data question question

[sickmint79]

i see the gtech just dumps out
time, rpm, longitudal g's, lateral g's

will dashaware be able to figure out speed from this data alone? draw a race track and the position on the track? i was expecting there to be fields for gps coordinates as well. dashaware and trackvision are able to figure out speed and draw a track/position on the track merely with this data and math alone?

[Rolf]

Yeah, I don't think the GTech has GPS. I think even the RR is just accelerometer based data + some sensors? I took at look at the product pages and I don't see GPS mentioned?

For me personally, I like having GPS + RPM. The more data the better of course, but that's a pretty good minimal set that you can get a lot out of.

We don't draw track maps using the g-forces because it's usually pretty weird looking.

[sickmint79]

i see. what's the cheapest gps logging device out there? is it going to be a separate/expensive component to score one that gets rpm as well? gtech i see gets the rpms from the electrical signal from the cigarette lighter.

[RandallNoll]

sickmint79,

You'd have to shop around. You can browse our Data Acquisition forum for some ideas of what brands are out there and how they integrate with the ChaseCam recorders: http://www.chasecam.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=8

Thanks.