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GPS Users : Doing anything interesting other than TomTom ?

I'm looking to get more out of my GPS usage....
Is anyone doing anything interesting other than road navigation ? I'd like to load in things like way points for walks and cycle rides - either ones from the net or just ones I plot in advance.
But I'm even worse at GPS than I am a cycling - so wondered if anyone has tips ?
Thanks,
JJ

You can use ather off-road programs, like OZI CE and COMPE Pocket Land.
They're ideal for biking

Go flying!!
I took mine up in the plane yesterday while flying around my local airport. Dumped the GPS data and made a 3d track file for Google Earth that is color coded with speed too. The result is pretty cool! Download the free version and import the file attached to see the kind of things you could do with any other activity - not just flying!!

Hi, how do you manage with this file ?
What do we do with it after dl ?

jef1968 said:
Hi, how do you manage with this file ?
What do we do with it after dl ?
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download the free version of Google Earth http://earth.google.com/download-earth.html (if you have not used this it is *very* cool!)
You can then open the KML file above and you will see the 3d track of the flight. You may not be exactly interested in flying but there are many applications for the same idea.

bodypilot said:
I took mine up in the plane yesterday while flying around my local airport. Dumped the GPS data and made a 3d track file for Google Earth that is color coded with speed too. The result is pretty cool! Download the free version and import the file attached to see the kind of things you could do with any other activity - not just flying!!
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This is really cool!! could you tell me, how to prepare klm file by myself? what kind of software do i need on my Wizard? (of course i have gps receiver) - this is really nice, i'd like to be able to generate this kind of tracks of my trips...
Ok, i took a good look at google earth application and i've found a link to gpv visualizer (http://www.gpsvisualizer.com)
i believe that's what You used ;]. whats the greatest thing about it is the fact it supports gps track file of Automapa - polish road navigation software - very popular and quite good - now i'm able to visualize my own roadtrips... thanks for the idea.

Yes you got it right. The GPSVisualizer web site lets you convert lots of different GPS data formats to get a KML file. My GPS software on the TyTn is called GPS Tuner. It saves a TRK file with position, altitude, time etc in a text file. I opened it in M$ Excel and saved out a CSV file which the web site would read and convert to KML - there may be a much easier way but I got this to work so never looked deeper!!
It's fun to try this kind of thing!!

As i mentioned - i was lucky and i can put my Automapa's *.gps file directly to GPSVisualiser. I'm gonna play around with POI files as well, i think it will also work. anyway, its a good news for my fellow polish friends on this forum ;]
But i am still hungry for any other funny/impresive use of gps software, anyone has something even better in mind? sorry bodypilot, but since i don't own the plane myself, the coolest thing i can do is to record a track while ice-skating - which is kinda funny, but still ... ;]

have a look at this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=294682
Im trying to find out a way of geotaging the standard camera pictures of the pda

i think i have an idea that is a bit round about, but might work. i'll give it a thought tonight. anyway, useles for me, since wizard camera sucks, so i don't plan posting any picture taken with it ;]

Hi, though I don't have gps, I have been looking up what I could do with it, to see if it really is worth it...
I found the following link, that really seems to have a great potentiall!
http://www.gpstuner.com/googleearth.htm
regards,

(Q) GPS Track Performance Software

Hello,
I'm looking for a program that uses the built in GPS of the Touch Pro to record a track & then be able to show the time taken to do the track, the time, speed & altitude at various parts of the track, & be able to be overlayed over a satellite image from google maps or other map file.
I can't find anything that does all this. Does anyone know of a software like this?
Thanx

look for trackme. That will do everything your require.

Thanx that looks fairly close to what I wanted, I'm just not sure how well it will work since I want to use it for motor sport but i'll give it a try.
Any other programs out there?

[REQ] Prayer Direction - Qibla Direction Application

Hi (and Salam) friends,
Since, HD2 has a built-in compass and google maps, I am looking for a qibla direction finder. If there is not any thing out there like this, are there any SDK's available to access the built-in compass ?
I have never done any programming on WinMo, but I am happy to bring out my rusted programming skills, since I used to be a software developer in my other life!
Any ideas ?

