[plug] Linux GPS Mapping

[William Kenworthy]

Checkout the openmoko freerunner paired with tangogps - will do the
track generation part at least.

BillK

On Fri, 2008-09-26 at 14:06 +1000, Tim White wrote:
> I'm hoping someone has experience in what I am trying to do, and can 
> lead me in the right direction.
> First, I'm looking for a handheld GPS, that can interface with the 
> computer (and Linux) and can create "tracks", i.e. logging where ever I go.
> 
> I'm also looking for software that will let me take these way points, 
> and overlay them on an image, to start creating an updated map. 
> Basically, we have a geographical map of the area I am working in, that 
> is about 30 years old or something like that, so a lot of road/tracks in 
> the bush aren't on it, or have changed. I basically want to be able to 
> go to some known points on the map, namely some houses, a fire tower, 
> road intersections for major roads, get the gps data for them, so that I 
> can use the scanned in version of the map, correctly fitted, and overlay 
> the new roads and tracks. Eventually, I'll want it to be printable, as 
> well as scaleable (so I can do a large scale map, as well as a smaller 
> scale, as we need both).
> 
> If anyone can suggest both software, and handheld GPS recievers, it 
> would be much appreciated. Of course, it should run under Linux.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Tim
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