GPS testing tools - GPS Viewer

Am having difficulties getting the GPS to work with Goole Maps and the product packaging here in Asia doesn't have TomTom.
I'm looking for a GPS testing tool to test whether I can get an initial lock onto a GPS (which I understand can take several minutes first time arond) and eventually then use Google Maps.
Google tells me there's a (freeware?) tool "GPS Viewer" by Holux / Maction but I can't seem to find a .cab file. Anybody can share a link to this or a similar tool, much appreciated.

Here is a tool for you. Setup COM4, 115200, NMEA

thanks for that ... I'm not able to set COM4, the drop down list for Port: has only "Serial_BTU COM7:"

does anyone know of a simple today plug-in that would display different gps info? like maybe lat/long, speed, direction, etc?

Isn't that going to kill battery... having GPS on all the time?

nukenine said:
Isn't that going to kill battery... having GPS on all the time?
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Of course it would... doesnt mean you have to have it active all the time though, i was just thinking of some instances where it would be cool to have that info but not loose all the other info on your today screen..

shogunmark said:
Of course it would... doesnt mean you have to have it active all the time though, i was just thinking of some instances where it would be cool to have that info but not loose all the other info on your today screen..
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Hi Shogun
Seen some small apps that give basic data (no maps needed etc) but so far none that run as a plugin.
Mike

The tool requested by the OP.

simons19 said:
The tool requested by the OP.
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Thanks much ...

There is an app on use on WM5 called Navio that shows GPS data on a Today screen plugin. Do not know if will work on WM6. I hope to find out if AT&T would release the Tilt.

For using googlemaps, you must installing and using once tomtom. After, googlemaps is working fine.

simons19 said:
The tool requested by the OP.
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Thank you so much, I downloaded then made an OEM package for you.

GPSToday does it - quite a nice App I reckon:
http://www.geoterrestrial.com/
shogunmark said:
Of course it would... doesnt mean you have to have it active all the time though, i was just thinking of some instances where it would be cool to have that info but not loose all the other info on your today screen..
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GPS viewer is great because it actually shows you when you have a proper GPS lock.

mdjkim said:
GPS viewer is great because it actually shows you when you have a proper GPS lock.
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VisualGPSce is cool too, it's got a radar showing all the Tie Fighters in range

How to to activate the gps photo

How to to activate the gps photo on the TytnII (like the Artemis)
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HTC\Camera\
in the folder called P9 change the value "enabled" from 0 to 1.
Now if you launch the camera you must find a new menu called "gps photo".
When you shot a photo in this way the tytn write the position (lat and long) in the exif data of the photo.

Cool. Note that GPS photo doesn't show up in the menu -- it's another camera mode, like photo/video/contacts/etc.

3waygeek said:
Cool. Note that GPS photo doesn't show up in the menu -- it's another camera mode, like photo/video/contacts/etc.
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Sure, excuse me for my bad english and poor explanation.
For a free exif reader
http://www.takenet.or.jp/~ryuuji/minisoft/exifread/english/
You can use the lat and long in google maps, in TomTom etc.

How does this work?
Do you need to connect the GPS first? ... with what? The Camera software?
Please if you can be more detail ....

When you select GPS Photo, the camera software turns GPS on itself if you're not connected already...

Thanks for the info. This is like adding GPS function to the Trinity
Now I have photos with GPS coordinates. How can I add them into Google Map? Thanks

isomaniac said:
Thanks for the info. This is like adding GPS function to the Trinity
Now I have photos with GPS coordinates. How can I add them into Google Map? Thanks
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If you want to simply view the point in google maps:
with exif reader read the coordinates of the photo i.e
GPSLatitudeRef : N
GPSLatitude : 41 0706 [DMS]
GPSLongitudeRef : E
GPSLongitude : 14 5225 [DMS]
Now open google maps and write in "find" the coordinates in this way
41 07' 06'' 14 52' 25''
Google maps show you the point were you have take the photo!

