Tony writes "I managed to write a perl script to do the Garmin GPS Overlay on an arbitrary satellite image. You can get ridiculously high resolution, color satellite orthoimages from seamless.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.03.12 at 11:02
Caferacer writes - "How to use a handheld GPS unit to create some really nice maps of mountain bike or hiking trails. " - Link. .
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.03.12 at 11:01
Wow- this looks great, new Google Mapping- Google Earth. Integrated Google searches and a large number of landmarks that can be turned on and off. 3D Buildings, Public Transit, Land Rendering, Coverage, Animations, GPS, Road directions, screenshot savings and a lot more.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.03.12 at 11:00
[Barry Carter] had a Pretec compact flash GPS adapter for his PDA and really liked how it worked. The problem was it took up the CF slot so he wasn't able to add any flash memory to the device to store larger maps.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.03.12 at 10:57
An always logging GPS device for $249. . . little pricey, but I've made and re-made tons of GPS loggers, so I might try this out - "Containing 1MB of memory it can store up to 4000 records allowing for months of travel.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.03.12 at 10:57
Here's a how-to on building a low cost vehicle tracker using the Telit GM862-GPS module. The GM862-GPS is a hardware module that supports connections on local GSM networks as well as GPS signals.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.03.12 at 10:56
Scottiedog writes in with a cheaper GPS logger - ". . . I have used the unit at Omni Instruments and it's down to $125. 00 each at the moment including a rechargeable battery.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.03.12 at 10:53
Brian sent this one in - might be good for projects "Never heard of it, but at $35, it sounds like a good buy for any wacky projects that need a cheap GPS.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.03.12 at 10:48
Every time I check in on what Casey @ Brains-n-Brawn is up to, it's always over the top impressive. Adam on #joiito send me this latest gem- the latest project is a port of NASA's WorldWind application for a Pocket PC.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.03.12 at 10:48
[stok] built this GPS receiver from the ground up. The GPS module he got off of eBay dumps NMEA 0183 data. He combined that with an old Nokia LCD and a PIC microcontroller.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.03.12 at 10:45