Why Everyone Needs a GPS
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- čas přidán 6. 07. 2024
- Isaac Botkin dives into the importance of having a dedicated GPS device, how they work, and how to use them, and touches on GPS spoofing and jamming. Why? Because our system is more fragile than we think and GPS is one of the most secure and reliable navigation tools at our disposal.
00:00 Intro
02:39 How GPS Works
05:16 Garmin GPS Map66sr
07:49 Garmin Basecamp
09:01 Garmin eTrex 32x
12:19 Garmin Foretrex 601
13:30 Garmin Instinct2 Solar
15:40 City GPS Use
17:27 GPS Spoofing/Jamming
23:06 GPS Infrastructure
25:29 Closer - Věda a technologie
As a Garmin employee/engineer- I found this very informative and accurate. Great job as always.
Any comments on the CEO?
@@ryanburbridge Interesting, why do you say that?
@@jasonlitson watch the end of the video.
I am Batman.
Garmin GPS watches don’t have functioning compasses.
That intro shot tho. The cinematography in your videos is simply, unmatched!
same
Damn i just came to say the same
I can’t believe he brought up the Christmas boom !? Trying to get himself to be self ended lol. Everyone knows we don’t talk about that event.
@@mrs.vasquezz ßsà
"You must become less fragile than the system."
What an amazing and profound statement. Thank you all at T.Rex Arms for all you do for the community.
The cinematography and the editing on this is so top tier.
Bravo.
I understand how trilateration works, but the visual references were fantastic. I'm sure that helped contextualize it for a few of us.
Shooting stuff is cool and can be very useful in a bad situation. Being good at comms, GPS, and all those other skills keeps you out of bad situations to begin with. Good video. I look forward to the “deGoogling” video.
Calyx OS. Ironically until recently it could only be done on a Google phone.
Isaac I cannot understate how important it is that you make these tech videos. From GPS, to comms, to observation devices, and everything in between. In the 21st century, THESE will be the real difference between who lives and who dies. Predator and prey. You’re doing gods work my friend. Please keep it up for all our sakes.
I know this content doesn't get the popularity as other flashy videos viewership wise but please don't ever stop producing these.. 🙏
Isaac never disappoints
Obviously started watching this channel because of Lucas and his antics, but I think Issac has become my favorite Botkin lol. Even though the dad is pretty awesome too.
Hey TREX I recently made a purchase from you for the 1st time 3 weeks ago. Your company has not bombarded me with email ads. THANK YOU. That's a company I will give business too.
With a Garmin trex 10, I arrived on a base in Iraq. As we were driven around and shown the critical locations, my trex mapped the roads, and I manually marked pins at those locations.
Do the same thing any time you travel to mark the airport and hotel, and you can always find your way home.
hey, thanks for posting this info. I'm a vet, and I currently don't have a gps unit. Now I'm gonna check out a Garmin trex 10. I see them for $100 or so on eBay.
This is so crucially important.
Most people wont watch this or be bored to death... but im gonna watch this on repeat and research until i can explain like this to others. Im also expanding my GPS rig, and learning how to use a raspberry pi and gprs chipsets. I used to work with arduino, but that seems like dumb toys at this point.
I hope everyone watching this learns and survives well. Bad shit is coming our way.
Little tip, depending on your location (out west) your National Forest service office should have some foldable paper maps for OHV use. These maps have extra data other maps don’t have like forest service roads, water sources / tanks, and trails along with the normal highways. I grabbed one for every county in Arizona. Mind you, Arizona has an very large amount of public land where forest service roads can go for hundreds of miles. This may not pertain to your state. For example, In Texas, I doubt there will be maps like this because being from Texas originally, I understand most of the land is private.
Most gas stations at least use to have road maps by the stand. Not sure if they still do since I haven't had the need for one in years
I’m in Arizona where would you recommend to go to get some?
@@natebrbora The National Forest service office should have some. I’m up in Flagstaff and that’s where I grabbed mine.
