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GPS Logging of my Germany trip is complete (enough). Version 1 is available at:

http://www.muzik.ca/gpsdata/parse.php

The XML files were logged by the Sunset GPS Tracker (mentioned previously) running on my Windows Mobile (yuck!…well actually it works quite well) and a Hollux GPSlim bluetooth receiver. While in Germany, I had the receiver on my person very often, and I logged many of the trips I did. The log took a way-point every 5 seconds (so you can calculate how quickly I was going by the difference in the waypoints!). “Parse.php” takes the xml file (actually a .gpx file), and extracts the coordinates and puts them on a google map.

Unfortunately it will crash your browser if you have too many points (~300) on your current viewport. Some of my files have lots of way points (5000+), so you still need to choose which leg of the journey you wish to see (0-300 is the default starting position). On my list of todos is to discard “duplicate” points (that is a point within a short distance from its previous point). Also todo is to be able to name a journey (rather than 2007-05-14_…gpx, name it “Trip to Hann-Munden).

When time permits

I posted my first picture from Germany. While waiting for my train to depart, I took a long walk along the Main (in Frankfurt).

You can view this gallery at http://photodb.muzik.ca/main.php?g2_itemId=2544

I have arrived safe in Frankfurt!

Below are some links for logging GPS data from a serial port, on windows mobile 5 to a text file:

http://www.vodafonebetavine.net/web/SunsetGPSLogger/downloads

http://handheld.softpedia.com/get/GPS/GPS-Logger-2005-16926.shtml

as found by “Windows Mobile” “GPS Logger” on google