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Cool ways to use the GPS in the Kaiser

There are two apps that I have used that I must say make the GPS built into the Kaiser along with its data connectivity pretty cool. Of course, the GPS is a great tool for mapping software such as TomTom, iGuidance, Google Maps, MS Live Search, and others... but the possibilities of GPS in a connected device like the Kaiser can lead to many other great things. Two that I have found useful are Mobile Justice and 3d Tracking. Here is a quick description of what they are.
First, I have installed Mobile Justice which alerts you when a SIM card is changed and will send a text message to a number of your choosing when it is changed... for example it was stolen and a card was sent in. It can also send the current GPS location. In addition, you can send the device a text message with a keyword and request at any time, the current GPS location. You can also put a message on the device screen. I know people often cook this application into ROMs. I hope that someone does this for a future Kaiser kitchen. I learned about the new GPS features here: http://www.wmexperts.com/articles/mobile_justice_sms_your_phone.html
The other app that I have used that is kind of nifty is 3d tracking. It updates your GPS location in near real time to a website that you can use a PC to monitor. The mapping is done using Google maps. Very cool way to keep track of valuables such as your teenagers. ;-)
http://free.3dtracking.net/home.aspx
What other cool uses for the GPS have you found to use with your Kaiser?

I think the latest is the GPS photo functionality that was discovered to be built in. We were talking about this functionality at work but in an actual camera. Little did I know that i would discover this same function active in my TyTn II

y2whisper said:
I think the latest is the GPS photo functionality that was discovered to be built in. We were talking about this functionality at work but in an actual camera. Little did I know that i would discover this same function active in my TyTn II
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I did see that in the forums which just made the camera in the phone that much more useful. Very useful when on hikes or vacationing to take a quick snapshot. Sure, the camera on the phone is not a replacement for a high quality digital camera, but it is convenient and in outdoor light, does a pretty good job. Combined with the GPS tagging, it is fun too. I hope we get to see even more uses for the integrated GPS.

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y2whisper said:
I think the latest is the GPS photo functionality that was discovered to be built in. We were talking about this functionality at work but in an actual camera. Little did I know that i would discover this same function active in my TyTn II
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Can you please explain this function and how it can be used.
I am using Nokia's smart2go gps software in my Tytn-II and its working gr8, with Nokia's maploader u can download very detailed maps with very good databases particularly for middle-east.

Similar to your Mobile Justice product, here's one I saw the other day. Its kind of like LoJack for your phone:
http://www.pocketpc-live.com/pocketpc-softwares/ultimate-theft-alert-v3-for-pocket-pcs-2.html
It You can have your phone let you know where it is if its ever lost.

The company I work for does gps tracking for sports (running, skiing etc). I won't post the link, as i dont want to be seen as advertising.
But its pretty cool to be able to see how fast you ski (57.2mph is my fastest so far).

Someone sent me a note on this site that does something similar to 3d tracking. I will try it out now to see how it works.
http://gps.gpsxml.com/

Here is another tool that has a description with features similar to WIMP (Where Is My Phone) and Mobile Justice. Has anyone heard of it or tested it before? It is called Ultimate Theft Alert and has GPS as an add-on option.
http://www.pocketpc-live.com/pocketpc-softwares/ultimate-theft-alert-v3-for-pocket-pcs-2.html

I had no idea there were so many tools for GPS integrated mobile phones. Here is another freebie, this time from a well known PPC developer, VITO Technology. It is called FindMe
http://www.vitotechnology.com/en/products/findme.html

And for those with coding experience... here is an example with source code.
http://www.codeproject.com/useritems/FindMe.asp

swarnabhab said:
Can you please explain this function and how it can be used.
I am using Nokia's smart2go gps software in my Tytn-II and its working gr8, with Nokia's maploader u can download very detailed maps with very good databases particularly for middle-east.
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Basic use would be if you wanted to add pictures to a map (google earth i believe supports this) you take a picture and in geomarks your pic.
It is basically done by regedit - you can read more on this in this exact forum (should be on page one or two -- easy for us to say this while the kaiser forum is still fresh)

Have a look at this..... http://www.reperion.com/
Downloaded the software, registered an account and now my handset can be tracked by anyone with a pc.

yeah the file download was down before, working now, will try this one out

ericb said:
Have a look at this..... http://www.reperion.com/
Downloaded the software, registered an account and now my handset can be tracked by anyone with a pc.
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This is free for now it seems. I will try it out. Do you know if it is any different than 3d tracking? That one is free too.

