I've been building a navigation system based on http://openseamap.org - this kind of thing has been around for sailors for awhile.
Re: Google releases Offline Maps and Navigation (on Android) today.
I've been building a navigation system based on http://openseamap.org - this kind of thing has been around for sailors for awhile. |
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Neat. Thanks for the pointer.
I'm not a Sailor Man myself, but it's neat to see what people are up to. It looks like in a few years it's going to be almost impossible for people to get lost (assuming no equipment failure, no dead batteries, etc.). Of course, that means that automatic speeding tickets, tickets for "cop stops" at stop signs, etc., will be easy to implement too (which is good and bad) even without ubiquitous cameras. Cheers, Scott. |
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Then you'll probably dig the Freeboard project
http://www.42.co.nz/freeboard/ Raspberry Pi server, arduino sensor managment. I'm building one and contributing to the code. It is pretty fun. |
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Neat. Too many chores to take up a new hobby though. :-(
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Re: Neat. Too many chores to take up a new hobby though. :-(
I'm starting to break into hardware projects - sick to death of the web and what passes for mass "software development" these days. Gadgets are fun. I have a couple projects on the work table requiring various sensors, arduinos, and raspberry pi's with custom programming. |