Using an external bluetooth GPS device

Development
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Hi

Question abou the ODK and if it will be able to see and work with an
external bluetooth device linked to a mobile phone - as am just about
to buy one and wondering if it will work OK.

The reason is the Motorola Defy+ we are testing at the moment in
Guyana is having dificulty and taking a time getting an accurate GPS
location so we are looking at ways to help with this using a device
such as this
http://www.holux-uk.co.uk/holux-m-241-bluetooth-gps-logger.php?it=220&ca=54&p=1&so=0
Just wondering if anyone has used a external GPS like this and if the
ODK collect can talk to it OK.

Thanks

Jon

Jon Parsons
Digital Producer

Global Canopy Programme, 23 Park End Street, Oxford OX1 1HU.
Email j.parsons@globalcanopy.org
Skype jonparsons

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That capability is not currently in stock ODK, but will be soon! We
are hoping for a pre-release of an ODK generic sensor package
(including both Bluetooth and USB connected devices) by early next
year.

Gaetano

··· On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 3:08 AM, Jon Parsons wrote: > Hi > > Question abou the ODK and if it will be able to see and work with an > external bluetooth device linked to a mobile phone - as am just about > to buy one and wondering if it will work OK. > > The reason is the Motorola Defy+ we are testing at the moment in > Guyana is having dificulty and taking a time getting an accurate GPS > location so we are looking at ways to help with this using a device > such as this > http://www.holux-uk.co.uk/holux-m-241-bluetooth-gps-logger.php?it=220&ca=54&p=1&so=0 > Just wondering if anyone has used a external GPS like this and if the > ODK collect can talk to it OK. > > Thanks > > Jon > > Jon Parsons > Digital Producer > > Global Canopy Programme, 23 Park End Street, Oxford OX1 1HU. > Email j.parsons@globalcanopy.org > Skype jonparsons > >
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jon,

while we don't have generic sensor support yet, bluetooth gpses do
work with the existing builds of collect. see
https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!searchin/opendatakit/bluetooth$20gps
for the relevant discussion of devices that work well.

also, please don't send the same question to both lists.

yaw

··· On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 19:09, Gaetano Borriello wrote: > That capability is not currently in stock ODK, but will be soon! We > are hoping for a pre-release of an ODK generic sensor package > (including both Bluetooth and USB connected devices) by early next > year. > > Gaetano > > > > On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 3:08 AM, Jon Parsons wrote: >> Hi >> >> Question abou the ODK and if it will be able to see and work with an >> external bluetooth device linked to a mobile phone - as am just about >> to buy one and wondering if it will work OK. >> >> The reason is the Motorola Defy+ we are testing at the moment in >> Guyana is having dificulty and taking a time getting an accurate GPS >> location so we are looking at ways to help with this using a device >> such as this >> http://www.holux-uk.co.uk/holux-m-241-bluetooth-gps-logger.php?it=220&ca=54&p=1&so=0 >> Just wondering if anyone has used a external GPS like this and if the >> ODK collect can talk to it OK. >> >> Thanks >> >> Jon >> >> Jon Parsons >> Digital Producer >> >> Global Canopy Programme, 23 Park End Street, Oxford OX1 1HU. >> Email j.parsons@globalcanopy.org >> Skype jonparsons >> >> >