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

**davidhite** · 02-15-2006, 12:43 PM

1.5.1 - 2/15/06

Get it here.

· Added an AutoZoom exaggeration factor – this factor is applied to the AutoZoom calculated range - 1.0 is no effect
· Added shortcuts for main window items –

ctl-t – toggle tracking
ctl-u – toggle heading up
ctl-z – toggle AutoZoom
ctl-p – pause/continue
ctl-m – force tracking selection to self (host=localhost)

**b8bboi** · 02-15-2006, 05:31 PM

Just tested GooPS 1.5.1. Autozoom works awesome. David, is it possible to add key shortcuts for zooming in/out and tilting up/down?

**davidhite** · 02-15-2006, 05:42 PM

Originally Posted by b8bboi

Just tested GooPS 1.5.1. Autozoom works awesome. David, is it possible to add key shortcuts for zooming in/out and tilting up/down?

Thanks for the feedback,
I can add shortcuts for those but I had hoped that the Google Earth shortcuts would be sufficient. That's why I designed GooPs to work with the native Google Earth navigation even when tracking. If you don't know already the Google Earth navigation shortcuts are:

Rotate - Shift-left arrow/Shift-right arrow
Tilt - Shift-up arrow/Shift-down arrow
Zoom - Ctl-up arrow/Ctl-down arrow

**RPM_VR4** · 02-15-2006, 08:22 PM

Auto-zoom is awesome!!! I can't get it exactly how I want it though. No matter how I change the multiplier, it is too zoomed-out at 60MPH and too zoomed-in when stopped.

I would like to set it as follows:
5MPH or less = 1000ft.
5-20MPH = 800ft.
60MPH = 3000ft.

Basically a fixed zoom for stopped (0-5), a fixed zoom for slow (5-20), and then a linear zoom for 20MPH and above (20=800 & 60=3000, therefore 40=1900 & 80=4100).

The best (most customizable) solution would be to have a table of multiple points. To recreate the config above, the table would contain the following points:
0=1000
5=1000
5.1=800
20=800
60=3000
(It would automatically continue the final line to infinity. If you wanted it to stop zooming out after 60MPH, you would add 60.1=3000 to the end of the list.)

**RPM_VR4** · 02-15-2006, 08:29 PM

Oh, you could add an Auto-Tilt into the mix as well. Maybe 80-degrees when stopped fading up to 45-degrees when going 60MPH? ...or maybe based on angle (if your heading is north then the map is less tilted... naw, nevermind)? Maybe tilt could be based on acceleration (60-degrees nominal but tilts to 45-degrees if you gained 10MPH within the last 3 seconds)?

I don't know how useful it would be, I was just thinking from a "making use of all inputs and outputs" perspective. With the proper configuration it would probably look pretty cool at least

More flying, twisting, turning in GE = more eye candy to impress with.

**davidhite** · 02-15-2006, 10:41 PM

Is anyone else having a problem having the GPS options remain disabled when you uncheck the Demo Mode box?

Originally Posted by d2.n

thanks for the quick reply, i tried your new version as well and the gps options are greyed out regardless of the state of the demo box. does GooPs require a specific version of .net2? other than that im lost.

Originally Posted by davidhite

Originally Posted by d2.n

in the options screen of every version up to 1.5 the GPS connection settings are greyed out. im using the Delorme USB to Serial drivers and have no problem connecting to the COM ports. any help would be greatly appreciated, the demo is amazing

Hi,
Thanks for the feedback. Just uncheck the Demo Mode box in the options screen and the GPS options will be enabled. Perhaps I shouldn't disable them in Demo Mode.
I just released a new version with hotkey/shortcuts.

That is very strange. I'll post this on the forum to see if anyone else is having this problem. GooPs doesn't require .net. It's just vanilla MFC.
The options dialog should look like this:

**davidhite** · 02-15-2006, 10:45 PM

Originally Posted by RPM_VR4

Auto-zoom is awesome!!! I can't get it exactly how I want it though. No matter how I change the multiplier, it is too zoomed-out at 60MPH and too zoomed-in when stopped.

