[gps-talkusers] Re: Garmin Glo impressions and questions
- From: Justin Hull <justinhull1@xxxxxxxx>
- To: "gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2013 06:26:13 -0500
Hello,
I wanted to thank you for the response, could you please tell me where do most
people find these GPS receivers to purchase and how much do they cost?
Thank you
Have a great day.
Justin Hull
On Apr 13, 2013, at 2:19 AM, "Chris Grabowski" <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> They both are great receivers.
> 1. The iBlue has a physical switch to turn on and off. IE no guessing if it
> is on. With the glo you press and hold and hope.
> 2. The iBlue 747 Pro has audio alerts when you turn it on and when it
> acquires a position.
> 3. The Glo uses two navigation systems. GPS from the united states and
> GloNas from Russia. For this reason the garmin might be a little more
> accurate. The below was taken from:
> http://www.spaceandtech.com/spacedata/constellations/glonass_consum.shtml
>
> The Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS) is based on a constellation
> of active satellites which continuously transmit coded signals in two
> frequency bands, which can be received by users anywhere on the Earth's
> surface to identify their position and velocity in real time based on ranging
> measurements. The system is a counterpart to the United States Global
> Positioning System (GPS) and both systems share the same principles in the
> data transmission and positioning methods. GLONASS is managed for the Russian
> Federation Government by the Russian Space Forces and the system is operated
> by the Coordination Scientific Information Center (KNITs) of the Ministry of
> Defense of the Russian Federation.
> The operational space segment of GLONASS consists of 21 satellites in 3
> orbital planes, with 3 on-orbit spares. The three orbital planes are
> separated 120 degrees, and the satellites within the same orbit plane by 45
> degrees. Each satellite operates in circular 19,100 km orbits at an
> inclination angle of 64.8 degrees and each satellite completes an orbit in
> approximately 11 hours 15 minutes.
> The ground control segment of GLONASS is entirely located within former
> Soviet Union territory. The Ground Control Center and Time Standards is
> located in Moscow and the telemetry and tracking stations are in St.
> Petersburg, Ternopol, Eniseisk, Komsomolsk-na-Amure.
> The first GLONASS satellites were launched into orbit in 1982. Two Etalon
> geodetic satellites were also flown in the 19,100 km GLONASS orbit to fully
> characterise the gravitational field at the planned altitude and inclination.
> The original plans called for a complete operational system by 1991, but the
> deployment of the full constellation of satellites was not completed until
> late 1995 / early 1996. GLONASS was officially declared operational on
> September 24, 1993 by a decree of the President of the Russian Federation.
>
>
> On 4/12/2013 9:17 PM, Justin Hull wrote:
>> Hello,
>> I am just curious to know what the difference will be between the glow and
>> the Iblue as I thought they were both great receivers pretty much referring
>> to the Ivloo?
>>
>> Thank you
>> Have a great day.
>> Justin Hull
>>
>> On Apr 12, 2013, at 4:16 PM, "Michael May" <mikemay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Sorry about saying it won't work with the Apex. It won't work with the PK
>>> but apparently with the Apex.
>>>
>>> It will fit in the same case as the iBlue although the charging port will
>>> be covered. I plan to cut a hole to accommodate this.
>>>
>>> There are two notches on the Glo which match up with an accessory. I assume
>>> it is for putting on the dash of a car but haven't seen it yet.
>>>
>>> Mike
>>>
>>>
>>> From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> [mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Aaron Linson
>>> Sent: Friday, April 12, 2013 10:27 AM
>>> To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Garmin Glo impressions and questions
>>>
>>> That sounds great, At first, I thought Mike had said that the GLO wouldn't
>>> work with the apex. I'm happy to see that it does though. Is there a case
>>> you can get for it on amazon or antyhign that will secure it to the
>>> braillenote or any where else you'd like to put the reciever? I'm very
>>> interested and might replace my Blue with the GLO if I can find a case. If
>>> there is no case how are people who are using the GLO traveling with it?
>>> Thanks,
>>> Aaron Linson
>>> IOS and Android Accessibility Advocate
>>> Once an Eagle
>>> Always an Eagle
>>>
>>> On Apr 12, 2013, at 11:12 AM, Peter Bosher <peter.bosher@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> I've been using the Garmin Glo for a few days, and am generally very
>>> impressed. It wasn't difficult to pair with the Apex, and so far it is
>>> beating the iBlue hands-down for very quick acquisition - it picks up
>>> satellites in just a few seconds even indoors or in built up areas. It
>>> also seems more reliable in not losing connection with the Apex. Most of
>>> all though, its accuracy appears noticeably better, so for example it
>>> routinely reports accuracy of seven feet with eighteen satellites. That
>>> leads to my questions:
>>>
>>> Firstly, is it really seeing eighteen, even twenty satellites? Are the
>>> additional satellites mentioned in connection with the Garmin Glo giving
>>> world-wide coverage, or are there US and UK specific systems?
>>>
>>> Secondly, I haven't been able to get the GPS-view software to work with the
>>> Glo, but does it even use A-GPS or is that no longer needed? If it does
>>> use A-GPS, then is there a way to update it, or again, is that no longer
>>> necessary?
>>>
>>> The only down-side so far with this receiver is the on/off switch, which is
>>> a press-and-hold button with no indicator of which state. There are
>>> work-arounds for that, and otherwise I'd highly recommend this to anyone
>>> looking for a replacement.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> Peter
>>>
>>>
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>>>
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>>>
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