Thread: GooPs Real-time GPS Tracking and Navigation for Google Earth -Version 2.5.13 Released

Thanks d2, I appreciate your feedback. My gps doesn't exhibit this behavior too much so I'll probably need some help nailing down a solution. I'll implement something based on your description and you can try it out.

Originally Posted by d2.n

sounds great, the more robust the control the better. the compilation of alot of apparently small features like this is what makes up a great application.
With the upcoming release, the only remaining problem i have is equally small.

as mentioned earlier, i dont always get an accurate heading when at a stop. if maping the heading as 'up' this results in 'spinning', obviously happens in Iguidance too, but more visually distracting in GE due to the nature of the maps. Since GooPs has control over the rotate, it would be nice if it there was a heading buffer that would remember the correct heading as as i slow down, and disable the autorotate when at a stop to prevent the spining effect. Speed up and autorotate would be re-enabled. I understand this may be signifigantly more difficult to implement that the autozoom dampening (functionally, right after a stop there are typically heading changes associated with actual turns) a slightly larger rotate delay for an actual turn (waiting until up to speed to reinit autorotate) may be acceptable since there is already an inherant delay.

Originally Posted by davidhite

I'm hoping something like that already exists, but I don't know. Perhaps a batch file of some sort? I'm not too familiar with how gprs works, the wireless forum would probably be a good place to hunt around for apps that do just that.

It's no different then having just a regular dialup connection..

1.7 - 3/1/06

· Added an AutoView Smoothing parameter to reduce rapid changes in range due to traveling near an AutoView speed boundary.

To set the Smoothing parameter add this line to your AutoZoom.cfg file:
<Smoothing>3</Smoothing> ; Must exceed the current AutoView speed boundaries by 3 mph to change to the next speed range.

· Added an AutoView RotateMinimum parameter to help reduce GPS “helicopter” effect at low speeds.

To set the RotateMinimum parameter add this line to your AutoZoom.cfg file:
<RotateMinimum>.5</RotateMinimum> ; don’t auto-rotate at speeds below .5 mph.

· The AutoZoom config file now allows comments:

; any line that starts with a semi-colon is ignored

· Added a "Clear Track" feature that clears all track data for the currently selected vehicle.
· Track data is now saved across program invocations.
· Updated the demo with more realistic tracks (includes a marine track).
· Added English/Metric units selection.
· Added selection to enable/disable auto-starting of Google Earth.
· Added selection to enable/disable saving track to Google Earth.
· No longer automatically saves KML file on exit.
· SpeedTrack can now be enabled/disabled on a per-vehicle basis.
· Reworked main window UI to be more touch-screen friendly.
· AutoView features now toggle AutoView state automatically.
· Added an AutoView checkbox to enable/disable all AutoView features.
· Saving KML to Google Earth now works regardless of the current directory.
· GooPs state is now stored in the Current User portion of the registry so Administrative privileges are no longer necessary. This means you will lose all current settings.

; Sample AutoZoom.cfg file:
;
; <Smoothing> is the amount by which the current speed range limits must be exceeded before
; the settings for the new row take effect. This is to avoid "jumping" back and forth when
; traveling at speeds near a table boundary.
;
<Smoothing>3</Smoothing>
;
; <RotateMinimum> is the minimum speed in mph at which auto-rotation will be employed.
;
<RotateMinimum>.5</RotateMinimum>
;
; AutoZoom Configuration Table format
; <speed>,[-]<range>,[-]tilt[,<image>[,[-]<scale>]]
; Example:
; 0, -200, -10, c:/car.png, .5
; 10, 1000, -10, c:/car.png, 1
;
0,-200,-10
10,-1000,60
20,-4000,60
30,-7000,60

Could my luck suck this bad.. Is my area that much of a boondocks area that this is the best image I can get from GE?

If someone wants to donate a mac

Originally Posted by LightningMac

how about a version for OS X?