Trackstick Gps

[+Crusso]

Link to Trackstick Edited January 16, 2006 by Crusso

[+WizCreations]

It's exactly what it says it is:

The Track Stick records its own location, time, date, speed, heading and altitude at preset intervals. With over 1Mb of memory, it can store months of travel information

 

I guess it's just a GPSr with a big screen.

Edited January 16, 2006 by Wiz Creations

[docdigit]

Crippled computer masquerading as a GPSr?

 

Doc

[+Crusso]

I dunno, from the descrip it sounds like a small unit but the pic shows what looks like a laptop with a dvd drive on the front. Found this in a search:

System Overview

 

The TrackStick records its own time, date, location, speed, direction and altitude at preset intervals. With over one Mb of memory, it can store months of travel information. All histories can be outputted to the following formats.

 

RTF (Text files with HTML map links)

XLS (Microsoft Excel spread sheets)

HTML (Web pages with graphics and maps)

KML (Interfacing with Google Earth)

 

Mapping technologies have come a long way since simple traces on outdated maps. The TrackStick uses the latest 3D mapping technologies available today. Driving directions, satellite images and local information is always a mouse click away from where the TrackStick has been.

 

Possible Applications:

 

Find where your kids have been

Verify employee driving routes

Review family members driving habits

Watch large shipment routes

Know where anything or anyone has been

 

Mode of Operation:

 

The Track Stick receives signals from twenty four satellites orbiting the earth. With this information, the Track Stick can precisely calculate its own position anywhere on the planet to within fifteen meters. The Track Stick will work anywhere on the planet Earth. Using the latest in GPS mapping technologies, your exact location can be shown on graphical maps and 3D satellite images.

 

The Track Stick's micro computer contains special mathematical algorithms, that can calculate how long you have been indoors. While visiting family, friends or even shopping, the Track Stick can accurately time and map each and every place you have been.

 

Communication Method:

 

All recorded information can be downloaded to any Windows computer through the integrated USB port for later review. These detailed file formats can be emailed and analyzed on any computer connected to the Internet.

 

Features & Benefits:

Low power operation

16 channel GPS receiver

Integrated USB port

Output compatible with Mapquest.com, VirtualEarth.com, Maps.Google.com and Microsoft Streets and Trips

Dimensions: 4.10" X 1.20" X 0.87"

Weight: 1.5 oz.

Horizontal Accuraccy: 15 meters

Vertical Accuracy: 22 meters

Power: 2 AAA batteries

Duration: 5-7 days of typical operation

No need for special software or mapping programs to see where the TrackStick has been

The easy to use graphical interface allows the user to sort and output only the travel information that is needed

 

Data Available:

 

Speed, location, direction, stop time, location and duration

Maps cover the entire Earth

 

Investment:

 

Hardware: Yes

Software: No (Google Earth)

Activation: No

 

Minimum PC requirements for the Wireless Data Download:

 

Windows 2000 or newer

Intel® Pentium® PIII 500 MHz

128MB RAM

200MB hard-disk space

3D-capable video card with 16MB VRAM

1024x768, 32-bit (true color) screen

USB1.1 Port

Evidently what's shown in the pic is NOT the Trackstick. It actually looks more like a USB plug in memory stick. Oh well, on first look, I thought it might be something interesting.

TrackStick Unit  Dimensions: 4.10" X 1.20" X 0.87"

Edited January 17, 2006 by Crusso

[+weakfish]

Dimensions: 4.10" X 1.20" X 0.87"

 

To house 2 AAA batts and only have 1 MB of memory? Sounds like an aweful waste of space to me...

[+spyder8]

here is the real product -

 

http://www.googleearthstore.com/ProductDet...ductCode=1-TSII

 

it's like a flash drive with a GPSr that then outputs the data file.

[+LeonW]

Wow, the price is dropping fast. From $410.50 - to $350.00 - to $179.00 for 1 Meg ! What is next?

[imaroon]

You can also use it to track your car using gps.

[+Trucker Lee]

" Best if used to track your car incase it gets stolen "

 

Above quote was found on the linked page, and is kind of fuzzy for anyone who wants to buy one.

 

The Trackstick will tell you where your car went while it was stolen, if you are lucky enough to recover it so you can get the trackstick back. I see nothing that tells where it will broadcast a signal to help you find your car for recovery, like the Lojac or OnStar systems.

 

There are definitely uses for this, but the most common I see is to keep an eye on where your teen (or spouse) is taking your car to, or for an employer to be sure the company vehicle isn't being used for personal trips.

 

By the way, in the quote, incase is shown as a compound word in the literature. Hopefully, grammer/ spelling does not reflect on product design or integrity.

[+GeoXterra]

" Best if used to track your car incase it gets stolen "

 

Above quote was found on the linked page, and is kind of fuzzy for anyone who wants to buy one.

 

The Trackstick will tell you where your car went while it was stolen, if you are lucky enough to recover it so you can get the trackstick back. I see nothing that tells where it will broadcast a signal to help you find your car for recovery, like the Lojac or OnStar systems.

 

 

That link is showing two different products, don't get them confused.

 

The first one is "GPS Snitch" which is a GPS with a transponder so you can see where it is at all times.

 

The second item on the page is the "Trackstick" which is only a GPSr and must be downloaded later