Welll the compass has a builtin function to set a destination, and you'll then be able to see the direction to it on the compass.
Failing that, if you need to build your own app, there's no compass API, so some hackery and back engineering would be involved.

mr_Ray said:
Welll the compass has a builtin function to set a destination, and you'll then be able to see the direction to it on the compass.
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The only "inconvenience" to that is to remember the exact GPS coordinates to the destination, i.e. Makkah, Saudi Arabia in this case! Not very handy!
mr_Ray said:
Failing that, if you need to build your own app, there's no compass API, so some hackery and back engineering would be involved.
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How easy or hard it is to "reverse-engineer" or "hack" into the compass ?
Another quick question, does the HD2 have an internal hardware based compass ?

Wasalaam bro.
I used a proper Qibla direction program on my 3GS in the past - it was quite accurate - I can't say if the one in our HD2's is though - it seemed a bit 'off' to me, but then again there are two types of north so not sure which one our HD2's points to.
As much as I'd love to have a program that does that on my HD2 (and would be willing to pay for it) - simple thing to remember is that no matter where we are in the UK - Point your compass to South-South East (thats half way between south and south east btw ) and you'll be close enough mate
It beats the time I was in nowhere in middlesborough trying to figure out which way to pray according to the Sun! LOL

Not sure I understand why you can't just use the built-in compass. I use googlemaps to find the direction and then align with the green dot. Admittedly the position is lost when you reset the device, but it's not too difficult to remember the degree position (eg. 138 degrees SE).

Your query intrigued me so I figured Id have a crack at it.
For those interested, the Digital Compass (app) is quite simple to use. You just set the "Picked" entries in HKLM\Software\HTC\DigitalCompass and then run \Windows\DigiCompass.exe
I got the coordinates for Kaaba here, and it seems right on Google Maps.
Im not 100% convinced by the accuracy of the compass. It does seem repeatable away from the computer though, so I guess you would just have to spin it around a couple of times to be sure.
Edit: I should add that for me (in the UK) it reckons its SE, not SSE, so you might want to compare it against a more reliable source before using it.

Here is a little app written for ce4arab - read here http://www.ce4arab.com/vb7/showthread.php?t=119864&highlight=%C8%D1%E4%C7%E3%CC+%C7%E1%DE%C8%E1%C9

isangelous said:
Your query intrigued me so I figured Id have a crack at it.
For those interested, the Digital Compass (app) is quite simple to use. You just set the "Picked" entries in HKLM\Software\HTC\DigitalCompass and then run \Windows\DigiCompass.exe
I got the coordinates for Kaaba here, and it seems right on Google Maps.
Im not 100% convinced by the accuracy of the compass. It does seem repeatable away from the computer though, so I guess you would just have to spin it around a couple of times to be sure.
Edit: I should add that for me (in the UK) it reckons its SE, not SSE, so you might want to compare it against a more reliable source before using it.
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taiseer999 said:
Here is a little app written for ce4arab - read here http://www.ce4arab.com/vb7/showthread.php?t=119864&highlight=%C8%D1%E4%C7%E3%CC+%C7%E1%DE%C8%E1%C9
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taiseer999, Can you dig a direct link to the application/download. Currently, the website asks for an account, and its in Arabic language, so not really easy for us.
Link to a app usage description page would be much better (ideally in ENG ), so we know what we are getting into.
Both of you are shining stars !

isangelous said:
I should add that for me (in the UK) it reckons its SE, not SSE, so you might want to compare it against a more reliable source before using it.
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Where in UK are you based ?

Here it is Bro..
From ce4arab.com

need kıbla degree for your position,
see,
http://www.namazvakti.com/Main.php?WSLanguage=EN

My solution is simple, get any pictures of the kibla in the net, turn the pictures into footprints pic and then insert the qibla coordinate to it. From the footprint select the qibla pictures and the menu then select digital compass. Then you're done.

unsight said:
My solution is simple, get any pictures of the kibla in the net, turn the pictures into footprints pic and then insert the qibla coordinate to it. From the footprint select the qibla pictures and the menu then select digital compass. Then you're done.
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perfect! thanks!

how to select digital compass from foot print?
i'm using ROM 3.14 WWE
after upgrade to new ROM my digital compass don't have "set direction" button anymore. now have to manually guessing the direction base on north and current location.

micro_snake said:
Here it is Bro..
From ce4arab.com
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why do i got little boxes like it cannot display the fonts?
any english version?

