Sorry, a "GPS compass". I worked on GPS for ages back in the day and don't ever recall GPS being able to be a compass. Not really sure what is so complicated about "electronic compasses" though, I would love to hear more.
I was really looking forward to doing my little app to help find your nearest Freeview transmitter. 2008/9/24 Tom Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > On 24 Sep 2008, at 07:33, Brian Butterworth wrote: > > Yes, I am sure that it has a compass (that's how the Live Streetmap view >> works in the demos), I'm not 100% sure it is necessarily going to be the >> killer app... >> > > In my experience, electronic compasses are utterly terrible for consumer > use. I suspect the Live Streetmap thing might work with a GPS Compass (ie, > this is the bearing you are walking along) and accelerometer for dead > reckoning from that bearing. > - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please > visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial list archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > -- Brian Butterworth http://www.ukfree.tv - independent digital television and switchover advice, since 2002
