GooPs Google Earth/GPS Tracking and Navigation - Version 2.4 Released - Page 5

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

Quote: 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?

Quote: 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.

Quote: Originally Posted by davidhite

Quote: 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

Quote: 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

Quote: 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

Quote: 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.

d2.n · 02-16-2006, 04:29 AM

odd, works with admin account. great application.

Quote: Originally Posted by davidhite

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

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:

d2.n · 02-16-2006, 04:50 AM

at stop, my gps reciever doesnt always keep the correct heading. apparently this is a common issue (multiple recievers for me, similar posts by others). using "track to course" results in senseless "spinning" at stops, since the heading is wrong.

Being able to swith to "track to heading" when slowing to a stop should maintain the same (correct) heading. Maybe trigger it to switch when the speed drops below 3mph. better yet, tie it to deceleration, so it only activates when actually stopping, track to course could then still be selected when driving at 3mph, but would switch to track to heading when you slow to ~0mph.

in car google earth impreses all types of people

davidhite · 02-16-2006, 01:10 PM

I think this problem is due to GooPs using the registry incorrectly. For now you need to be an administrator for GooPs to run correctly.

Quote: Originally Posted by davidhite

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

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:

spaceskater · 02-16-2006, 02:16 PM

I have been playing around with the program for a few days... It's amazing!! thanks davidhite! I will soon be adding a GPS with DR that will hopefully eliminate all the "screen spin when stopped" problems. the only thing I would really like to have is to be able to add custom icons. And if you could implement RPM's idea of changing icons according to speed it would be PERFECT! any idea on what's going on with that transparency problem and the icons? now if we could finish that GE skin that would make the whole project really worth using! Theas are suggestions not complaints! The program is amazing already!

By the way I have this small problem. Some times GooPs does not see the gps, it sais GPS: waiting and nothing happens...!? all other programs work fine. I am using GPS Gate to split my gps signal to meny ports.

davidhite · 02-16-2006, 03:58 PM

Thanks for the feedback spaceskater.

I'll be releasing a version in the next couple of days that should give you all the flexibility you need to adjust zoom, tilt, and icons based on speed.

I thought the transparency problem was a SKINbedder issue.

I'm not sure why goops doesn't see your GPS sometimes. I tried to design it to be robust. If it loses the connection it just closes it and tries again. Can you give me more details?
Does it happen when you first start GooPs?
Does it connect successfully and then lose the connection?
Will it reconnect if you press the connect button, or do you have to restart GooPs?
Are any other programs using that port?

Thanks again.

-Dave

Quote: Originally Posted by spaceskater

I have been playing around with the program for a few days... It's amazing!! thanks davidhite! I will soon be adding a GPS with DR that will hopefully eliminate all the "screen spin when stopped" problems. the only thing I would really like to have is to be able to add custom icons. And if you could implement RPM's idea of changing icons according to speed it would be PERFECT! any idea on what's going on with that transparency problem and the icons? now if we could finish that GE skin that would make the whole project really worth using! Theas are suggestions not complaints! The program is amazing already!

By the way I have this small problem. Some times GooPs does not see the gps, it sais GPS: waiting and nothing happens...!? all other programs work fine. I am using GPS Gate to split my gps signal to meny ports.

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