(Note: Below, the second spike in the Speed graph up to 8 km/h, is me sliding on my butt down a frozen, mossy, leaf covered hill in the trees then coming to a sudden stop with my feet against a log just before I would have hit a tree. GPX (GPS Exchange format - compatible with most GPS receivers and software).Here is the track data from today’s walk: In the case of today’s walk, I only shot a few photos with my iPhone, so those were already geotagged by the camera. I use PhotoLinker to merge my track location data with any un-geotagged photos. I also use the track data to geotag any photos I take on my adventures. I don’t use my GPSr as a religious training tool, though a lot of athletes do. I will have to look at OpenWeatherMap in more depth.) Global Base Map Ibycus Topo 3.2 OpenMTB Map OSM Cycle Map OSM Generic Southern Alberta Tail Maps Track DataĪs you can see in the above screen shots, once you get home it is easy to review the GPS track (recording of where you went with the GPSr), but what else can you do with such a track? Well, I like to take a look at the speed and elevation plots of the track just to get a sense of of my performance, especially after a bike ride. Just yesterday I completed the build of a Phidgets-based weather station. See the embedded sample at the bottom of this post. (Not strictly GPS related, but I today I also discovered OpenWeatherMap - an Open Source weather mapping initiative. There is no ideal map - the best map to use will depend on your activity. Of course, each map source provides different features.
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Just today I discover OpenSeaMap, an open source initiative to provide free global nautical charts - they have Garmin downloads, but I haven’t tried them out yet. Before she left I found a free Florida topographic map that contained depth soundings for the area she was going to be in. My wife just complete a canoe trip along the Gulf coast in the Florida’s Everglades National Park. I also subscribe to because I think the operator does a worthwhile service packaging up OpenStreetMap based mountain biking maps.
Ibycus Topo (complete Canadian topographical map based on NRC data).Open Street Map (global Open Source map data, compiled for Garmin devices, generic and cycling versions).I have a Garmin eTrex 30 GPSr and use the following free maps: Open Source maps, updated and prepared by millions of people, are better than most commercial maps, and more up-to-date than most government data.I believe that map data from government sources should be freely available to citizens (i.e., it was already paid for with taxes).commercial maps are expensive (and, from what I have heard, often not very good quality).When I first bought my GPS, I made it a goal not to pay for maps.
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