The FS here (Alaska) also makes PDF's available of the motor vehicle use maps.
I would recommend everyone find some paper maps and learn how to use them, with NO electronic help. GASP!!!!!
But seriously, developing a good navigational sense is very important in life, so many fail to do this. GPS devices perpetuate this.
People got spoiled. Now we have guys making videos about making sure they have a backup gps to using their phone?
geez.... just learn to pay attention to the world around you and remember where you are, keep a map handy.
Worked great 30 years ago. now this.
Such high quality excellent videos from your company. Thank you!
"PROFESSIONAL DRIVER. DO NOT ATTEMPT." Lmao. I saw your video about the flipper and now watching this one. Only 6 minutes in and it's already fantastic. Well done, man.
Always quality content coming form Isaac and the T.REX ARMS crew, no fluff, no ego, just facts and useful information. Phenomenal work
The quality of trexs videos has gone up exponentially, the camerawork and cinematics in this video are beautiful
The content most people dont even realize they need.
These are the best videos that Trex Arms produces. Thank you and please keep up this kind of content. I know it can be more of the "boring" stuff and isn't as exciting as shooting, but this is really educational and people who wish to own arms for purposes of the second amendment need to know how to do this stuff. Thanks Isaac and the Trex team!
Thank you Isaac. As always, appreciate your content too.
As always Isaac, you've produced an excellent video that everyone needs to watch.
I rarely watched this channel. I enjoyed the content, but I never felt it was super interesting or entertaining. However the last 6 months have changed my opinion completely. I watch every single one of the videos y'all release. Very informative and entertaining. Thank you for providing free entertainment and education.
Isaac's video should be up and running in evey school.. the amount of information in this video is mind boggling.. and it will help, if read, understood and learnt a lot of people
One of the best videos I’ve seen,I admire and love this company’s dedication to train and equip the normal citizens and break down some of these bigger topics to simple translations.
I always learn when Isaac puts out new martial. To think all this from a holster company is simply amazing. Keep it coming!
Love you’re videos, I always learn something new when I watch them. Not a lot of people talk about land nav to this extent or depth. Great video and keep up the amazing content!
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I love these in-depth reviews of GPS, comms, etc. keep up the great work. Your services are greatly needed!
I feel like every video you guys make, gets better and better every time. The production quality is great
When driving across the country, I found that large parts of the west (particularly Montana) had no cell reception at all. Not having to rely on cell signals is a big deal.
Cellphones have GPS built in also.
appreciate all the tools, knowledge, training you all provide us. train, learn, be aware.
I've made this point to suburban and metropolitan types like myself that you absolutely do not need to be a "prepper" to have a basic knowledge of GPS, comms, self-defense, among other things. This channel is great at showcasing that.
grateful to have this channel to watch.
Authenticated GPS is coming soon and will make GPS Spoofing pretty difficult. This is called GPS Chimera for the GPS Network which is in the closed testing phase now and in 2023, and GPS-NMA for the Galileo Network which is in open testing now, and will be operational in 2023.
NMA = Navigational Message Authentication
Ive been teaching land/sea navigation for two decades, and I have been using handheld GPS since the first commercially available units, and I still learned things in this video. I will add, as someone who teaches map and compass based nav, fewer and fewer people are learning those skills. If you want to be competent in the outdoors please take a map and compass class.
every time issac is on the channel i learn so much. critical part of TREX. thank you
I bought travel maps and am going to get a dedicated GPS like one mentioned in this video. So many times I've been hiking and it's incredible how lost you can get just hiking 5 minutes off trail.
As a geoint analyst and trimble rep. This is a great video on what's available in the Geospatial Mapping arena. Did see RTK or survey control
Absolutely love the TREX tech talk videos. Hugely important and useful information
Watching these videos from Isaac always reminds me of just how inadequate I really am...
Wow the production quality is unparalleled
Coming from a KS resident, the comment about parts of KS not having cell coverage is terribly accurate. lol
The informational video's from you are probably my favorite, really enjoy the knowledge and skills plus the reasoning behind why people need them.