Had a quick look t 3d tracking, reprion looks to do asimilar thing.
Both seem pretty cool anyway

Some more interesting GPS software: http://www.jgui.net/gps/index.html
Personal observation: There should be a standard for SMS messages whereby the GPS coordinates of the sender can be sent along with text or mms messages. This would be handy for location based services and when chatting with friends.

AND wth pda's
ericb said:
Have a look at this..... http://www.reperion.com/
Downloaded the software, registered an account and now my handset can be tracked by anyone with a pc.
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AND PDA ! )
http://geocool.reperion.com

Somthing wrong with the GPS
Hi
There's something definitely wrong with the GPS happening from time to time.
Today, TomTom was off by nearly 1 kilometre using the internal GPS. Using BT GPS everything was fine.
After a restart: the location was spot on again.
It has happened to me 3-4 times now that the GPS is completely off the charts.
Wonder if this could be fixed with a Radio ROM update ..

swarnabhab said:
Can you please explain this function and how it can be used.
I am using Nokia's smart2go gps software in my Tytn-II and its working gr8, with Nokia's maploader u can download very detailed maps with very good databases particularly for middle-east.
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Sorry to maybe possible hijack this threat a little. I am also using smart2go. But I can't download any maps to my MicroSD with the Maploader. It always complaint that there is no space in my card (which has 3.7GB free). How were you able to download the maps to your card?
Many thanks in advance!
PS. Never mind. I found out that Smart2Go probably has a problem with storage cards larger than 2GB as if I use smaller MicroSD cards, the Map Loader works fine. So the solution is to run Smart2Go with a blank 2G or smaller card, then copy the files to the 4G MicroSDHC. Then Map Loader works (with a size limit of 1.8G for map data).....

Ok so still having some problems.
As noted here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=332811
Some programs don't instal for me, WIMP did install however (haven't tested it yet) so my assumption would be some kind of security setting that is on when installing cabs, do you guys turn it off? (i remember there was a way to do this with the Hermes) or do these apps just install out of the box (per se)?
EDIT:
Looks like its some kind of problem when i transfer the file over via activesync to the card. I put it on via straight pc to another card and it installs fine.

Free GPS RealTime Tracking + GeoBlogging !!

A must try for all Windows Mobile GPS PDA owners... it's free, there's more than a couple of thousand users online already.
a picture says more than a thousand words, plese visit :
http://www.reperion.com and see the pictures,
to download the stuff for your TyTn II, go to
http://www.reperion.com/newclient
You have to register for a free account first, instructions are on the http://www.reperion.com website under PRODUCTS, FREE SOFTWARE

Here's the file for your Kaiser
Dear People, we got a lot of questions about the signup procedure, and how to get realtime Google Earth GeoBLogging working :
Follow this link, and all will be well,
we would really appreciate it if you could drop a few lines here about your expierence with this software
free realtime GPS Tracking for WIndows Mobile 6 with Google Earth, Google Maps, Virtual Earth 3D, Yahoo! and Mappoint
http://www.reperion.com/products/basic_freesoftware.htm

I tried this software a few months ago. If i recall, it lacked two things i need.
a) the ability to turn of the GPS between fixes.
b) the ability to allow the unit to fall asleep, and then wake the unit up to take fixes.
Have these features been added?

Thank you for your answer, those features aren't included (yet) but we think of them as useful enough to incorporate in a future version. Thank you for your comments, is it very well appreciated !!
If you want to play with your GPS in youor Kaiser, and you want to use the maximum potential of your camera, your GPS, your internet , your audio and video recorder, please surf to :
http://www.reperion.com and click downloads
I'm sure you will be amazed by : GPS Realtime Tracking in Google Earth, Google Maps, Virtual Earth, Virtual Earth 3D, Mappoint, Yahoo! Maps....
Audio/Video/Picture Geo-tagged realtime uploads
Free 1024 character i-SMS to and from device
Location Based Search using Yahoo! Upcoming.org
And so many more nice features...
http://www.reperion.com

What gps software to use for hiking / geocaching?

Hey all,
I want to use my Tilt while hiking or geocaching. While the navigation software like TomTom is cool its not what I'm looking for. Instead something that shows breadcrumb trails and waypoints would be better for me. Something like the default on the eTrex or similar? I'd prefer free but am willing to pay for the right app also.
Thanks!