isomaniac said:
Now I have photos with GPS coordinates. How can I add them into Google Map? Thanks
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It's called geo tagging in google.
Use the picassa image software from google. if you load the photo's in there, the tool will recognize the coordinates and by following a menu it will bring you to the location in google earth (which you already have of coarse). It shows the photo (and all other photo's geotagged) indexed by picassa in Google earth.

angelus1753 said:
It's called geo tagging in google.
Use the picassa image software from google. if you load the photo's in there, the tool will recognize the coordinates and by following a menu it will bring you to the location in google earth (which you already have of coarse). It shows the photo (and all other photo's geotagged) indexed by picassa in Google earth.
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Thanks, but I want to see them in Google Map, is this possible? Any different procedures?

angelus1753 said:
It's called geo tagging in google.
Use the picassa image software from google. if you load the photo's in there, the tool will recognize the coordinates and by following a menu it will bring you to the location in google earth (which you already have of coarse). It shows the photo (and all other photo's geotagged) indexed by picassa in Google earth.
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I have Picassa and Google Earth installed. But I do now know the steps, would you mind list the steps?
Thanks.

KOOL
KOOL stuff guys lets get playing with the kaiser

I saw some register string 2 days ago but i didn't dare to mes with it. But now i will give it a try and hope it will not messup my phone!
Thanks!

I have confirmed this wors great it starts the GPS as soon as you select this option in camera mode! Nice find thank you!

travegliaesogno said:
How to to activate the gps photo on the TytnII (like the Artemis)
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HTC\Camera\
in the folder called P9 change the value "enabled" from 0 to 1.
Now if you launch the camera you must find a new menu called "gps photo".
When you shot a photo in this way the tytn write the position (lat and long) in the exif data of the photo.
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why dont settings/features like this ship on? makes me think im missing a ton of things???

Lavachild said:
why dont settings/features like this ship on? makes me think im missing a ton of things???
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Well, that's because you are missing a lot of things, that's why this forum is here, to show us what we're missing

Made a pic but no change
Hello - I changed the registry and I do have no the GPS item under camera but the pics are normal and there is no added information ?
What I`m doing wrong ?

peter7 said:
Hello - I changed the registry and I do have no the GPS item under camera but the pics are normal and there is no added information ?
What I`m doing wrong ?
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Read post #1 and #3 again..... The position information is stored in the EXIF information of each photo.

Hi, I've just activated this and I am getting the GPS photo on screen with the GPS on. But when I take a photo there is no location data on it. Anyone have any ideas?

travegliaesogno said:
How to to activate the gps photo on the TytnII (like the Artemis)
Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HTC\Camera\
in the folder called P9 change the value "enabled" from 0 to 1.
Now if you launch the camera you must find a new menu called "gps photo".
When you shot a photo in this way the tytn write the position (lat and long) in the exif data of the photo.
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Forgive my ignorance. I'm assuming the regedit for the TyTN II? How do I get there?
If for the PC, I don't have it and can someone explain how that would adjust the setting on the phone?

Use PHM RegEdit
Here is the link http://www.phm.lu/Products/PocketPC/RegEdit/

New Google Maps Mobile!

version 1.7.1.4 nice new look
http://mobile.google.com

Loaded and can't say I see much difference? Are the satellite views now hibrid, not sure if street names were on them before. Other than that I don't see the "new".

new directions view - turn by turn list with option to view map turn by turn
new transition slide to next direction
new iphone-esque plop down of location pin (callout)
new context menu for locations - click on a pizza shop after searching
new hybrid satellite view
new landmark labels in above view
double click to zoom (might have been in previous versions)
more
did you even use it for more than 10 seconds?