Excellent video. It has reminded me to go update my old Garmin Nuvi 255. Lifetime maps. Still functional. A good basic unit for an old guy like me. Love these tech vids.
Excellent video , I’ve been using the Garmin Tactix 7 GPS watch for 4 months and it’s been great for activities such as mountain hiking where navigation and understanding location is critically important.
Foretrex 601 better
@@kishascapecool! Never knew about Garmin watches like the one you recommended. But the battery life sucks. Survival use for 48s then dead with out power? How do people deal with that?
Dissenting opinion -
Why everyone needs to learn how to navigate with a map (and function in an unplugged environment).
That's the next video.
@@isaacbotkintrex this video was great and educational thanks sir
@@isaacbotkintrex Awesome!
I'm certainly not one to ignore tech, I currently run the Garmin Fenix 7X, but I've seen too many people crippled when their tech goes.
I could literally watch Isaac Botkin videos forever.
Great video! Concise and packed with info. Awesome production quality as well. You guys really are setting a standard.
I used a Garmin when I road the Transamerica motorcycle trail, I used Basecamp to drop waypoints and made routes. I ended up breaking the USB port due to the off road riding. The topo maps were pretty awesome
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broken USB on a Garmin it is dead
@@laosgpsmapmidnitemapper9411 lucky for you you can fix those lol
Thank you for the work you do supporting 2A.
Love these types of videos. So much information delivered in a simple and cool way.
Thank you for answering all my questions about GPS. And for the high quality professional content.
Tree moss is the best I can afford for land nav in this economic wilderness.
Compasses aren't too expensive, and paper maps are cheap like borscht.
I keep offline maps on my phone as well as a small Garmin GPS in my computer bag. The vehicle has a dedicated Garmin RV device and my go-bag in the vehicle has a small wrist-mounted GPS.
After deployments to 4 different wars, I *always* have a GPS on me that doesn't require a data connection.
Any suggestions for offline maps
@@seanbouker you can print your own using some free software online. Pretty cheap and easy.
@@seanbouker for a phone, Organic Maps is probably the best. OsmAnd is also great, if you want advanced features, and are willing to pay.
Honestly my favorite content to see from Trex. Thank you. Love the podcast to.
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Isaac coming in clutch with another fantastic video. Cheers from Canada.
Great video! This gets me thinking. Garmin makes a laser range finder for golfing. If someone had a drone with one mounted on it, they could easily scout the locations of the entire golf course. It would make the vacation golf trips way easier AND give you cool footage to show your friends later!
@Goat Oh I believe it, good thing I'm just golfing
@@someamateur2853 I, too, am quite suddenly interested in golfing.
GPS availability is great nowadays. My old Foretrex 401 has plenty of miles behind it. I still recommend printed topography maps or basic map books as the final back up.
One of the best videos you guys have put out. Enjoyed the format and information provided. I almost understood all of it, lol.
Wow, production quality of this video is awesome, really helps in the delivery of this super critical info. Thanks!
An important option to mention is there are tons of apps that work offline on your phone. My current one is OSMAnd+ which uses the open street map data that's all open sourced and you can download it all directly to your phone, I have tons of space so I downloaded the whole US dataset but you can select state by state too. Works great because you'll basically always have your phone so you'll always have your backup offline maps. It does turn by turn street navigation and you can even download POI information and still navigate to stores if you don't have addresses memorized.
He briefly mentions osmand+ in this video and has mentioned and recommended it in previous videos.
The etrex 32 it's incredible. I buy it a few months ago, and it goes in my backpack to each trek and outside walks. The only lack is: suuuuuuper slow to navigate around the map to search something like the old Garmins, and quite a bit annoying how to update the maps, always needing a computer.
I love the premise and opening videography of this video. Very well done
Brilliant info & presentation.
Well done as always.
Kudos for “fully armed & operational”
Minor correction- you need the fourth satellite to correct for the time offset for the cheap clock on your GNSS receiver. This is what allows you to get sub meter precision without putting an atomic clock inside your cellphone!
