The ultimate Question tracking your XDAII around the world

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After FINALY finding a working way to get TomTom nav 2 working on my XDA2
(with the Lead from the XDA.1)

I was Driveing arround and Thourt to myself...

Is there a way to Transmit my GPS Map refrence point Via GPRS
Back to my home PC where the Map refrence can be Linked
to an on screen map at home?

Much the same way the GPS plotting is linked to TomTom Maps
for navigateing.

been thinking about this more today.

shurely the data from the GPS isnt too big,
If there was a way to relay the data onto a IP address (home pc)
and have a Map program like TomToms understand that data
in the same way TomTom maps do, then you (or ya missus)
could track your position.

ok mebe not in real time, but im not a Tech so i have no idea how much
Data is involved in GPS plotting but a 5 second delay wouldnt be bad would it?

this is kinda the way GPS tracking works in tracking stolen cars i guess
but now we have GPS on our lovley XDA2's we to can transmit that data
Via GPRS couldnt we ?

I think you can have a look at this solution:

http://www.geocities.com/gps2sms/

It's using SMS, GPS to track your current coordinate. It's free. You could tailor it if you want.

Sorry I forgot to mention that currently it works with Nokia or Siemens phone with a laptop. The Nokia phones are there to act as the modem.

It doesn't work with XDA but I was just thinking about thse app's idea of using the phone to send the current coordinate. the O2 can replace the laptop and send using SMS or GPRS to a central location (your server) and updates it real time

I am doing a program for the XDA II that will send your GPS location back to a given number i will post a few screen shots if you like.

You will be able to select any com port that you like it works at the moment with All TOMTOM devices.



Paul J

DA Systems & their Nexus/NX product for the XDA1 & 2

I have done simillar using area codes and also with fixed GPRS/GPS units.

You need to send Lat/Long & ID to specific IP/port via GPRS, then add that to a database, which can be parsed by a mapping program such as MapPoint.

Cheaper than SMS

Originally Posted by pjcltd

I am doing a program for the XDA II that will send your GPS location back to a given number i will post a few screen shots if you like.

You will be able to select any com port that you like it works at the moment with All TOMTOM devices.



Paul J

Yes please post a few screen shots!

This is the Com port Bit and the GPS bit
I will post more later

Wireless Delivered (www.talecom.net) has been doing this for over a year using the XDA I!

It even has an real-time map online where you can go and look at where your XDA is! 8)

Richard

Ah! But has it being working for over a year?












Sorry - couldn't resist