Jeff, I don know if this helps you, but there is an existing GPS Activity named RoadMap. http://wiki.laptop.org/go/RoadMap
Diane Serley www.XOExplosion.com On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 11:26 PM, Jeff Mascornick <jjm4...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Does anyone have experience with using GPS units/sofware with XOs? > I'm part of a team applying for a OLPC project to Tanzania and our team > would like to use GPS hopefully for student in TZ and kids in a partner > school in the US would work on collaborative projects --- hypothically, the > children in Arica would send pictures of different parts of their community > and the children in US would pick a place to hide a geocache (or facsimile > thereof, or... anything) they would tell the teacher in TZ only and give > them clues of where to find it, etc.--- this could be done vice versa of > course > > Does anyone know if this is possible? Feasible? -- Hopefully using Arcmap > software, but I know that a several years ago IDRISI was more common (and > open source if i recall correctly) in Africa esp. in goverment in some areas > > I realize the question may be a little vague - the idea is in a nebulous > phase but I would be extremely grateful for any input . > > Jeff Mascornick, MA > Research Assistant > Center for Community Research & Service > School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy University of Delaware > jjm4...@yahoo.com > (302)547-5952 (c) > > > > _______________________________________________ > Grassroots mailing list > Grassroots@lists.laptop.org > http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/grassroots > >
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