Rome-Milan-Zurich with Eurorail

Rome-Milan-Zurich with Eurorail

	On the way to Milan (outbound from Rome) the Eurorail has reached 272 km/h which is the record speed on the ground for myself. The coaches are comfortable enough that it is easy to forget that you are speeding that much.

Sony GPS-CS3 Geo-tagging Performance in Wilson River Trail, Oregon

Last week, I had the chance to go for a short hiking trip on the Tillamook region of Oregon. Specifically, we aimed for the Wilson River Trail. The track was rather narrow so while going back and forth we passed from the same route with a great probability. However, as can be seen in the above snapshots, the geotags for the round trip do not overlap to each other. We can easily see two distinct routes for forward and backward directions. This is kind of disappointing for the performance of the GPS as at some points 5 meters of deviations exist.

Geo-tagging two International Flights on April 24, 2010

Istanbul - Amsterdam flight

Amsterdam - Portland, Oregon flight

GPS Tracking of two consecutive international flights by Sony GPS-CS3. The first flight is from Istanbul to Amsterdam via KLM on April 24, 2010 and the second one is from Amsterdam to Portland, Oregon on the same day via Delta Airlines. As long as the GPS unit is close to the window, it is possible to receive sufficient GPS signals (mostly two bars). However, there are intermittent loss of GPS tracking without any apparent reasons. Also, battery life is a concern for long flights as changing batteries dramatically affects the re-connection to the GPS signals while on the move. I recommend to get connected to the GPS satellites before or during taxiing as well as utilizing a long-life battery.

For another posting on geo-logging, please check the following link:
Sony GPS-CS3KA Review (Geo-tagging) and Performance in the Airplane

Portland-Cannon Beach-Astoria-Columbia River Loop

Portland-Cannon Beach-Astoria Loop

A Day trip to Mount Hood and Columbia Gorge

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Sony GPS-CS3KA Review (Geo-tagging) and Performance in the Airplane

First few minutes of a flight from Long Beach, CA to Portland, OR

Final moments of the same flight while landing to PDX

A successful logging from Paris to Istanbul

I have been using Sony GPS-CS3KA over a year and so far I have been satisfied with it although I wish some of its features were better. One point I would like to note is that it is possible to log your flight routes (of course as well as photos taken along the flight) with this GPS.  It is pretty exciting to see the actual roots taken while flying between cities. However, in my experience, one should sit by the window for satisfactory performance. If the GPS unit is not close to the window, then it is difficult to get connected to the satellites which unfornutaly means no logging. Also, one should make sure that battery employed within the GPS unit is full before the flights (especially the long ones). While airborne, several times I had difficulties in reconnecting to the satellites after I lost connection due to battery change or any other reason.

Flight from Istanbul to Antalya.

For example, in a particular flight from Istanbul (SBH) to Antalya, it was not possible to grab the signal even during the taxiing. However, approximately 20 minutes after getting airborne, the GPS unit was able to connect to the satellites and the resulting route is given in the accompanying figure on the left.

Also, check the below link for two additional international flight:
Geo-tagging two International Flights on April 24, 2010