Holux M-1000C Bluetooth GPS Data Logger Travel Recorder (Bluetooth, USB , 66CH, WAAS, 200k Waypoints, M1000c)
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Built in MTK MT3329 Low power consumption GPS chipset.
66 parallel satellite-trackingsearch channels for fast acquisition and reacquisition.
Superior sensitivity up to -162 dBm.
200,000 log data recording / waypoints
Battery:Removable Li-Ion battery 850 mAh.
Battery Life: 20 hours (Bluetooth, Logger enable)
Battery Life: 28 hours (Logger enable only)
New Firmware is upgradeable
Features
- HOLUX M-1000C Bluetooth GPS Data Logger is a total solution GPS receiver with Bluetooth
- With Holux M-1000C, you will be able to record your path where you been to and show it on Google earth to share with your friends.
- Holux M-1000C records your whereabouts as you travel. When used with your digital camera with the Holux M-1000C Bluetooth Data Logger
- M-1000C is a dual-function GPS receiver.
- M-1000C meets the requirement of field application, such as car navigation, mapping, agriculture surveying and security use under clear view of sky
- Dimensions (W x H x L): 0 x 0 x 0 inches
- Weight: 0 pounds
Learn Chinese to get support
Frustrated !
USB communication doesn’t work. Maybe it is Windows 7 related. The support web site is full of Driver downloads. A driver download resulted in some success, when I turn the GPS off and on, it produces some sound by the PC. But the Holux ezTour SW still can’t communicate with the device. I sent an e-mail to the support group. No reply. I called, and most of the times I get “Lines are busy”. When I get though, I get a Chinese phone menu. There does not seem to be support from within the U.S. or North America.
A good all-around GPS + Data Logger
I own a standalone Globalsat BT-338 receiver, have a built-in GPS receiver in my HTC Touch 3G mobile, and have a GPS enabled Garmin Forerunner 405 watch/running computer as well. I needed one receiver with long battery life and data logging capability on an affordable price, so I went for the Holux M-1000C. Comparing the reception and the stability of the receivers the built-in Sirf III receiver of HTC has mediocre, the Forerunner has good and the standalone Globalsat and Holux both have excellent sensibility.
The Holux gets fix quite quickly, usually in 30 seconds. It always helps if you don’t move while it searches for the satellites, and once it gets fix it never loses again. In urban canyons, such as among the downtown high-rises the signal tends to bounce a bit in every direction, thus later I always modify the tracks with the so called ‘clamp to the ground’ function. It modifies the height vector based on Google Earth data and eliminates the vertical bouncing and produce a much more realistic elevation diagram – very similar to the barometric altitude meter results. Unfortunately the bound ezTour software doesn’t offer this function, but for example the (ex-Motionbased) Garmin Connect web service or the free TCX Converter utility do it for you.
The logger function of the M-1000C is excellent. There are 4 preset modes for logging: car, bike, running, hiking. In hiking mode for example records a waypoint in every 3 seconds and in every 10 metres, while these values in bike mode are 5 seconds and 5 meters. But it is possible to set these values manually according your preferences as well. The memory is huge, 4 hours of running log (recording in every 5 seconds) occupies 1% of the memory only.
Handling is easy: you turn it on, wait for the GPS led blinking (meaning fix) and there you go. When you finished just switch it off. Later in ezTour you can see you track in Google Maps and it is possible to modify your tracklog, like delete unnecessary waypoints, moving waypoints etc too. Unfortunately you cannot see the map under your track while you in Track Editor mode, though editing your track is reasonable manageable. While ezTour will not be your primary GPS track managing utility it does the basic stuff.
The Holux M-1000C delivers why I bought it: it can record the track of a week long hiking (with some external charging solution or spare battery as the battery last ‘only’ 28 hrs in logger mode), and I can use it as a bluetooth GPS with my navigation software on my HTC mobile if the built in GPS receiver gives up and/or I want to record my track.
Oh, did I mention that you can geotag your pictures with it?
GPS Data Logger
This product is a good GPS data logger if you are looking for a way to keep track files. It can be used for geo-tagging photos, recording paths taken on trips, and as a bluetooth GPS for navigation. It can log GPS track files internally while also being used as a bluetooth GPS. More pros is the ability to export the track files as raw NMEA files and KMZ files (Google Earth Files). It has a long battery life (I have had it running for over 16 hours straight) and has good reception (works in the NYC subway system, even under the east river).
There are some cons associated with it though. It seems that the only way to export the data from the internal memory is through their proprietary software, which can be troublesome when using multiple computers (this is just when accessing internal memory, not while using it as a bluetooth GPS). Also, reception is good is rural, suburban, and underground urban areas, but when above ground in an urban area, don’t expect an accurate path. I have tried to use this three times in NYC; each time while above ground, I have my actual path off varying from only a few feet to 3 blocks, though it works fine underground. (This is attributed to the signal bouncing off the tall buildings; I believe most entry level GPS loggers will do this.)
I recommend this to everyone looking to keep GPS track files, unless your sole plans are to use this in an urban area with tall buildings, which I then would find another GPS logger.
Great for photo geotagging
I bought the Holux M-1000c with the purpose of geotagging my photos. The software was really easy to use, and the time synchronization worked great. The instruction manual says that you need a special mini-USB cable in order to communicate via USB, but a standard mini-USB cable worked fine for me to download the data and configure the device.
I’ve also used the device in my car, and the it works great there as well.