19.2.4 2200bg GPS Units
TEMS Investigation supports the NMEA-0183 GPS protocol. Some other GPS units using a different protocol are also compatible with TEMS Investigation.
19.2.4.1. Stand-alone GPS Units
This is the full list of recommended stand-alone GPS units:
- Garmin 10 Mobile Bluetooth (NMEA-0183)
- Garmin 12XL (NMEA-0183)
- Garmin 18x USB
- Garmin 35 (NMEA-0183)
- Garmin 60 CSx USB
- Garmin GLO (NMEA-0183; Bluetooth; supports 10 Hz update rate)
- GlobalSat BT-359 (NMEA-0183)
- GlobalSat BT-368 (NMEA-0183)
- GlobalSat BU-303 (NMEA-0183)
- GlobalSat BU-353 S4 (NMEA-0183)
- Holux GPSlim 236 (NMEA-HS; Bluetooth or USB)
- Magnetti Marelli RoutePlanner NAV200
- Navilock NL-82012U (NMEA-0183)
- Nokia LD-3W Bluetooth (NMEA-0183)
- Sanav GM-44 (NMEA-0183)
- Sanav GM-158 (NMEA-0183)
For poor receiving conditions, a GPS unit with dead reckoning facilities is useful, such as Trimble Placer Gold Dead Reckoning Unit Plus.
19.2.4.2. GPS Units Integrated into Other Supported Devices
- GPS built into PCTel scanners (non-NMEA)
- GPS built into Rohde & Schwarz TSMW scanners (NMEA-0183)
- U-blox GPS built into ACU R2 (NMEA-0183)
19.2.4.3. Positioning service integrated in Android smartphones
TEMS Investigation can use the positioning service integrated in smartphones running Android 6.0 or later. When the GPS built-in to an Android smartphone is turned on, TEMS Investigation can use the GPS signal for positioning. When the built-in GPS is turned off, location reports from the Android interface will be used.