On Thu, 22 May 2008 11:57:38 -0600 "Travis Tabbal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Turn on the GPS and walk. You will get a heading and you can use that > to draw a compass or orient a map display. That's how all GPS systems > do it. You can't really know which way the device itself is pointing > without a magnetic sensor. You could use the accelerometers instead of a magnetic sensor, you just need to calibrate it so you know what your starting point is. And that should be simple, just move say 10 feet in a straight line and you will have the bearing from the GPS. -Lasse _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
