See Spots Run

On Jan 2, 3:09*pm, Tuno wrote:
Has anyone started efforts on something like this? (I don't want to
duplicate any work.)

I hacked up a filter for their OK/Help email messages to provide a
more user friendly position report providing distance and bearing to a
home waypoint and to the nearest other waypoint. Makes the SMS
message the crew gets a bit more user friendly.

Visit http://www.serkowski.com/SPOTme.php for more info or to sign up.

For live tracking, our club has a web page with links to all our
pilots' shared tracks. Usable, but it sure would be nice to see them
all on a single display.

Looking forward to seeing what you do, Ted.

-Tom

On Jan 4, 1:45*pm, 5Z wrote:
On Jan 2, 3:09*pm, Tuno wrote:

Has anyone started efforts on something like this? (I don't want to
duplicate any work.)

I hacked up a filter for their OK/Help email messages to provide a
more user friendly position report providing distance and bearing to a
home waypoint and to the nearest other waypoint. *Makes the SMS
message the crew gets a bit more user friendly.

Visithttp://www.serkowski.com/SPOTme.phpfor more info or to sign up.

For live tracking, our club has a web page with links to all our
pilots' shared tracks. *Usable, but it sure would be nice to see them
all on a single display.

Looking forward to seeing what you do, Ted.

-Tom

Do you think the rules committee would consider SPOT as a substitute
for an ELT? I have a spot and a PLB, but not an ELT. I had been
waiting for the 406 MHz ELTs to get affordable. Now I'm wondering
whether I really need three devices in the cockpit - and I'd hate to
have the one device I don't have (and the most expensive one) be the
thing contests start requiring.

9B

I have my fingers crossed that contest managers that currently require
ELTs will accept SPOTs. (R4S are you listening?

2NO

Todays news on this subject from the Aus-Soaring group...
In North America, you should be able to watch tomorrow's tracking
each evening.
It looks like you can overlay select BLIPMAPS too.
Jim

Our tracking has been very successful over the last month and we are
in the progress of expanding our system to better support club
operations and self management.
We are now on to our third competition - the Victorian State Champs:

http://track.glidingmaps.com/event/gcv/current/display

Some work has gone into improving IE support, but it is still very
flaky - so I recommend Safari, Firefox or Chrome.
Enjoy
Scott