Features:

  • Connects wirelessly to iPad iPhone and other Bluetooth enabled smartphones, tablets and laptops
  • This allows GLO to lock on to satellites approximately 20% faster and remain connected even at high speed
  • GLO can receive position information from both the GPS and GLONASS satellite constellations, allowing it to connect to up to 24 more satellites than devices that rely on GPS alone
  • It offers up to 12 hours of battery life and a position update rate of up to 10 times per second. The application will allow the Android system to accept non-system GPS/GLONASS signals
  • GLO, vehicle power cable, USB cable, Li‐ion battery pack. Compatible devices: BlueChart Mobile, Fishing My-Cast, Garmin SteelPilot Onboard
Great for flying drones

I use this to fly my drones. This little thing has vastly improved my gps accuracy on my preprogrammed flights. Additionally, it provides gps signal is places that I was not previously receiving gps signal.

Works great, easy set up

I got this for off road use, it shows position and other basic GPS info using the suggested Bluetooth app. I have also tried it with the Polaris GPS app and I like it a lot. The Polaris app has lots of options and I'll have to learn to use it, but I'm very satisfied with using the Garmin glo and an old phone or tablet in my RZR since I can keep them both plugged in all the time.

Worked great in fairly dense tree cover

I used this device, paired to an iPad Mini 2, and a map application by Avenza, to track my locations in areas of Palau. The Glo performed very well....excellent battery life (a full charge well exceeded my 4 to 6 hour continuous tracking excursions in the jungle). I would recharge it each night...but it would have lasted 8 or more hours on a charge (I did leave it on a couple times and it held a charge for over 8 hours). It paired to the Bluetooth on my iPad easily and found satellites usually within a minute or two at most. It tracked very well even under jungle canopy (some fairly dense too). I was very pleased with its performance. Great tool to have (that and a compass in case you do lose power).

A MUST-HAVE for anyone with RF-blocking coated car windows

Before: I drive a car with the coating that blocks RF (and UV), so my (Android) phone kept losing its GPS reception. It was sometimes hilarious: Google Maps would think I was on the wrong side of the highway, and would give me directions for a u-turn, then would think I was on a side road, and get thoroughly confused. Sometimes it was frustrating, especially when I'd be looking for a detour around heavy traffic for instance. After: I installed the Bluetooth GPS app (it's excellent), paired the GLO, turned on the mock GPS provider, and ta-da! No more GPS tracking problems. Zip, nada. Travelling hundreds of miles up and down the East Coast, through the boonies, etc., no GPS problems. (It sometimes helps to download offline maps and directions, but that's easy.) I was considering drastic solutions, but for what I consider a very reasonable price, I have a painless solution. If you have an RF coated car, and like to use your phone for navigation, this is simply a must-have. Easy recommendation.

Dual satellite navigation

This was coupled with an app called Field Navigator which allows me to see where I have sprayed a field. With this GPS/Glonass combination it is supposed to be accurate to within 2.5 feet and it seems like it is when I have used it. It also pairs well with my automobile mapping so it is dual use. It acquires signal quickly and keeps it. The only downside is that it must be kept turned on to charge. I'd prefer to have it turned off during the charging.

Incredibly accurate, easy to mount

Incredibly accurate GPS. Can't speak to the power switch problem as I haven't had it in a packed bag or anything like that. But one thing I can say - because of its shape with a slim midsection you can easily forgo a mount and ziptie the unit to something. A ziptie around the middle cannot slide to one end or the other so the unit stays perfectly still. I use this for lap timing in my race car paired with the RaceChrono app for Android, and not only does it work immaculately but I was able to ziptie it to my front windshield defogger grill where it had a great view through the windshield to satellites and stayed completely put even while exposed to heavy braking and cornering forces. Then at the end I just yanked it out and cut the ziptie. Thumbs up!

Works great with iPad mini 2

Was able to get it paired with my iPad mini 2 in my car in less than a minute via bluetooth. I also have my iPad connected to my phone's hot spot so it has internet. I use Waze on the iPad for traffic reasons during commuting and it works great. I did add the non slip dash mount for the receiver which also works just fine. having it all black in color allows it to blend right in with my all black interior so all people see is a few small lights when the receiver is on. Very happy that I found this as an option for a non GPS tablet. Saved me a lot of money not to mention frustration.

Works Great for Pokemon Go on WiFi only iPad

Works for Pokemon Go on a WiFi only iPad. You will need to use your phone as a hotspot to get internet, but the Garmin GLO will give you accurate GPS position. All you need to do is connect your device to an internet source (wifi, phone hotspot), and connect bluetooth to the GLO and you're set. We are able to walk around the park with no issues now, where as before you'd lose positioning signal when we get too far from other wifi pings.

The Garmin GLO is better for my purposes than the XGPS160

The Garmin GLO is better for my purposes than the XGPS160: - When used with the Gaia GPS iPhone app (iPhone 7) while driving in the car, XGPS160 track logs often have gaps of a couple of seconds, with no position reports. The GLO track logs didn't have these gaps. - The XGPS160 never reconnected automatically to the iPhone 7's Bluetooth -- I had to reconnect it manually each time. - The GLO was significantly more accurate when the view to the southern sky was blocked by steep hillsides or tall redwoods. This may be because the view to the WAAS geostationary satellites was partially or fully blocked (these satellites increase GPS accuracy from +/- 15m to +/- 3m), and perhaps the GLO handles that situation better. On the flats where the southern sky was not blocked, the two devices had very similar accuracy. To do the comparison, I used Gaia GPS to record tracks using the GLO, and I simultaneously used the XGPS160 logging mode (with no Bluetooth connection to the iPhone). I recorded 6 trips driving through the same routes through the Santa Cruz Mountains and then on the flats in the San Francisco Bay Area. Where the southern sky was unobstructed, the tracks from the two devices were very close, usually within 10 feet. But when the southern sky was obstructed, the GLO tracks were more consistently close to each other and to the location of the roads on Google Maps. The XGPS160 tracks were often 30 - 50 feet away. The Dual XGPS Status Tool is a nice utility (too bad the Garmin doesn't have an equivalent), but it has some rough edges: - It never reported that WAAS satellites were in use, even though the comparison with GLO above suggested they were indeed being used by the XGPS160. - The Trips page often spuriously listed tracks multiple times.

Works like a charm

I use this with my iPad Air 2 to provide GPS information when flying my DJI Phantom 3 Pro. This unit gives much more accurate GPS location information than using WIFI connection. Since my iPad does not have cellular functionality, an external GPS receiver is necessary when not connected to WIFI. This unit is small enough that I keep it in my shirt pocket when using it.

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