Hello FoxtrotGPS fellow developers... We have spotted FoxtrotGPS as possible software for our embedded Linux flight computer to be used in motorized ultralight gliders. We are developing electrical motor monitoring software and after looking to GPS/map application, believe FoxtrotGPS is very close to our needs for additional features related to flight tracking.
As I understood Friends tracking feature currentluy is rudiment from TangoGPS and is not working, as it is related to TangoGPS sever. We are developing some software which will synchronise files between several flight computers ( on separate gliders flying within visibility range) via SSH ( SCP or SFTP) via WIFI adhoc network. FoxtrotGPS tracks, could theoretically also be synchronised live at a rate about once per second. If FoxtrotGPS would have an option to redraw selected tracks constantly while track files are updated by other system processes, we would have live picture of glider tracks flying close to each other. For us important to see not only where another glider is located (friend position), but also his track parameters lift/sink during the flight. The whole meaning of this idea is to broadcast flight conditions by the first glider in the team for other team members to make decisions in lifting airstream (thermals) searches. Could you plese let us know if somebody would be interested to make slight FoxtrotGPS modifications which would allow live redrawing of selected tracks. Best regards, Rolandas _______________________________________________ This message is sent to you from [email protected] mailing list. Visit http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/foss-gps to manage your subscription For more information, check http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/FOSS-GPS
