Table 1 Technical specifications of the GPS data-loggers considered as potential candidates for tracking human movements in relationship to dengue virus transmission.
| Â | Model (company) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Features | Igot-U GT100 (Mobile Action) | Photo Trackr (GisTeq) | Trackstick II (Trackstick) | Photo Trackr Lite (GisTeq) | GPS logger v. 2.4, EM-408 (SparkFun) | Custom GPS (Art of Technology) |
GPS chipset | SIRF StarIII | SIRF StarIII | ND | SIRF StarIII | SIRF StarIII | Antaris 4 |
Memory (records) | 16,000 | 16,000 | 4,000 | 16,000 | Variable (SD card) | 58,000 |
Acquisition at cold/warm start (sec) | 35/38 | 36/33 | 52/37 | 36/33 | 42/38 | 33/341 |
Weight including battery (g) | 21 | 68 | 42 | 67 | 28.3 (without battery or case) | 75 |
Dimensions (L/W/H) in mm | 44.5/29/13 | 78/46/23 | 115/32/19 | 73/33/31 | 38/45/23 | 64/49/16 |
Water resistant | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | NA2 | Yes |
Programmable | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
PC connection | USB | USB | USB | USB | SD card | USB |
Password protection | Yes | No | No | No | No | No (optional) |
Cost (US$) | 49 | 99 | 150 | 99 | 603 | > $5003 |