| AGL3080: Amod AGL3080 GPS Data Logger (Windows and Mac Image Software included) |  | Brand: Amod
Category: CE
Buy New: $65.00
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Seller: DBROTH
Rating:  54 reviews
Sales Rank: 3,037
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.9 x 2.4
MPN: AGL3080
Model: AGL3080
EAN: 4710937280456
ASIN: B000WO6HJW
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | SiRF III chipset for best sensitivity and low speed tracking | | • | Standard USB 2.0 interface which doubles as an USB Flash Disk | | • | Works with Windows, Mac, and Linux based computers | | • | Long operating time - 15 hours with 3 x AAA batteries | | • | Windows and Mac photo tagging software included |
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Product Description
Large data capacity - stores over 256,000 data records: AGL3080 Photo Tracker is a GPS-based data logger designed to provide location information for digital photos. Unlike other similar products, AGL3080 does not need driver to operate. When you plug AGL3080 into a computer via USB port, it will simply appears as an external drive. The recorded log is standard NMEA format which is compatible with many online tools such as JetPhoto, GPSVisualizer, etc.
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 54
 Quite impressive March 2, 2008
J. Matlock (Atlanta, GA USA)
110 out of 114 found this review helpful
I just purchased this device, and was a little worried based on all of the problems other users have reported (but AMOD and Semsons have both said are fixed in the currently shipping devices). It takes a little while to get a cold-start GPS fix (about 45 seconds) and it takes a very long time if you're moving while it's trying to get a fix (just like any GPS device will), so it's best to turn it on about 10-15 minutes before you're heading outside and put it on a window sill or outside so it can figure out where it is and sync up. I carried my Garmin Vista HCx along to check for accuracy. I drove around for a few miles, and headed home. I plugged the AGL3080 into my Mac, and it showed up as an external drive with a file named "GPS_20080301_200336.log". Taking a peek at the file, it's standard NMEA log format. I ran gpsbabel on it using the following command " 1041 gpsbabel -i nmea -f ~/Desktop/GPS_20080301_200336.log -x discard,hdop=10,vdop=10,hdopandvdop,sat=4 -o gpx -F ~/Desktop/out.gpx". This gets rid of any inaccurate logs (no GPS receiver does well with less than 4 satellites in view), just to clean up the log. I have to do this with the GPS files from the Garmin as well, for what it's worth. I used GPSPhotoLinker (mac) to open the log and the three dozen pictures I took with my camera phone (I didn't bother to take my real camera for this test). After looking at the results using Preview (if you click "Info" you can see the picture on Google Maps), and noticed everything was off. After going through the pictures, I realized they were all a few seconds behind. Sure enough, I compared the GPS clock from my Garmin with the clock on my phone, and AT&T was sending me time that's about 40 seconds off. GPSPhotoLinker lets you adjust the offset, so I fixed it there, and re-ran the batch. It was dead on. Seriously dead on. To the foot. Keep in mind the AGL3080 was hanging from my belt loop on my jeans, while I'm sitting in a Jeep Wrangler with steel doors -- so it can't see the sky very easily. I did the same process with the GPX tracks from the Garmin, and the AGL3080 actually turned out to be more accurate than the Garmin. I pulled the tracks into Google Earth (gpsbabel again, using -o kml), and it was dead on the roads. Perfect. Get some 1000mA rechargeable duracell batteries, and you'll get about 20 hours of data (up from the 15 they say you'll get with alkalines). There are a few cons: the thing is bigger than I expected. It's also kind of heavy. But even on the provided strap, you don't notice it hanging on you. I'm planning on buying a small cellphone holster for it to secure it to my belt (the blinking satellite LED caught the attention of some kids, and a holster will hide it) -- because I can definitely see myself destroying it if I leave it hanging 4" below my belt -- I've already sat on it twice. Another con is it has a very shiny front -- it looks great, but I guarantee it will get completely scratched up and scuffed. But who cares -- no one is looking at it. All in all: highly recommended.
New tracking modes allow much longer tracks June 24, 2008
R. Simpson (Athens, Georgia, USA)
68 out of 70 found this review helpful
As reported in January by Paul Dulaney, the error in the device that caused it to report inaccurate latitude and longitude has been fixed. I find that the positions it records are very accurate.
In addition, while the device still has 128MB of flash memory, it now has six user-selectable tracking modes. The differences between modes have to do with the amount of information recorded (types of NMEA 0183 records), the frequency of position recordings, or both.