I would like to set it as follows:
5MPH or less = 1000ft.
5-20MPH = 800ft.
60MPH = 3000ft.

Basically a fixed zoom for stopped (0-5), a fixed zoom for slow (5-20), and then a linear zoom for 20MPH and above (20=800 & 60=3000, therefore 40=1900 & 80=4100).

The best (most customizable) solution would be to have a table of multiple points. To recreate the config above, the table would contain the following points:
0=1000
5=1000
5.1=800
20=800
60=3000
(It would automatically continue the final line to infinity. If you wanted it to stop zooming out after 60MPH, you would add 60.1=3000 to the end of the list.)

Thanks RPM, another great idea! I'll work on exposing those so you configure it however you want.

I also have the cursor image thing hardcoded to kick in at 600 ft (I think) I could also expose that so you can configure the kick in distance yourself.

**davidhite** · 02-15-2006, 10:47 PM

Originally Posted by RPM_VR4

Auto-zoom is awesome!!! I can't get it exactly how I want it though. No matter how I change the multiplier, it is too zoomed-out at 60MPH and too zoomed-in when stopped.

I would like to set it as follows:
5MPH or less = 1000ft.
5-20MPH = 800ft.
60MPH = 3000ft.

Basically a fixed zoom for stopped (0-5), a fixed zoom for slow (5-20), and then a linear zoom for 20MPH and above (20=800 & 60=3000, therefore 40=1900 & 80=4100).

The best (most customizable) solution would be to have a table of multiple points. To recreate the config above, the table would contain the following points:
0=1000
5=1000
5.1=800
20=800
60=3000
(It would automatically continue the final line to infinity. If you wanted it to stop zooming out after 60MPH, you would add 60.1=3000 to the end of the list.)

Thanks RPM, more great ideas! I'll work on exposing those so you configure it however you want.

I also have the cursor image thing hardcoded to kick in at 600 ft (I think) I could also expose that so you can configure the kick in distance yourself.

**RPM_VR4** · 02-15-2006, 11:32 PM

I didn't know it was MFC. That is awesome. Maybe you can help me out... I cannot get the SHIFT key combos to work in Google Earth. Also I cannot get it to recieve any key press unless it is the top-most window via BringWindowToTop(handle); I notice your auto-heading/auto-zoom work without Google Earth having focus, but that is through the .kml file I assume so it is not the same thing as using SendMessage(handle, WM_KEYDOWN, VK_SHIFT, 0);

Anyway, if you think you could help, please see my Experts-Exchange question.

Also... Thanks! I'm glad you like some of my ideas. What do you think we could do with auto-tilt (or do you think we should just forget about it)? That would definatly be awesome if you could expose the car-pic distance. To expand upon that, you could make another table that has distance=icon. This way at further zoom levels you could use a smaller picture of your car. The default entry would be "0ft=3DArrows". To configure it like it is currently hard-coded, the table would have "0ft=Pic1" and "601ft=3DArrows". ...or maybe it is possible to auto-resize the picture based on auto-zoom distance?

**0l33l** · 02-16-2006, 04:10 AM

Originally Posted by RPM_VR4

I didn't know it was MFC. That is awesome. Maybe you can help me out... I cannot get the SHIFT key combos to work in Google Earth. Also I cannot get it to recieve any key press unless it is the top-most window via BringWindowToTop(handle); I notice your auto-heading/auto-zoom work without Google Earth having focus, but that is through the .kml file I assume so it is not the same thing as using SendMessage(handle, WM_KEYDOWN, VK_SHIFT, 0);

Anyway, if you think you could help, please see my Experts-Exchange question.

Also... Thanks! I'm glad you like some of my ideas. What do you think we could do with auto-tilt (or do you think we should just forget about it)? That would definatly be awesome if you could expose the car-pic distance. To expand upon that, you could make another table that has distance=icon. This way at further zoom levels you could use a smaller picture of your car. The default entry would be "0ft=3DArrows". To configure it like it is currently hard-coded, the table would have "0ft=Pic1" and "601ft=3DArrows". ...or maybe it is possible to auto-resize the picture based on auto-zoom distance?

Try LSHIFT or RSHIFT.