So much amazing information, you guys are true patriots!
You are an amazing wealth of knowledge. I enjoy your presentations.
Just fell in love with your channel and type of narration. Thank you!
The cinematography you guys put out on each video not only keeps getting better and better, but it’s the very best on CZcams. Bravo you guys!!! Keep up the great work!!!!
Great video!
If you have ON X you have a fantastic GPS. I use it everyday day in the mountains of Oregon. It has everything you need.
We all should understand that if SHTF, we have to rely on our smartphones for navigation.
So prepare your smartphones for it in advance. Buy a smartphone with a large battery, have a power bank with you if possible, download offline maps (I use OsmAnd+).
Greetings from a prepper from Russia!
Hope we all stay safe!
NOPE! That not what you want to do. You need to examine just how much those "Smart" phones are our enemy!
@@mountainskyaerialphotograp3921 what do you mean? How are you gonna navigate let's say with a dumb phone?
@@TheTuareg Wow. Appently you never heard of Garmin? They don't communicate with Big Brother and our enemies. Wake up!
The cinematography in your content is unmatched!
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Love your informational vidios, Isaac! Please keep them coming!!!
I remember that attack well, glows heavily in the dark.
De-Google your phone needs to be the next video
Rob Braxman is a great resource for this. It's not super hard.
Root your phone, install a De-Googled OS (like LineageOS), and go from there.
GrapheneOS
The best explanation so far of how triangulation works.
Really usefull tip to keep the garmin basecamp installer in the microsd
Love Isaacs videos! Keep ‘em coming! Very informative
Because of this video I got myself my first GPS watch. Settled on a Fenix 6 Pro Solar. I like it so far. Would have gotten a Instinct but I really wanted actual navigation not just coordinates. The pro 6 is luckily not as expensive as it was now. Probably the best bang for the buck. Solar version isn't that necessary though as it doesn't work all that great, but it still has a good enough battery life if you avoid using gps alot.
I have the genie 6 pro solar and it’s amazing. It does so much stuff it’s hard to remember it all. Better than any Apple or galaxy watch any day!
@@mywifeh8sthis864 Yea I'm really happy with it so far! Though will say I do feel the battery dies pretty fast with how I'm using it. Will need to tinker a bit to get it to last longer as it feels it would run out in 5ish give or take. Probably need to disable some sensors or something.
Gps is also not as efficient in mapping as say google maps, but its pretty awesome just to have as a backup. Really like the point of interest search as it lets me quickly find things. Though wish it was easier to just put in a address and go.
Not perfect, but for a watch I'm pretty impressed.
@@iPervy yea there’s a lot of features that kill battery life. If you have it linked to your phone as well that will cause it to have excessive battery drain. I have my phone disconnected and with the standard features I can get about 12 days out of it just battery. With solar that will bump it up a few days usually but I’m not in the sun a lot with it.
@@mywifeh8sthis864 Oh thats a good tip on not connecting the phone for battery. Think i'll do so as well, since I doubt I'd need it anyways. Tinkering and its getting better! Feel like I'm living in the future with this thing.
i went from Galaxy Watch 4 to Fenix 7x sapphire solar .... its not even the same. I do miss the Samsung integration but having a watch that can go 30 days without a charge is a game changer.
One thing we need to keep in mind, that the DoD can shut off the unencrypted "civilian" GPS signals at a whim and keep their encrypted ones for the military online.
Been loving these informative videos sooo much. I wish there was more but the quality is definitely worth wait. Keep it up!!!
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Gah. Trex is really stepping up their special effects. It really looked like he was driving that car! Joking aside....thank you for making this video Isaac. Grateful for the info.
