I concur!
Have a look at GBM Mobile. Out-of-the-box solution = faster, lower risk, known
cost.
Cheers,
David Jerrard
Landmark Geographic Solutions <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 30/05/2003 02:21:20 PM
To: "Simmonds, Ashley (PTB)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
cc: MapInfo Listers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (bcc: David J
Jerrard/cp1/QMR/Au)
Subject: RE: MI-L mobile system reccomendations
hey ashley,
I currently have a Dell axim PDA with a holux GPS ultra cf card. I am
evaluating a Australia based company mapping software called GBM Mobile. The
company is called Exa-min technologies, I am still evaluating the product.
It is currently working very well. Acquisition time is great and accuracy is
very well. I am not sure the conversion from Canadian dollars to the
Australian dollar but the system cost just under $2000.
LGS
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From: Simmonds, Ashley (PTB) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 4:29 PM
To: 'Mapinfo List (E-mail)'
Subject: MI-L mobile system reccomendations
hiya,
i want to put together a mobile mapping system for some nighttime shooters
in outback australia and want to see what ideas people here have for the
project.
the budget will be between $1000-$2000 Australian. (approx 20 bucks US)
there's no specific requirements yet, so it could be an all-in-one GPS, or a
combination of PDA/small laptop and GPS etc.
general requirements:
ease of use:
end-user will NOT be interested in programming and fancy stuff, just knowing
where he is, and some basic plotting and editing. eg, adding fence lines
and tracks and gates and such, or noting locations of dams and sheds or
hazards, and perhaps other things such as downed game.
low to medium accuracy:
it's in the outback, they only need to know where they are to within a few
hundred metres most of the time, but there will nearly always be easy line
of sight to a whole hemisphere of satellites.
reliability:
this system will be on all night every night. don't want to have to keep
changing or charging batteries, it should run off the car battery. the
end-user will not likely suffer down-time, they would rather not use it if
it requires too much effort to maintain.
robustness:
this system will be in a bumpy car all the time, so it is a definite
requirement that it is NOT delicate. any connections must be solid, capable
of taking decent knocks.
other ideas:
would like to interface with thermal sensing/night vision equipment. eg,
rather than shooter having to drive around paddocks at 20km/h for 8 hours
spotlighting for game, it would be nice if they could drive at normal speeds
with a thermal overlay on the map which indicated heat zones. i know next
to nothing about this side of things, but if anyone has any ideas i would
love to hear them.
this system will be within a darkened cabin environment, so requires easy
access buttons and highly visible display with at-a-glance operability.
minimal user interaction should be required for it's main functions. would
also be nice if data were easily transferred to a home computer for a
possible database and for sharing of mapping information with other users,
and for easy updates to the system for some custom tools etc.
if there is such a system out-of-the-box, then that's great. however i'm
not scared of putting this together myself. i can do integrated mapping and
programming and stuff myself, and i won't have any major difficulty learning
new systems/languages.
anyway, an intermediate system will be good for the short term, something
that does MOST of the mapping stuff easily, so these guys will be happy with
a mid-range GPS or something in the mean time while i make a fully featured
system.
answers to the ideas i've posted will be much appreciated, and i'd love to
hear any other ideas that would be applicable to such a system.
thanks
ash
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