Review on Black GlobalSat BU-353-S4 USB GPS Receiver by Phil Casey

NMEA GPS receiver for NMEA applications. Not considered a Windows sensor and therefore does not provide location services for Windows PRO: - All-weather rated to withstand anything but water immersion. - Magnet and rubber pad allow attachment to many surfaces without damage. This includes body panels! - Conforms to NMEA standards. - Presents a standard USB-to-Serial interface. The NMEA interface uses the following settings: COM4, 4800 baud - The location is updated once per second (1 Hz). CONS: - No support for Windows location services. This device is a pure NMEA device. It will work wherever NMEA works, so in the vast majority of classic location applications, but not in modern Windows applications. Despite being marketed as "waterproof," it's only rated IPX6, meaning it's not truly waterproof. However, it can handle a very heavy downpour - only one location update per second (1Hz). There is a 5Hz version but this is NOT the same product. A NOTICE. There is a software package that connects to an NMEA device and creates a windows sensor for use with location services. This is a software workaround due to the lack of native software from the hardware manufacturer. It has bugs. But mostly it works. The package in question is called GPSdirect by TurboIRC. I only have freezes with software. I am aware that this device complies with the stated standards. But this is 2015 and there are newer standards.