I can REALLY appreciate THE WORK you put in to this vid..it’s very comprehensive. As for “tech” in general, I also appreciate it..to a point. I THINK it’s REAL easy to get too wrapped-up in a LOT of expensive gadgets, which DO/CAN have their place of course. I also believe a person needis to make sure they’re in-sync with their ‘NATURAL’ abilities 1st. Like MY situation, I’ve got my son’s USAF Garmin ‘tactix’ GPS watch..”thanks to us” (the American taxpayer for the gift!). He receives a NEW updated model ever-so-often as a pilot (MC-130J). That to say THIS: It’s a watch that I myself would never buy..I’m a simple guy..for the most part. I DO have my ‘collection’ of different things. About as ‘techy’ as I get BEYOND my firearms..is the drone I use on our place searching for cows, deer..varmints, etc. Anyway, THAT ‘GPS 66sr’ OR the ‘Foretrex 601’ get my vote at the moment. GREAT vid Isaac! Thanks..
Great video. I'll add to your collection of wrong definitions of GPS that people use. It bugs me when people don't like the navigation or mapping software on their phone, and they blame GPS itself. Or blame GPS for not helping them avoid a traffic jam. Or, I've heard people say "GPS can't find my house". Sigh. Anyway, one small correction: GPS is now operated by the Space Force, not the Air Force.
Have been trying to de Google my phone forever, and have a backup that I use apps on.. A MUST SEE VIDEO! WE NEED IT.
Having played EVE Online and really ran scan probes for finding player space structures to bash, its quite intuitive.
You say 4 points, but really 6 is the ideal number: 9 is great and makes things faster.
Anybody who follows DEFCON and white/black hat type work knows that jamming is super simple, and jamming either GPS/geolocation or just segments of EM spectrum isn't a magical feat.
Just flood with white noise, faux signals (mimicking those coming from the satellites, or just run a 'ghost' one with erroneous data). UNLESS the other person has counter-jamming tech there is no defeating it. Since spectrum jamming and gps jamming is quite illegal (and you shouldn't do this), most people don't have the know-how or equipment for running counter-measures.
Older Etrex don't have ability to add map packs...But I have one from 2000 that still runs no problem and still communicates just fine...it just low-res screen. My newish Etrex can add mappacks and is either in my go-bag/vehicle or on person if I'm in woods. I still have the older one as a backup in ruck, at least until I get a fortrex someday .
@Goat Oh I couldn't agree more. Its just that if I'm hunting or doing walk-in camping and 5-10mi/day hikes thru woods/rustic trails I prefer to have 1) primary GPS, 2) printed maps of area 3) backup GPS 4) compass to just fuck off in general direction worst case
@Goat well a lot of things were invented for military and they aren't fans of it. There is a fair trend to that lol
Anyone else feel like this is one of those videos we will need to save because itll disappear off the internet. Feel like we got some gold nuggets in this video. This was an awesome vid.
Really informative video. Really enjoying the videos with Isaac here lately.
This is the content i LOVE seeing T.Rex put out. I do want to make a few notes thou if thats ok. Former Army RTO so very savvy on multiple GPS systems (to include Garmin devices), comms devices, etc. I understand the point of phones asking for your data to use their GPS platforms but most modern phones do not require a cell network to work (different conversation because the second you signed up for a cell phone plan....your data was sold anyway). Will it ping back to a tower anyway? Probably. But it works off actual GPS. I have a Samsung Galaxy S9 I use for ATAK which I am very, very well versed on...and it has no cell network. And the GPS is down to almost an exact 10 digit grid that my Garmin 601 says. Now this ofcourse is more so if the infrastructure fails (which is my guess on what this video is geared towards...given the intro). The failure point on phones is the phone DOES need a data connect to upload your maps. They are not pre-loaded into the device...but you CAN download them. I would recommend using google maps to download the map of your state. Florida is kinda big and oddly shaped and it only allows you to capture "X" amount at a time, but I have the majority of Florida downloaded on all my devices. Both street maps and satellite maps. Some Garmin's can be pricey depending on what you are looking for so I did want to put out that you can still use your phone, but comes with a catch that the map needs to be downloaded and cached before being used off-network. The GPS will still work - but no map will appear if you dont download/cache the map. ATAK is also a wonderful tool. There are so many maps to download, 3D maps to overlay ontop, and like i said - off-network it works fantastic as a GPS. I actually use it more when i practice land-nav than my 601 (but i still used it to double check...every now and then). Lastly with the 601, its common practice to pre-load wavepoints and POIs prior to use with Basecamp. You dont REALLY need a map to use it.....but very much recommended. At the end of the day, GPS is a wonderful tool but like you have mentioned about GPS spoofing/jamming - it is SO important to please learn how to read a map and use a protractor, know your pace count, and know the basics. Technoloy will ALWAYS....fail.