Qibla Direction Finder is simple that can be used to find Kabaa direction for muslim prayer. This app need Compass and Qibla GPS sensor on your android device to calculate the angle of your location to Kabaa position, where the position of Kabaa we get at 21.422523 latitude and 39.826184 longitude from Google Maps.
qibla direction or mecca finder is simple and helpful app for muslims anywhere in the world to find accurate (Kaaba) qibla direction. qibla direction finder is a most accurate qibla direction compass and qibla locator.

FUN APP: HD2 Pilot Flight Display using GPS

!! FUN APPLICATION, NOT INTENDED TO BE USED IN REAL WORLD AVIATION !!
For all those flight-sim enthusiasts out there: I have created this PFD (primary flight display) which shows the speed, the altitude the coards and the attitude similar to a real PFD display in an airplane cockpit.
Although the application has been created and tested on an HTC HD2, it might work on other devices as well. Internel or external GPS and the HTC G-Sensor are required. It is planned to add a serial communication channel to a PC server component which allows to use this little proggy with MS Flight Simulator displaying the flight parameters so you can get rid of the cockpit panel on your primary display.
Just keep in mind that this is the first version of the program, so there might be *some* improvement potential.
A screenshot of the program is also attached.
Pls let me know what you think about it.
Thanks.

As a pilot I cannot find any sense in this, sorry m8.
Useless for aviation.
Useful might be an HSI-App, an RAIM-availability-check-App, a NOTAM-APP and so on. An artificial horizon on a handheld device... No, not good...

Title correction...
It is just for fun, not intended for real world aviation.
I will change the title so that it becomes more clear.

As an airbus pilot I like it! Lots of scope for further development, keep up the good work !

when I read your discrip, I had something totaly dif pictured in my mind. guess Im falling back on my sail plane lesson days.
I had round face dial and a yaw bubble pictured.
While this is cool, I would prefer to see the old analog style with an altimeter that you can set your start altitude and a yaw bubble, rather than the HUD style. just IMO.
And yes this is just for fun.
Keep it up, I will follow your project with intrest.
cheers

Good Work mate
While some are critical in their opinion I'm pleased with your app.
Keep up the good work mate and for all others who are not so encouraging ...... what do you want for an app a full blown flight simulator, the guys making an effort to develop something and sharing it for a free with us so to help him out at least .... I mean at least encourage him and make some constructive criticisms.
It doesn't cost to be nice and help to motivate others...........

Customize it
Just as a hint for those of you, who would want to use other bitmaps. I have designed the application in a way which allows you to modify or extend it. If you look into the applications program folder, you will find an XML file describing the layout of the display. You may also change or add bitmaps. The bitmaps are all located in the
HTML:
resources
subfolder. If you change the size of the offset of bitmaps, you will have to adjust some values in the XML file as well.
As you can see there all items are drawn in 3d space.
However, I am working on a HSI as suggested before. I will post it later this week.
Known issue:
- After running the application 3 or 4 times, OpenGL is not working properly anymore (not able to create rendering context). This is an issue of OpenGL. You have to restart your device for OpenGL to work again. If anyone has a solution, please let me know.

leihen said:
It is planned to add a serial communication channel to a PC server component which allows to use this little proggy with MS Flight Simulator displaying the flight parameters so you can get rid of the cockpit panel on your primary display.
Thanks.
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That would be awesome!

Cool app
Certainly would be better than no attitude information in the event of a vacuum and/or elec failure.Even if just to make flying the performance instruments a bit easier.
I would defintely like to see a HSI app possibly with an open (editable)waypoint database.Anyone interested!?
Keep up the good work!

I love it. Thanks so much...
I just wonder if settings could be made permanent until being changed again so as to start the application without my having to select REAL and AVERAGE everytime.
And as a proud HTC HD2 owner, the display could me made much
larger indeed...
Congratulations and thanks again.

