[Earl Foster] recently completed his 4th high altitude photographic balloon (HAPB-4) launch. This launch reached a peak altitude of 106,384 feet, and lasted about 3 hours.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.09.16 at 01:28
[Gabriel] put together an impressive writeup of his autonomous catamaran, Atlantis(PDF). It was certainly done as an academic project, but there’s a thorough explanation of the math logic behind the control systems.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.09.16 at 01:27
With the iPhone finally getting legitimate GPS we’re bound to see more widespread use of location based apps. Services like Dodgeball, Brightkite, and a few Twitter clients have been around, but failed to tightly integrate with the hosting phone.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.09.16 at 01:23
Wow, this is really cool - Gina from Lifehacker has a Flickr bike that geotags photos and uploads them to a map on Flickr. . . Solar panels too!.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.09.08 at 00:36
I'm trying to figure out what's up with this story. . . People are getting kidnapped - got that part, so they're getting RFID chips implanted.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.08.25 at 13:23
Stunning GPS visualizations from the BBC series "Britain from Above", the first episode will be broadcast on Sunday 10 August at 2100 on BBC One.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.08.04 at 12:14
Fun GPS voice hack. . . A custom voice file for Garmin Nuvi GPS units stylized "GLaGPS - Genetic Lifeform and Global Positioning System" via Waxy.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.07.16 at 01:57
Neat GPS / video project @ the DeLorme blog using their Xmap software, Chip writes-
Eight members of Team DeLorme’s cycling group made the long trip from Yarmouth, Maine, down to New York City to participate in the 2008 NYC 5 Boro Bike Tour.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.07.10 at 12:06
Interesting article at GPS world about intentional GPS jamming via /. AS WE ALL KNOW, GPS SIGNALS ARE WEAK. At a receiver's antenna, in the open air, their strength is about -160 dBW or 1 ? 10-16 watts.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.07.09 at 11:02
A short while back, [Chris Anderson] released an Arduino based autopilot. It rings in fairly cheap and being open source, you can tweak away. To add more functionality, he's releasing a dual core version.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.07.03 at 07:17