i-gotU GT-120 USB GPS Travel Logger w/Blog Software - Record and Trace Outdoor Activity on 3D Map!

I am very happy. I use this with a Mac and use the software available in appstore called m y t r a c k s , you will need 2.3.8 which is almost ready to ship to erase the tracks stored on the device, but 2.3.7 works fine and it'll be awhile before you need to clear memory. I use it for photo logging gps, and that works perfectly with ORF files and JPEG files that I have tested. Might work with other format, not tested. This is small, so fits either on the camera strap, or just tossed in a pocket or bag. It will acquire the GPS very quickly when it is outdoors in the open, has a hard time if you try and turn it on inside a building. I have tested postion and altitude functions, and it seems spot on. Couldn't be happier for a modest investment, it will make tracking my photos on trips and hikes an absolute pleasure. The auto sync feature to the date and time stamps in the m y t r a c k s software works perfectly too. Recommended ++++

I can't say enough good things about this GPS. It is pretty accurate and is great for all different types of traveling. I set it to 20 seconds when over 30mph and 10 seconds when below 30mph for a recent cross country road trip and I had more than enough room (used for two weeks without dumping the data). I only used 35,000/60,000 available waypoints. The @trip software is good....once you get used to it. It is now easy for me to geotag my photos and it adds a cool feature when I look at the photos in Picasa or on Flickr. I highly recommend buying this if you are interested in mapping your travels and/or geotagging your photos.

i downloaded the software on my home computer, only to find for starters that it picks up the language of the computer and so far I have been unable to find a way to switch it to English. Since I have been using Windows and Office in spanish for several years and the tutorials have a dropdown box to sellect the language for the tutoial, I trudged ahead for an hour or so and got nowhere. If i travel to a country that speaks neither English or Spanish it will be worthless.Switched to my laptop which is in English and I could then see how poorly written the instructions are. Use of terms like `long press`and fuzzy mapping`` make me think the program was not edited by a native or fluent English-speaker. The roundabout manner of explaining things make me think the author has no skills in technical writing for the public. It seems that somebody realized how bad their convoluted instructions were but instead of fixing them they went back over them and highlighted stuff in purple to make it even more jumbled up.My need for a datalogger is very simple--to tag field work photos with locations for scientific verification. It is amazing how this software takes the simple and makes it complex!Charged up the device and took it to the field the next day. Got absoluely nothing. Most likely case scenerio is that the button was pushed accidently while in the day pack and completely discharged the battery. Next day I charged it again and took it downtown on errands and got numbers I think are correct. Need to improvise some sort of container to carry this in the day pack and not press button by accident.Another thing I discovered is that the lights that are used to control it are not visible in sun light. Also, you have to memorize 11 possible combinations of red and blue lights. It would be much better if they would include a little pocket card with this info.Next, i found that it does not tag my photos on my computer. It tags fotos that it has somewhere out there in cyberspace. If I want to tag my fotos I have to hand copy the numbers onto my software one by one which is tedious and leaves much room for human error. Also, data is useless in the field or temporary camp if I don`t have both computer and internet. I`m looking for a way to cut and paste these numbers, but so far have not found it.I rated it a 2 because it works in getting the numbers, but can`t reccommend it very strongly because of the bad instructions, confusing software, lack of a protective container, and lack of choice of language.

I really appreciate the suggestions of those that have gone before - here are a few clarifications.I am using this for the GPS tracking. I wanted a device to allow route tracking and cataloging, but I didn't need real time and I didn't want to buy a SIM card. For 50 bucks, this seemed to be a device worth trying out.Outside, I had no trouble picking up a GPS signal. It took a minute or two, and seemed to hold the signal well, even inside the car. I didn't use the device for more than a couple of hours, so can't yet comment on prolonged battery life.So you take the device on its flimsy and slightly terrifying cable (all the clicky parts are plastic) and you plug it into the Mac. Nothing will happen, which is why you need a program called igotu2gpx. This is and open source project designed to act as an interface to the device which will allow you to download the gpx file from the device. That is all it does. You can then take this file and drop it in another program like GPSBabel. This program translates the file into other usable formats. If you have some Garmin software, or other proprietary program, you should be able to transcode your gpx file into that. In my case, I used GPSBabel to open the gpx file and save as "Google Earth Keyhole Markup" or kml file. You then can open My Maps in Google Maps and import this file. This is where you will see your route. GPSBabel is free. I have no doubts there are programs for OS X that can read gpx files directly. This will save you a couple of steps and may be worth it if you are looking at a lot of data.I also have an older MotionX GPS app for iPhone. You can actually just drop the gpx file into this and see your route.Lastly, I used VirtualBox and a Win7 installation that I had to use the included software. There is some convenience to this. First, it works will in visualization. I didn't have any trouble with mounting the device and getting the maps to download. For my purposes, the @trip pc program was pretty nice and gave a very clear and detailed map. You can also delete the prior log files from the device, which I don't think you can do from the mac port of the program.So there you go - you need an interface program (igotu2gpx) and you need a program that can read gpx files or translate them (or virtualization). But the device itself is pretty easy to use.