JGUI
7th January 2008, 10:44 PM
If you use True VGA screen resolution,
there is a plenty of space to display not only one windows, but more.
I try to write such solution, to use Google Mpas with some additional tracking application. Working title: GPS.STATION
As you can see on screenshot,
my application displays on the left side of screen with 160 pixels of width.
Google Maps display on the rest of the screen, and it's scaled to free space.
How to use:
1. install the latest Google Maps version
2. install GPS.STATION (new folder will become on Programs)
3. make sure you have GPS Settings correctly to share data (default Settings\System\External GPS)
4. run GPS.STATION
On the first time, it will start to search for GPS Rx. You can tap the right part of the screen to launch Google Maps. In the Options you can set to launch Google Maps automatically aftert GPS.STATION started. If GPS Rx will miss, you can alwyas start to search from Options.
Unfortunately, Google Maps cannot launch automatically with Use GPS option set. You have to do it manually every time whete it started.
Now, you can use Google Maps actual view, together with GPS.STATION where you can see:
- details of satellites and signals levels
- tracking of satellites positions (yellow dots)
- tracking of Altitude (blue bars), and Moving Speed (orange bars)
- total distance of moving (m, km), and the time (hh:mm)
- direction to Start Point (degrees), and direct distance to Start Point (m, km)
- actual moving speed, and averaged value (distance by time) in km/h
You can reset Start Point any time by a special graphic button.
The main purpose to use GPS.STATION together with Google Maps:
- Google Mpas shows the current position
- GPS.STATION tracks the moving, saves to .kml file, and uploading to the server
This Beta version will expire on the end of January.
No functions are working currently, no tracking of moving included, not yet.
No saving to .kml, and no uploading to web server, not yet.
Your comments or suggestions are welcome.
http://www.jgui.net/gps/station/Screen1.jpg
(please note on the above screenshot, how two taskbars are displayed together on the one bottom line, with own menus) ;-)
there is a plenty of space to display not only one windows, but more.
I try to write such solution, to use Google Mpas with some additional tracking application. Working title: GPS.STATION
As you can see on screenshot,
my application displays on the left side of screen with 160 pixels of width.
Google Maps display on the rest of the screen, and it's scaled to free space.
How to use:
1. install the latest Google Maps version
2. install GPS.STATION (new folder will become on Programs)
3. make sure you have GPS Settings correctly to share data (default Settings\System\External GPS)
4. run GPS.STATION
On the first time, it will start to search for GPS Rx. You can tap the right part of the screen to launch Google Maps. In the Options you can set to launch Google Maps automatically aftert GPS.STATION started. If GPS Rx will miss, you can alwyas start to search from Options.
Unfortunately, Google Maps cannot launch automatically with Use GPS option set. You have to do it manually every time whete it started.
Now, you can use Google Maps actual view, together with GPS.STATION where you can see:
- details of satellites and signals levels
- tracking of satellites positions (yellow dots)
- tracking of Altitude (blue bars), and Moving Speed (orange bars)
- total distance of moving (m, km), and the time (hh:mm)
- direction to Start Point (degrees), and direct distance to Start Point (m, km)
- actual moving speed, and averaged value (distance by time) in km/h
You can reset Start Point any time by a special graphic button.
The main purpose to use GPS.STATION together with Google Maps:
- Google Mpas shows the current position
- GPS.STATION tracks the moving, saves to .kml file, and uploading to the server
This Beta version will expire on the end of January.
No functions are working currently, no tracking of moving included, not yet.
No saving to .kml, and no uploading to web server, not yet.
Your comments or suggestions are welcome.
http://www.jgui.net/gps/station/Screen1.jpg
(please note on the above screenshot, how two taskbars are displayed together on the one bottom line, with own menus) ;-)