I use a phone with java that supports bluetooth (I think you need JSR82, I use Sony Ericsson a K750i or W800) and a small bluetooth GPS like a Holux GPSlim 236 or one of the many others available on ebay. I then use MobiTrack Pro software updating to my own server. Works pretty well, I have it set to update every 5 minutes and it doesn't really use much data, I had it on for an entire day and it only used 200kb. (Which cost me 40p in the uk on a plan with no specific data allowance).
Mobitrack Pro costs around $25 but I believe there's various similar open source things. I guess it would help if you let us know what cell phone you have to give an idea of what it might support. John (short time reader, first time poster) On Fri, May 02, 2008 at 01:25:01PM -0400, Eric Sagalyn wrote: > You can also try where (http://developer.where.com) It works on many > phones in the US, and when you're done you could share it with other > where users. > > > > On May 2, 2008, at 12:56 PM, Shane Ring wrote: > > >Run.GPS works well for recording and reporting my marathon > >training. The prereqs narrow down your options though. You need a > >windows mobile phone and internal/external GPS. > > > >http://www.gps-sport.net/ > > > >On Thu, May 1, 2008 at 10:50 AM, Joseph Monahan > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Geowanking mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.burri.to/mailman/listinfo/geowanking _______________________________________________ Geowanking mailing list [email protected] http://lists.burri.to/mailman/listinfo/geowanking