Steveborough said:
new directions view - turn by turn list with did you even use it for more than 10 seconds?
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ummmm, well... yes, but obviously not enough, maybe 5 minutes. I did a simple search for FedEx Kinkos and I guess I missed the "Plop down". These are all great additions, it was just subtle to me. I've been using Live Search more and forgot the details of Google.
I wish Both Google and Live Search could add a "Heading Up" choice for mobile use and perhaps some hot key mapping.

I love Google. I wish I had held onto what I bought of it when it was $86/ share.
Why can't they add an "Update Available" option as on Live Search?

is the short GPS timeout fixed ?

New google maps - 1.7.1.4 - Get it Here
Uploaded it for you guys :
http://rapidshare.com/files/68506543/GoogleMaps_1.7.1.4.CAB
working great on my Kasier.
Enjoy,
NAdavi

whats the difference with this one?

...but doesn't exist an app like GPSTuner but that download/use/cache GoogleMaps images, and draw on it tracks, waypoints ecc ecc???
GpsTuner can use google maps, but you have to download it with the pc, then calibrate it. Will be fine if GPSTuner download in auto google maps images and draw on it

Looks like they integrated the "find location" and "find buisness" into one search function
The directions overview is different
seems a lil faster, but still no drag and drop re-routing. it would also be nice if the program didn't kill itself if I lost data for a sec
edit: I see this was covered in another thread

If Google would just add voice.... WOW!

draxredd said:
is the short GPS timeout fixed ?
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Seems they did

hguiraud said:
Seems they did
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Hmm, I'd say yes and no. I had to retry once before it aquired a lock. They've increased it, but it needs to be a little longer for a cold start I think.

Hi!
the previous version put me within 10 feet of where I was standing,
the new version, with my standing in the same place, puts me more than 50 feet away !
I am sure someone into GPS can explain better than I can....
Ofiaich

ofiaich said:
Hi!
the previous version put me within 10 feet of where I was standing,
the new version, with my standing in the same place, puts me more than 50 feet away !
I am sure someone into GPS can explain better than I can....
Ofiaich
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That could just be coincidence. The precision of your location is a function of how many satellites your GPS unit has a lock on at any given moment. To really compare, you'd have to have made sure that a similar number of satellite locks were achieved when the measurement is made. And just cuz you are in the same spot doesn't guarantee that you had the same number.
I guess its possible that somehow the new version is "screwed up", but not as likely as the explanation above.
Oh, and yes it does seem like the GPS timeout issue is resolved or at least MUCH better. I hadn't used my GPS on my Kaiser in a few days, and yesterday, I was able to just test the "track my location" feature in the new Google maps. It waited for about a minute for the GPS to start up and get sat locks, then showed my location. So it didn't even ask me to retry. It just worked. The previous version would never do this.
But alas, no voice feature like in Live yet, but still its an improvement.

woudl you guys switch from live search to this new version?

I have installed and use both. Personally, i like Google's better for most purposes. Its a simpler, cleaner interface, with much less clicks req'd. So, I can use it while on the road more easily. Live is more robust, esp with the new voice and gas features. but it bothers me that I have to tap so many times just to get a map of some place.

Is there any way to have the map auto rotate when you are using GPS so you are always traveling UP on the screen?

Twenty4 said:
Is there any way to have the map auto rotate when you are using GPS so you are always traveling UP on the screen?
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Not that I know of, in either app. Only true route guidance apps, like TomTom or TeleNav do that currently...

jomo25 said:
Not that I know of, in either app. Only true route guidance apps, like TomTom or TeleNav do that currently...
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Hopefully that will be in the next update.

GPS Camera?

Look i searched but i cant figure it out. O.k. i put the nadavi camera .cab on my tilt and i noticed a photo selection called (GPS) so i tryed it. but i guess the main question is what does it do. I even noticed that it activates the gps. so again what does this do and what is the use for this thing? i appreciate any help.

