Send GPS Loc for Vehicle Tracking...

Ilovfriday · 07-05-2005

I am going on vacation in a few days and have been trying to setup a system where I can war drive and send my GPS location back to a computer at my house where others can see my location. I have gotten it working (using a Serial Splitter), but it's not stable enough for me over the connection I am using. What I Would like to do is have some script that would take my current location and speed (say every 30 / 60 seconds) and send them to a web page or some database... Then all people have to do is click on a link or hit refresh to see my current location (maybe show it on google maps. Does anyone know of anything or anyway to do this? Any suggestions? I am not a programmer at all or I would try to modify the "Master" script (I use it) to do this, but I just don't know how. Even if I could have it send the location back to Map Point running on a comptuer at my house, I can get that displayed to people.

(I am using a Verizion Air For Wireless Inet Connection)

Thanks for any help / suggestions.

dwakeman · 07-05-2005

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Originally Posted by Ilovfriday

send my GPS location back to a computer at my house where others can see my location.

I'm not sure what that has to do directly with NetStumbler?

Technically speaking, you could grab the GPS data, and upload a custom bookmarklet XML file to your localized Google Maps server to update a vehicle location, but how are you going to send that data? Through one of the AP's you find along the way?

streaker69 · 07-05-2005

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Originally Posted by dwakeman

I'm not sure what that has to do directly with NetStumbler?

Technically speaking, you could grab the GPS data, and upload a custom bookmarklet XML file to your localized Google Maps server to update a vehicle location, but how are you going to send that data? Through one of the AP's you find along the way?

I think you missed this line.

Quote:

(I am using a Verizion Air For Wireless Inet Connection)

Even so, the OP is leaving in a few days, and expects someone else to write him a script in that time period and have it debugged.

Ilovfriday · 07-05-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by dwakeman

I'm not sure what that has to do directly with NetStumbler?

Technically speaking, you could grab the GPS data, and upload a custom bookmarklet XML file to your localized Google Maps server to update a vehicle location, but how are you going to send that data? Through one of the AP's you find along the way?

I was hoping that somone already had tried / done this... That's why I was asking in the NS forum... I have a Verizon Wireless air card that will keep me connected for 10 out of the 14 hours of this trip... I would never connect to somone's AP, I just want to find it. I have been trying to figure out how to just send GPS locations to google maps... There is so much on google maps it makes it hard to find exacly what I am looking for.

Ilovfriday · 07-05-2005

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Originally Posted by streaker69

I think you missed this line.

Even so, the OP is leaving in a few days, and expects someone else to write him a script in that time period and have it debugged.

I really don't want anyone to go to any trouble... I was just hoping this had been done or looking for suggestions (like the google one above)...

Thorn · 07-05-2005

Hams do this all the time. Google: APRS

Dutch · 07-06-2005

Or change to Linux, run gpsdrive, and use the friendsd server facility built into gpsdrive.

Dutch

dwakeman · 07-06-2005

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Originally Posted by streaker69

I think you missed this line.

Hi my name is dave, and I'm a skimmer.

Ilovfriday · 07-06-2005

I have been searching for weeks and finaly found something that does exacly what I wanted it to do..

It's called GPSSecure. Check it out here:
http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=102

07-05-2005	#1 (permalink)
Ilovfriday Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 4	Send GPS Loc for Vehicle Tracking... I am going on vacation in a few days and have been trying to setup a system where I can war drive and send my GPS location back to a computer at my house where others can see my location. I have gotten it working (using a Serial Splitter), but it's not stable enough for me over the connection I am using. What I Would like to do is have some script that would take my current location and speed (say every 30 / 60 seconds) and send them to a web page or some database... Then all people have to do is click on a link or hit refresh to see my current location (maybe show it on google maps. Does anyone know of anything or anyway to do this? Any suggestions? I am not a programmer at all or I would try to modify the "Master" script (I use it) to do this, but I just don't know how. Even if I could have it send the location back to Map Point running on a comptuer at my house, I can get that displayed to people. (I am using a Verizion Air For Wireless Inet Connection) Thanks for any help / suggestions.

07-05-2005	#6 (permalink)
Thorn Did you do the math? Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Villa Straylight Posts: 10,358	Hams do this all the time. Google: APRS __________________ Thorn "Read Altas Shrugged. Compare it to today. Repeat as necessary"

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Dutch Humourless EuroMod. Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: City of Mermaids, Denmark Posts: 6,819	Or change to Linux, run gpsdrive, and use the friendsd server facility built into gpsdrive. Dutch __________________ All your answers are belong to Google. SEARCH DAMMIT! Warning. Warning. Low C8H10N4O2 level detected. Operator halted....

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07-06-2005	#9 (permalink)
Ilovfriday Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 4	I have been searching for weeks and finaly found something that does exacly what I wanted it to do.. It's called GPSSecure. Check it out here: http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=102