This is a fine app with a lot of potential esp. for UL-pilots as an emergency backup if UL-airplane-pfd fails.
Would be nice if indicators are bigger and the layout equals to Flymap, Skymap or MGL-layout
There is enough place for a nice big yaw indicator. Maybe You can get some code from GPS-tracker V2.0 (MooNah) in this forum, it already has a full working PFD incorporated.
Good luck with further devs., when next version is online I will try it in my gyroplane.

I think it's fun!!!!!
next step: build a flightsim for wm where we could use this

You will be in real danger....if you do so.
troed said:
This is a fine app with a lot of potential esp. for UL-pilots as an emergency backup if UL-airplane-pfd fails.
Would be nice if indicators are bigger and the layout equals to Flymap, Skymap or MGL-layout
There is enough place for a nice big yaw indicator. Maybe You can get some code from GPS-tracker V2.0 (MooNah) in this forum, it already has a full working PFD incorporated.
Good luck with further devs., when next version is online I will try it in my gyroplane.
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As you will easily see, this PFD horizon responds to gravity, that is, to the accelerometers installed in the phone.
It has no gyros, no way to provide PITCH ATTITUDE, WHATSOEVER.
If you keep the phone perfectly vertical and quickly move forward (accelerate) it will SURELY show a pitch up...pretty much the same effects that a stand-by compass shows when changing speed (remember that?...accelerate-north, decelerate-south).
You will have the very same pitch information as the one given by a bottle full
af water suspended from a string, or a can of Coke : and it will KILL YOU as well as your passengers (if any), not to mention people on the ground.
The only usable parts of this FUN APP (as named by the author himself ) in aviation are:
1. True track (not magnetic heading).
2. Altitude (neither QNH, nor QFE related, but of course; unless your flying field happens to be at sea level and actual atmosphere matches the ISA atmosphere parameters exactly). Remember that QNH variations as well as heat will make the GPS readings very different to that of your altimeter, as height of the air column will vary a +/-4% every +/-10 degrees Celsius.
Example. Airplane flying at Flight Level 300. QNH in the area 1023. Terrain at 2000 feet. Atmosphere is ISA+15.
Therefore if we move the 1013.25 setting to 1023 there will be a reading increase from 30.000 feet to 30300 (calibrated altitude, QNH related).
That is 28.300 feet above ground (we start with this as the air column height for the calculation). Since ISA is +15 we add 15/10 times 4% and we have 28300*15/10*4/100= 1698. True altitude is 30300+1698=31988
So we are cruising at FL300, 30.000 feet pressure altitude, 30.300 feet calibrated altitude (QNH related), 31988 above sea level, 29988 feet above ground level.
GPS WILL SHOW 31988 FEET.
3. Ground speed ( neither IAS nor CAS nor EAS nor TAS), as provided by GPS system. Remember that your airplane aerodynamics are related to calibrated speeds....you will stall if too slow ore destroy the airframe if to quick !!!! But you can navigate and make good your track, of course.
Hope I have made myself understood....and that you read this at the earlier !!!

Hi!
It quite very good if the second part under we have the route. I am using the Oziexplore program, it can creates the route, and apear on screen. if this soft applied to that once, could be perfected!
Thanks

great app mate..just for fun...

Nice work thank you. On future can you make like pilot cocpit with all dash boards like in Flith simulator game if this possible. Thank you

leihen said:
!! FUN APPLICATION, NOT INTENDED TO BE USED IN REAL WORLD AVIATION !!
For all those flight-sim enthusiasts out there: I have created this PFD (primary flight display) which shows the speed, the altitude the coards and the attitude similar to a real PFD display in an airplane cockpit.
Although the application has been created and tested on an HTC HD2, it might work on other devices as well. Internel or external GPS and the HTC G-Sensor are required. It is planned to add a serial communication channel to a PC server component which allows to use this little proggy with MS Flight Simulator displaying the flight parameters so you can get rid of the cockpit panel on your primary display.
Just keep in mind that this is the first version of the program, so there might be *some* improvement potential.
A screenshot of the program is also attached.
Pls let me know what you think about it.
Thanks.
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Indeed as an Ultralight-Gyroplane-Pilot I like this app and since the Horizon-tab in GPS-Tracker by MooNah doesn´t work right now this could be alternative as a a last resort-backup if glass-cockpit instruments (MGL-Avionics) fail ...... (better to have this than nothing at all and I also have Flymap PPC on my HD2 if main Moving map Nav. fails)
This app has great potential since it reads the infos from G-sensor and GPS.
For the future dev. if I might add my wishlist:
1. Add to screen: slide-indicator and compass, Altitude
2. slightly more refined graphics
As a start: BRAVO, hope You have the patience to go on developing this nice app ( like Dunc001, that made in 100s of hours of work a professional weather app - Duncans Weather Panel - see there - that is more reliable than many professional aviation weather briefings).
I bookmarked this thread and hope for further developments by U
Congratulations