The key with searches is reading what you find!
Sorry, couldn't resist. Anyway, the picture is taken & encoded with exif data. When formatted properly you can see the location the picture was taken at in google earth. There are a few programs that can upload & view the location in a map as well. I guess it can be used for documenting road trips, scouting for hunts, geological tracking, etc.

thank you, thank you, thank you. That was a quick reply and i appreciate it

Camera searching for GPS?

Was playing around with the camera and noticed that pressing left at the photo option changes to a mode where it tries to initialize the GPS.. Just wondering what mode and what this does? (pressing the left key at the photo mode)

GPS Photo, takes pictures and records GPS coordinates

mine shows initializing GPS.. and doesnt do anything.. is there something i have to configure?

You must be in open air and get a fix for your GPS, in this way the coordinates of where the picture was taken will be inserted in the picture properties

Disable GPS Photo
You should IMMEDIATELY disable GPS Photo. The Tilt is notoriously awful when it comes to getting a GPS lock under any circumstances, and you don't want to go through the abort procedure every time you try to take a picture.

how would i disable GPS Photo? What do you mean closing GPS everytime I wanna take a pic?
I'm loading tomtom right now.. and its been copying the files for nearly an hour and a half..

jdmba said:
You should IMMEDIATELY disable GPS Photo. The Tilt is notoriously awful when it comes to getting a GPS lock under any circumstances, and you don't want to go through the abort procedure every time you try to take a picture.
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I don't think it is that urgent to do, if at all needed. The camera program will start in the last mode it was used the last time, if you use it in the photo mode, then next time it will start in the photo mode and the GPS Photo mode will not be activated.

seemon said:
how would i disable GPS Photo? What do you mean closing GPS everytime I wanna take a pic?
I'm loading tomtom right now.. and its been copying the files for nearly an hour and a half..
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if you don't think you will need the GPS photo mode in the future, disable the GPS Photo mode is available in the KaiserTweak program (from the stickies)

jdmba said:
You should IMMEDIATELY disable GPS Photo. The Tilt is notoriously awful when it comes to getting a GPS lock under any circumstances, and you don't want to go through the abort procedure every time you try to take a picture.
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I've never had a problem getting a GPS lock with my Tilt. I do navigation for a living and it's pretty damn close if not usually right on.

I took some pictures with GPS camera... Now what? Where is the fun in this? Which program will show where my photo is taking?

Guys,
If you are not satisfied with the inbuilt photo tagging feature in the tilt, please try out GeoTerrestrial Geotagger, which works as an add-on to the GPSToday today-screen plugin. (Both totally free).
1) The GeoTagger add-on can be set to automatically geo-tag (aka geocode) your device pictures as soon as they are taken.
2) The geo-location is added to your pictures' JPEG Exif data so you don't need to perform any extra steps or maintain additional pieces of data.
3) Flickr will automatically recognize the geo-location of pictures geo-tagged with GPSToday GeoTagger.
4) Flexible: You are not restricted to automatic geo-tagging with GPS location only. You can also geotag specific pictures with whatever location you want, by selecting the location on the GPSToday map.
5) Coming Soon: View your geo-tagged pictures on the map itself within GPSToday. Find pictures "near" a location, from within GPSToday.
6) To install the GeoTagger add-on, install or update to the latest version of GPSToday, and simply select "GeoTag Pictures" from the Map>More menu in GPSToday.
From your Desktop: http://www.geoterrestrial.com
From your Device : http://m.geoterrestrial.com
You can follow an earlier thread about GPSToday at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=370384&page=18
Thanks!

pandaboyy said:
I took some pictures with GPS camera... Now what? Where is the fun in this? Which program will show where my photo is taking?
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Try this one http://www.gpsvisualizer.com

pandaboyy said:
I took some pictures with GPS camera... Now what? Where is the fun in this? Which program will show where my photo is taking?
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Picasa
http://picasa.google.com/

You sure it works with Picasa, cause I get nothing ...

Since I changed to my new radio, I never have problems getting locks and I used to have hella problems with my tilt.