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Re: GPS, Dataloggers & GEEZ?

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Subject: Re: GPS, Dataloggers & GEEZ?
From: Brian Kennedy <kennedy@computer.org>
Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 20:43:11 -0500
At 10:36 PM 3/25/02, Ron Katona wrote:
>The selling point is not in the accuracy of GPS, but the integration of
>velocity data from GPS into the position data inferred from the
>accelerometer readings. The combination of the two systems creates a far
>more accurate result than either system can achieve on its own.
>
>Whether that leads to a better GEEZ system is debatable, but I know I'd
>like more accurate maps.

Here's another device... this one adds not only GPS, but also OBD-II.
So, it can get wheel speed as well as GPS-velocity.

http://www.maxqdata.com/

In fact, it can get all kinds of data off of OBD-II.

The big negative of this system is, once again, the software.
Actually, maybe not... it uses (ick; phtt; blech) a Pocket PC
to record the data.  But more, it has the analysis software
built right in.  So, you can plot maps, etc., right there.
That would be a nice plus iff we could, later, dowload the
data into Geez software.  As it is, the software would be fairly
lame in comparison to Geez.

As a system to complement Geez+Gcube, I am not sure this is better
than the DL90... it costs a bit more.  For $800, you still have to
buy the GPS receiver and a number of cables.  The DL90 comes with
it all.  But it doesn't support OBD-II.

Thoughts?

Brian

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