like the Android solution ixGyro:
http://www.ixellence.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=227&Itemid=274&lang=de

JHimmelbauer said:
like the Android solution ixGyro:
http://www.ixellence.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=227&Itemid=274&lang=de
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Jepp, EXACTLY THIS would be cool on the HD2 on WinMo (Android not running on mine) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

troed said:
Jepp, EXACTLY THIS would be cool on the HD2 on WinMo (Android not running on mine) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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a other solution for Windows Mobile is "Inclinometer77" -
visit http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=6677074
This App goes in the right direction, but unfortunately not to use without Gyro in a Plane, but a nice game for pilots ;-)
Happy Landings

Google Maps for PPC v4.1.1 (#1)

Google Maps for PPC v4.1.1 (#1)
Update 20/07/2010
Requirements: WM2003 - WM6.5
Overview: Take the power of Google Maps with you on your mobile phone.
Features
* Places of interest:
Selectable icons and labels on the map allow you to choose prominent businesses or places of interest in order to see business info, reviews, photos, Wikipedia articles, and a lot of other local information. To select an icon or label, use the 5-way pad or joystick to pan it to the center of the screen or tap it on touchscreen phones.
* Favorite Places (English only):
Explore the favorite places of local experts from cities around the world. Find out where they like to go, and why, from their own perspectives. From the Maps main menu, go to ‘Layers’ > ‘More Layers’ > ‘Favorite places.
Real-time traffic
-See where the congestion is, and estimate delays in over 30 major US metropolitan areas.
Detailed directions
-Whether you plan to walk or drive, your route is displayed on the map itself, together with step-by-step directions.
Integrated search results
-Local business locations and contact information appear all in one place, integrated on your map.
Easily movable maps
-Interactive maps let you zoom in or out, and move in all directions so you can orient yourself visually.
Satellite imagery
-Get a bird's eye view of your desired location. (It's like you're there, we swear.)
New: Search by voice!

Thanks a lot, i 'll try soon.

Welcome..............!!

Excellent thanks a lot. I can confirm that on my Tmobile 1.72 rom voice activation does work and works well

Ca'm O+n AnhPhe
Cam on AP nhieu lam.

Thank you!

Thanks for the info on the update as well as posting the cab, appreciate it!!

Pandemoniumone said:
Thanks for the info on the update as well as posting the cab, appreciate it!!
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Same here. Appreciated the update and cab posting.

thanks for the update.
Voice search is nice, but compass still not operating the direction arrow even when GPS set to manual

I have broken Font on GoogleMaps and Google Youtube, how can I solve this problems ?
in may PPC
\Windows\
included these fonts: cour.ttf, Tahoma.ttf, Tahomabd.ttf, wingding.ttf
\Windows\Font\
included fonts: KinhDich.ttf
I have search on google and follow some instruction like:
"copy a tahoma.ttf then edit as zzTahoma.ttf, then put in system \Windows\ and \Windows\Fonts\
however it seem doesn't solve the problem of Font on popup menu in GoogoleMaps and Youtube Application.
Any ideas for this issue ? THANKS

increase cache file size
Hi Guys,
i have updated the latest version of google map on my windows mobile, now i have a big problem, in the earlier version cache file size is unlimited, so i can cache the data's what every i surf before, and now the cache size is limited to 24MB.. HOW TO INCREASE THIS CACHE SIZE USING REGEDIT, OR BY ANY WAY.. plz help me.