Hi. Another Aussie built software is Discover Mobile by ENCOM. It has been very well received here in Canada to companies that I have shown it to. www.encom.com.au is their website. We also have some info on our website, www.mcelhanney.com under Software > Discover.
Karl ---------------------------------------- Karl Kliparchuk, M.Sc. McElhanney Consulting Services Ltd. L100 - 780 Beatty Street 450 - 999 8th Ave SW Vancouver, BC Canada Calgary, AB Canada V6B 2M1 T2R 1J5 Tel (604) 683-8521 Tel (403) 262-5042 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> "Simmonds, Ashley (PTB)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 05/29/03 04:28PM >>> hiya, i want to put together a mobile mapping system for some nighttime shooters in outback australia and want to see what ideas people here have for the project. the budget will be between $1000-$2000 Australian. (approx 20 bucks US) there's no specific requirements yet, so it could be an all-in-one GPS, or a combination of PDA/small laptop and GPS etc. general requirements: ease of use: end-user will NOT be interested in programming and fancy stuff, just knowing where he is, and some basic plotting and editing. eg, adding fence lines and tracks and gates and such, or noting locations of dams and sheds or hazards, and perhaps other things such as downed game. low to medium accuracy: it's in the outback, they only need to know where they are to within a few hundred metres most of the time, but there will nearly always be easy line of sight to a whole hemisphere of satellites. reliability: this system will be on all night every night. don't want to have to keep changing or charging batteries, it should run off the car battery. the end-user will not likely suffer down-time, they would rather not use it if it requires too much effort to maintain. robustness: this system will be in a bumpy car all the time, so it is a definite requirement that it is NOT delicate. any connections must be solid, capable of taking decent knocks. other ideas: would like to interface with thermal sensing/night vision equipment. eg, rather than shooter having to drive around paddocks at 20km/h for 8 hours spotlighting for game, it would be nice if they could drive at normal speeds with a thermal overlay on the map which indicated heat zones. i know next to nothing about this side of things, but if anyone has any ideas i would love to hear them. this system will be within a darkened cabin environment, so requires easy access buttons and highly visible display with at-a-glance operability. minimal user interaction should be required for it's main functions. would also be nice if data were easily transferred to a home computer for a possible database and for sharing of mapping information with other users, and for easy updates to the system for some custom tools etc. if there is such a system out-of-the-box, then that's great. however i'm not scared of putting this together myself. i can do integrated mapping and programming and stuff myself, and i won't have any major difficulty learning new systems/languages. anyway, an intermediate system will be good for the short term, something that does MOST of the mapping stuff easily, so these guys will be happy with a mid-range GPS or something in the mean time while i make a fully featured system. answers to the ideas i've posted will be much appreciated, and i'd love to hear any other ideas that would be applicable to such a system. thanks ash --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 7072 This message and attachment, if any, is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not disseminate or copy this communication. Please notify us of our error by return e-mail and destroy all copies of the communication. Thank you. --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 7080
