Navizon, www.navizon.com, runs on a range of mobile phones. On Thu, May 1, 2008 at 12:44 PM, Brent Fraser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Joe, > > Or you could consider HAM/APRS/GPS (http://www.tapr.org/aprs.html) since > your application is not commercial. > > The total weight (GPS+transmitter) would exceed the cell phone, but there > are no air time costs. If you have to buy a new cell phone the equipment > cost might be similar... > > Brent Fraser > > > Joseph Monahan wrote: > > > Hello all, > > > > Long time reader, first time poster... > > > > I'm working on a personal project to track my bike ride across the > > country > > this summer. I wanted to do something with live tracking but not have > > to > > buy an expensive gps unit and subscription. I'm also looking to carry > > as > > little weight as possible. > > > > So I was thinking, why not use my cell phone (or a cell phone that has > > the > > potential to do the following)? I'm thinking I could use some software > > (and > > hopefully not have to write it) to triangulate my position via cell > > towers > > (similar to how the iphone works). That averaged position would then be > > submitted somehow to my server which takes it and updates my map. > > > > The problem is: is there such software to triangulate, ideally one that > > will > > also take that position and send it out to something (email, txt, > > whatever)? > > > > Any other ideas, advice, help would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > Joe > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Geowanking mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.burri.to/mailman/listinfo/geowanking > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Geowanking mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.burri.to/mailman/listinfo/geowanking > -- Peter Batty - President, Spatial Networking W: +1 303 339 0957 M: +1 720 346 3954 Blog: http://geothought.blogspot.com
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