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Where do you get offline maps for ATAK? All I see are XML links to online map servers for overlay
@@Cannibal178 Ill reply to this comment now so i remmeber later to send you a link, but theres an awesome offline map I use that i can send you a link to. Just dont have access to it now. Do you have an IG?
I think TRex did a full video on atak...good stuff. They have or are working on a codec to integrate with baofeng radios
@@christianknight2905 they did but it was more of like an "intro to atak" on basically just what it is and thats it. I am balls deep down the rabbit hole on ATAK and im putting out a video that goes from opening up the app for hte first time, to the plugins, to the maps, to how to start your own server, and how to use it off-grid using LoRa. As far as them working with Baofengs? HAMMER is very inconsistent. Reason being, the VOX option on the uv-5R is delayed so the radio doesnt receive the audio signal from ATAK quick enough, and no transmission is made. They've been talking about fixing it and adding a delay into the plug-in but I haven't heard back on that yet. RN I think using LoRa and meshtastic with ATAK is much better for the time being until HAMMER works. IF you can make APRS repeaters to extend ranges of your radios, you can use ATAK decently far away from other team members and I hope they fix it because thats would I would like to do BUT...I usually prefer to use it "on-grid" as much as I can because im not limited to bandwidth and can send photo, video, and live drone feed to our C2 to which other members in my group can actually request control of my drone. I just love ATAK man its so awesome and such a game changer for COMMs
A Google Pixel 5a or 4a5g phone wiped and reloaded with GrapheneOS with Osmand Maps on it in a waterproof case makes for an excellent emergency GPS tool that absolutely won't try to "phone home" to anything.
I think these tech videos are the best content Trex Arms is putting out.
Another banger from Isaac. Keep being great Dino gang, learn so much from your stuff
This summer, my etrex 32 died on me, while hiking off road in the north of Lapland, after days of heavy rains. The on/off button was used and the pierced rubber let some water in. Saved by backup paper maps. GPS are cool but learn navigation, bring maps, memorize your intended journey. Your GPS will fail you at some point.
GPS are great also amateur's radio is a good idea as well when power & internets are down or out of reach and emergencies. You do have to be licensed to use these radio's not hard but does take some commitment to get your license.
Bill Wilhelm: Or just get a CB radio......no licence needed (and they're cheaper than "Ham" radios).
I really enjoy the videos like these. Thanks again for putting this together.
i love this channel - will be watching all of their content - until i have consumed it all ! lol I really like Issacs tone / delivery
Every person should have OsmAnd maps in their phone with basic world map + detailed map of their place of living.
Professional driver " do not attempt " 😉
Btw , did they ever find the FBI agent that was driving that motor home?
@glock32 Still got the shovel.
"Just some stuff for vacation, mr. Fox"
"I see... expecting some action in the woods, mr. Wayne?"
"I like thrillling vacations."
Really great video. I also have a Garmin Fenix 6 that has all the offline map installed. It's handy to have a backup on your wrist all the time and can last for weeks without charging.
This is great stuff at face value thanks for the content but remember they damn sure ain’t going to tell you everything they have, if it’s electronic IT IS hackable and or controllable be very weary about electronics when used.
Air gap...
@@jinksomiabodyart3189 deaf grandma voice. WHAAAAAAAAA?
Nonetheless im definitely getting one
Learn landnav and learn your area..