The original device recorded a position every second, and would completely fill the memory in 72 hours. Now you can choose between recording every second, every 5 seconds, or every 10 seconds. You can choose to record 5 different types of records, or just "RMC" records; these contain date, time, latitude, and longitude, which is enough for attaching locations to photos. RMC records also contain speed and direction of travel, but not altitude. Altitude is in "GGA" records, which also contain latitude, longitude, and time, but not date. (Who designed this stuff, anyway?)
Recording only RMC records every second, the device can now hold a track that lasts 288 hours. As you might expect, recording every 5 seconds yields 1440 hours, and every 10 seconds yields 2880 hours. Recording more record types takes more space, but recording everything record type it knows about every 10 seconds can be done for 720 hours.
The device remembers the last mode you set, and uses it the next time it powers up. You can just set it and forget it.
I found the recorded altitudes to be very inaccurate -- it claims a difference of 30 meters altitude between the front and back of my yard, while a difference of 1.5 meters is more like it. I understand that GPS devices generally don't do well with altitudes. This is a shame, because a true "geotag" should have three coordinates, to fix a point in 3-space.
I particularly like that fact that the device attaches to a computer as a plain vanilla flash memory drive, a "removable disk". This means that there is no dependency on device drivers or other proprietary software: you just copy the log files from the device to the computer, and do what you want with them. Based on the horror stories in reviews of other GPS loggers' software and drivers, this is a very good thing.
I have not tried the software that comes on the CD. AMOD provides two programs, but one of them is Windows only and thus unusable on my Macintosh. (I haven't needed to run Windows programs yet on my Mac, and I see no need to start now just for this GPS logger.) I wrote a rather simple Python script that matches the times on photos with entries in the GPS log files and updates the photos' GPS data using a free program called ExifTool.
To sum up, the AGL3080 does just what I wanted. It has a very simple user interface: about all you have to do is turn it on and make sure it has fresh batteries. It's easy to read and process the GPS logs that it records. I recommend the device.
Excellent little device October 27, 2009
R. Sillett (Apollo Beach, FL USA)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
In preparation for a trip, I had researched several of these GPS logger devices and had decided upon the AGL3080. I am very pleased with the device.
As mentioned in other reviews, a key thing that needs to be done is to change the firmware to the SN OFF version. This allows for more accurate readings when on foot, with the trade-off that if you stay still, the GPS track tends to create a cloud.
The cloud effect of the SN OFF firmware can be ameliorated by using the GPS Babel software program to filter out all entries that are within 2 to 5 feet of a previously logged location. In my experience, the accuracy is still very high if you filter up to 5 feet, which yields and accuracy of only two strides. And for my purposes (vacation photos), that is more than sufficient.
Once the device is configured, it is extremely easy to use. You just need to turn it on. I kept it in my camera bag and had no issues with losing the signal. My workflow was to download the GPS track each evening back at the hotel. I would rarely go more than three days without downloading the tracks, so the storage space of the AGL3080 is more than ample.
One I would filter the GPS logs with GPS Babel, I would then run the filtered file through GeoSetter to stamp the GPS settings to the pictures. The filtering does add an additional step, but it also has the advantage of greatly reducing the size of the log file.
I am very pleased with the AGL3080. It's very affordable and it's a great solution until the camera companies start to embed GPS chips in the cameras.
Works just fine. January 21, 2009
P. Rose (Oakland, CA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Great product. Have had it nearly six months without a hitch. Syncing time with tracker, computer, and camera your pictures will be geotagged. (Use a program like geosetter to do it.)Using lightroom as an example, includes geotagged data in exif portion and a link to google maps after refreshing original pictures with geotag data. Maps altitude as well, using babel to transform the files into nearly any format you need to see your trip track on a google map. Push a button on side to create a waypoint. Use it effortlessly on windows and mac as my partner has a mac and me a pc.
Learning curve for geotagging is moderate to easy, with much information on the net for what you need to do. Neat to see where you've been and exactly where that picture was taken. Just make sure your camera time is set exactly to the correct time.
Batteries last all day, highly accurate when carried in pocket or car.
Simply Works. :D September 19, 2008
Nilantha Aluthgedara (Philadelphia, PA USA)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
I have a Canon 40D and always want to GeoTag my photos. The only canon solution to this was for me to buy the wireless add-on. Which was too expensive in my mind. This let you get around that for a very good price. just download the latest software from the website and you are good to go. very easy to use and would recommend it to anyone.
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