Logging a trip and publishing it while you travel sounds like too good to be
true. It isn't!

See how Pieter uses a PDA to send his position over GRPS (very cheap, <1 ct
per waypoint) to the www.poi66.com map server: http://andro.poi66.com

There are more possibilities such as electronic devices that could do the
same. Also manually punching in the coordinates into a text message will
work. More devices are listed here:
http://www.poi66.com/maps/gps2sms
POI66 supports all possible text message (SMS) formats and many GPRS HTTP
formats from virtualy any logger.

To read some more on the details:
http://www.poi66.com/maps/faq

POI66 is a non-commercial map server that allows you to log any trip to a
Google Map, that is instantly updated. Friends and family can see that
you're safe and can download the trip to Google Earth too. By the way, we
don't spam you as you don't have to hand over email addresses and you can
subscribe using a code name. The only thing required is two text messages to
connect your phone to the server. One is for the user account and the other
is for creating an album to store waypoints into. Both text messages are at
normal charges without and extras. There is no subscripion fee of any other
cost, nor a extra charge on GPRS or SMS text messages.

I would say take a look at the web site and see the wealth of possibilities
do llog your trip. Even GPX files from GPS devices can be imported
afterwards.

POI66 - taking tracking and tracing to the cheapest level for leisure and
fun!

Yes, I have a routing that runs on a PDA and emails periodic gps readings
via 3G to a mail-in blog on blogger. With a javascript routine on the blog
webpage to plot the JSON datapoints on a Google map it costs me nothing.
Why do you ask?

"Kees" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:494d8a49$0$53724$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Logging a trip and publishing it while you travel sounds like too good to
> be
> true. It isn't!
>
> See how Pieter uses a PDA to send his position over GRPS (very cheap, <1
> ct
> per waypoint) to the www.poi66.com map server: http://andro.poi66.com
>
> There are more possibilities such as electronic devices that could do the
> same. Also manually punching in the coordinates into a text message will
> work. More devices are listed here:
> http://www.poi66.com/maps/gps2sms
> POI66 supports all possible text message (SMS) formats and many GPRS HTTP
> formats from virtualy any logger.
>
> To read some more on the details:
> http://www.poi66.com/maps/faq
>
> POI66 is a non-commercial map server that allows you to log any trip to a
> Google Map, that is instantly updated. Friends and family can see that
> you're safe and can download the trip to Google Earth too. By the way, we
> don't spam you as you don't have to hand over email addresses and you can
> subscribe using a code name. The only thing required is two text messages
> to
> connect your phone to the server. One is for the user account and the
> other
> is for creating an album to store waypoints into. Both text messages are
> at
> normal charges without and extras. There is no subscripion fee of any
> other
> cost, nor a extra charge on GPRS or SMS text messages.
>
> I would say take a look at the web site and see the wealth of
> possibilities
> do llog your trip. Even GPX files from GPS devices can be imported
> afterwards.
>
> POI66 - taking tracking and tracing to the cheapest level for leisure and
> fun!
>
>
Entirely possible and even becoming a bit commonplace as its like the
system used on 'Tracker' and other fleet control modules
http://www.mapmechanics.com/mapmecha...acker_2005.htm

or mobile phones http://www.themobiletracker.com/english/index.html
http://www.mobilelocate.co.uk/prices.htm and as my Tomtom can connect and
supply local weather information and traffic reports it should be possible
to record the same location info to a server.
DerekW

In message 494d8a49$0$53724$(E-Mail Removed),
Kees <(E-Mail Removed)> Proclaimed from the tallest tower:

> Logging a trip and publishing it while you travel sounds like too
> good to be true. It isn't!
>
> See how Pieter uses a PDA to send his position over GRPS (very cheap,
> <1 ct per waypoint) to the www.poi66.com map server:
> http://andro.poi66.com
> There are more possibilities such as electronic devices that could do
> the same. Also manually punching in the coordinates into a text
> message will work. More devices are listed here:
> http://www.poi66.com/maps/gps2sms
> POI66 supports all possible text message (SMS) formats and many GPRS
> HTTP formats from virtualy any logger.
>
> To read some more on the details:
> http://www.poi66.com/maps/faq
>
> POI66 is a non-commercial map server that allows you to log any trip
> to a Google Map, that is instantly updated. Friends and family can
> see that you're safe and can download the trip to Google Earth too.
> By the way, we don't spam you as you don't have to hand over email
> addresses and you can subscribe using a code name. The only thing
> required is two text messages to connect your phone to the server.
> One is for the user account and the other is for creating an album to
> store waypoints into. Both text messages are at normal charges
> without and extras. There is no subscripion fee of any other cost,
> nor a extra charge on GPRS or SMS text messages.
> I would say take a look at the web site and see the wealth of
> possibilities do llog your trip. Even GPX files from GPS devices can
> be imported afterwards.
>
> POI66 - taking tracking and tracing to the cheapest level for leisure
> and fun!

Hmm, I use 'TrackMyJourney' on my Java based phone which seems to offer me
all of the above and more free of charge...

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Regards,
Chris.
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