Here are the results of Test #2, still no hike/walk/run, this time bus to the city. This includes tunnels, overpasses, intermitant loss of signal – This is where the unit just draws a straight line until it picks up the signal again.

Loss of signal and delay in re-locking

Verdict: Considering the CS1 being inside my bag, and me being inside a bus, going in tunnels, under highways etc, this is still pretty acceptable. The next test will be the true to the task test, hiking and actually geo-coding images.

Tools I find useful:
Loadmytracks.app (free) easily reads NMEA data and converts to GPX and KML files.
TrailRunner (free) helps if you are a runner and you want to keep track of your trails.
GPSPhotoLinker (free) adds the data to your photos
iPhoto ’09 has a pretty “places” interface, but still of not much use aside from personal record.

Flickr by far the quickest way to share geocoded photos
Google Earth / Panoramio – as good as Flickr here, but I find the choice depends on which community web app you use the most.