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
Garmin now has a GPS to keep track of your (hunting) dog. . . Interactive demo here. Garmin introduces a completely redesigned GPS dog tracking collar for use with the Astro GPS Dog Tracking System.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.07.02 at 12:58
ladyada continues to produce more and more interesting Arduino shields. This new GPS logger plugs into a standard Arduino board and has support for four different GPS receiver modules.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.06.28 at 05:56
This is a nice, compact gps logger that's built around a PIC16F872 and some eeprom chips. It was designed for a particular GPS receiver, but should be easily adaptable to others since the unit ouputs standard sentences at 4800 baud.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.06.25 at 07:16
Here's a quick hack to satiate our appetite for location aware applications. The Dash Express is a GPS unit with cellular and WiFi radios so it can do two way communication.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2008.06.17 at 21:45
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 2008.06.10 at 17:54