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I concur, Allory. It looks to me that since the Explori use USB where the GPS (either internal or SD memory) is set up as an external drive, the computer needs to see a saved file to process the data. Or something like that. Saving the track info first would not be a problem, as long as it doesn't leave me with a simple route without any timestamp information. Btw. does the 210 need some special driver to be installed on your PC, or can it just be mounted like a USB stick? I don't like to carry around my laptop when travelling, and being able to do a quick backup of tracklogs on a public computer terminal would be a plus. Thanks for the help, -markus

Thanks. Being able to set the distance is fine. Is it limited to a certain distance range? I probably don't need samples to be taken too often. Something around a sample every 100 meters when walking would do. Is this possible? I'm asking because I would like to keep several days (maybe even 2-3 weeks) worth of tracklogs.

Hi- After having a look through the manual of an eXplorist 210 I still have some questions on its tracklog capabilities. Maybe someone who owns the unit can help me find the aswers: Does the tracklog contain the timestamps of when the gps samples were taken? Are the timestamps and all sample points kept, when the tracklog is saved? (The garmin units seem to remove the timestamps and reduce the number of points once you save the tracklog) Can you set the frequency at which the samples are taken? (From what I've read the garmin units allow you to set either a time or a distance interval). Thanks for the help, -markus

Thanks for clearing this up.

Hi- If I understand things right, the new cx models can back up trackogs to sd card. Can anyone tell me, if the tracklogs maintain timestamps if you do this, or is it like the non cx models where the tracklog is converted to a stripped down route without any timestamp information? Thanks, -markus

On more question Is the memory for the tracklog shared with other data? So if the garmin specs say the device stores 10,000 points, does this mean up to 10,000 if no waypoints or track data is uploaded, or is it always 10,000 points. Thanks again for the great help. -markus

Thanks for all the help! Setting frequency by distance would probably be a pretty good option. Yes, one of those would probably be the best choice. Unfortunately they are also at the upper end of the price range . Some units connect to a standard serial port (RS-232) and some connect via USB port. If it's USB, the drivers will come with the unit. OK, I asked this because if the device just conects like a digital camera or a usb stick, I might be able to do backups to free memory on the device on public computer terminals.

Hi- sorry if this is somewhat off topic, but I couldn't think of another forum to post it. I'd like to use a GPS as sort of a blackbox, to automatically store GPS coordinates as I move, together with timestamps of when the coordinate samples were taken. As I understand it, most GPS units have this kind of functionality. Now my questions: How long can you record GPS data? The manufacturer's data sheets usually state how many coordinates can be stored, but not how many samples are taken per time interval. I would like to keep record of 3 to 4 weeks of GPS information. Would this be possible? Any recommendation of a unit that would allow to do this? Can the track informations (coordinates + timestamps) actually be exported to a pc in a documented format or do you need some special software? Do you need special drivers to access a GPS unit from a pc, or is it recognized as a standard USB bulk device? Thanks for your answers. -markus