I’m already planning to switch to a new concept since the other piece of code is something I want to develop sooner. But I will do this one, as well! Perhaps, in parallel.
Concept:
The Garmin Astro is a GPS-enabled dog tracking system that enables a user with an Astro handset to view the position and movement of up to ten dogs simultaneously. Position updates occur approximately every five seconds.
There is currently no software product for viewing Astro tracks on a mapping application in realtime. However, Garmin supplies a plugin, the Garmin Communicator plugin, that allows web clients to communicate with a Garmin GPS and exchange data with that GPS.
This web application will poll a Garmin Astro handset, push track data into a database, and generate a KML network link for Google Earth. It is envisioned to work best on a single client laptop with a local webserver so that the user does not need an internet connection in the field. The generated KML network link will enable a user to see Astro collar positions on Google Earth in near realtime.
Why the heck is a computational linguist building a dog toy? See my dog blog…