BadElf BE-GPS-2200 GPS with Display and Data Logger Bad Elf Pro

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Then it'll correct itself, but usually over-correct, so that if it was 50 meters to the left it will now be 70 meters to the right of the actual track followed. The plan is to work with our GIS guys to develop the features etc, load it on a tablet (TBD) and then bluetooth the Bad Elf unit. I know what my choice would be, but obviously it’s a trade off of simplicity (and possible connectivity) versus GPS high performance and logging capabilities. I did not realize the situation when I retrieved the anchor and a minute later we were drifting down on a fishing vessel anchored nearby unable to use the engine.

With the Bad Elf, you can link five devices, so your whole family can have GPS access on their devices and there will never again be any need to ask “Are we there yet? The power/backlight and Bluetooth on/off buttons are obvious, and come with screen confirmations, while pushing the GPS button pages through available screens. The Flex Mini locates features that are too numerous to be mapped by traditional methods, such as utility poles, fire hydrants, or stormwater drains.Note also that the same screens above work with the original Bad Elf 1000 dongle-style GPS Receiver , which I tested alongside the Dual XPS Bluetooth GPS. I work on a fire behavior team and someone picked one up for more accurate data for plot relocation. I've also found that the communication between the app and the unit isn't reliable, which may be the crux of the problem. The display is quite small and not always easy to see in some lighting conditions, however when the GPS is paired with its app over bluetooth these minor limitations seem irrelevant as any details can be easily seen in the more complete displays provided by the app. ELF WARNING: Consumption of too much Winter’s Ale may be bad for your elf and may impair your ability to drive a sleigh or operate toy-making machinery.

Finally, below is a screen showing the same track area as seen when I opened it to Google Earth on the iPad. Designed for GIS and survey professionals, the Bad Elf Flex and Flex Mini connect to your phone or tablet via Bluetooth and provide high-accuracy location data to ANY and ALL field data collection apps in your workflow. iSailor not only opened up and imported log data from the Bad Elf app, but it also handled the whole 28,782 point GPX file, which is several megabytes big.Dual is out with an XGPS160 model that has many of the Bad Elf Pro features like logging and high refresh rates, and it will work with both iOS and Android devices. Learn to set it up with your device effortlessly, configure GPS accuracy, select data collection modes, and record tree data efficiently. It was clear way back then that the designers were keen to produce a quality product and whilst time has marched on, and iPhones do now have GPS, there is still a large target market for this solution. However, when the Bad Elves were at the Miami Boat Show they said that the Pro would eventually support more than iOS and also that they were working on a way to add an NMEA 0183 feed to the GPS the Pro is already streaming over Bluetooth. I’ve heard that some developers see their iOS marine app downloaded 10 times more frequently than the same app in Android.

However, the accuracy at best will be like 5m, while my Android phone, for instance, might get 3m accuracy. This multi-constellation and multi-frequency bluetooth enabled GNSS receiver is the economic, comparative advantage in a total geospatial solution. Please don't regard him as an "expert"; he's getting quite old and thinks that "fadiddling fumble-putz" is a more accurate description. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Also, you are correct in that, as far as I can tell, the Bad Elf unit is discontinued, which may be problematic.

The only problem is the IPad needs a cell signal to download maps unless you have previously downloaded any charts you may need. We will see but I have doubts about the reliability of this logic and therefore about GPS-based anchor alarms in general. For users with sub-meter requirements who only occasionally need survey grade, Flex standard with Flex daily tokens provides a cost-effective on-demand accuracy GNSS receiver. It almost feels as though it's assuming that it's oriented perfectly along the axis of movement and it's adding a movement vector to a last-known position, and getting it horribly wrong when it's moving at speed and wedged into a pocket pointing sideways. Whilst it won't be the answer for anyone wishing to use apps such as Google Maps that require access to mobile data, you can always use a MiFi or other mobile data terminal if you wished.