Yesterday, someone asked for a GPS tracking program for skiing.
And here's what madsnm answered:
madsnm said:
Run.GPS should do what you want.
http://www.rungps.net/
/Mads
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Run.GPS is the perfect tool for sports like running, skiing and walking. It uses the Global Positioning System (GPS) to record all of your training parameters like speed, distance and altitude.
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Maybe that program could be useful for you.
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You can import google earth maps, you can import/export Paths/Routes/Tracks and you can import/export waypoint!
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It's a 14 day trial
$33.99 for a normal license and $65.43 for a pro license

GPS Tuner is fantastic for hiking. It does the trails and waypoints as you want, and is able to import and export to Google Earth format so you can see your path on your PC too. The only drawback to geocaching is that when the phone goes into standby, the GPS chip shuts off, so you need to get a program like AE Button Plus to force the phone to stay on with one button click, and turn off the screen with another button click. I tend to use a BT-338 external GPS receiver when I geocache, however, because it is much more accurate than the built-in GPS in the Tilt. (It has a Sirf III receiver chip as opposed to the Qualcomm-whatever chip in the phone.)
Falcon, eh? Colorado Springs here!!!

Run Gps
Run GPS is awesome. I use it for hiking & crosscountry skiing. It works great, even in stand by mode

I use GeoScout for geocaching - links to geocaching.com directly which is nice - pulls down caches, logs, maps, etc.

For Geocaching, I recommend Beeline. http://visualgps.net/BeeLineGPS/default.htm It doesn't display maps, but it does handle lots of waypoints. Mine tilt is usually loaded with about 5000 geocaches. It also display cache information from the gpx file so caching is paperless.
I tried GPS Tuner. I like some of the features. It will download maps over the air. This is a nice feature. It doesn't handle a big waypoint database very well. After about 150 waypoints, it starts to slow down.
Neither is perfect. I don't hike without goecaching, so Beeline is my choice. If you're mainly hiking, I think GPS Tuner is very nice. I watch the release notes for both and wait for one to suit me better.

I see DeLorme's Topo 7.0 will work with a touch-screen PDA when used with their Street Atlas 2008 mapping software. Might take a lot of memory for all the map data on a card though.
Nice thing is that you can use it in rural areas as it wouldn't require an active connection to an online mapping server like TeleNav or others.

snooginsguy said:
Falcon, eh? Colorado Springs here!!!
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You ever made it to the Tarrryall cache? I placed that one. First cache in Colorado

OziExplorer and Glopus
I Use for Geocaching "OziExplorerPPC" ( Waypoints with GSAK ) (Maps with OziExplorerPC). --> Link
It`s great to Handle.
Another one is "Glopus". --> Link

Thanks for the details guys!
Was just wondering if something like GPS Tuner/Run GPS would store single points? I like photography and I'd find it very useful to store away the GPS cordinates of where I'm taking a shot in some form....
Ta
Matt

Sadlybrokeboy said:
Thanks for the details guys!
Was just wondering if something like GPS Tuner/Run GPS would store single points? I like photography and I'd find it very useful to store away the GPS cordinates of where I'm taking a shot in some form....
Ta
Matt
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Just use the GPS Photo option in the camera app.
or noniGPSplot

MACkjam said:
Just use the GPS Photo option in the camera app.
or noniGPSplot
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MACkjam - thanks - had forgotten about the GPS photo option!
Matt

Thanks for all the ideas. I'll be trying out most all of these. I did download beeline last nght, and it is Very eTrex like, so probably the closest to what I'm looking for. Too bad you can't do background maps on it though.

I tried my kaiser with a number of apps for some topo nav/geocaching, none of the apps seem to work very well. The biggest problem for me was battery drain. If your doing caches you can drive to you'll probably be ok, but if you have to hike an hour or 2 the kaiser doesn't cut it.
best app was beeline but I'd go with a standalone gps device.

i use gps with UK os maps for mountainbiking. i have bought a big battery off ebay (about $10), 2800mAh with replacement back (its about 2x thicker than standard). it will last about 7 hours on continuous gps and i also take the standard one for backup

Sadlybrokeboy said:
Thanks for the details guys!
Was just wondering if something like GPS Tuner/Run GPS would store single points? I like photography and I'd find it very useful to store away the GPS cordinates of where I'm taking a shot in some form....
Ta
Matt
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If you want to use the tilt to photograph, you can use KaiserTweak to enable GPS photo which basically puts your gps coordinates in the photos metadata (or something like that)

I regularly Geocache myself and have myself searched for the best navigation software to use for this pastime. I have tested just about every application so far mentioned in this thread but nothing, and I mean nothing, comes close to TrackyPro. GPSTuner was pretty good but TrackPro beats the lot of themo. It is perfect for Geocaching as you can download Geocaches from Geocaching.com direct from within the application and also display descriptions of the Geocaches within the ap too! It really is an incredably intelligently written and intuitive piece of software. Please, please try it. You will thank me I promise. And no, I'm in no way affililated with the author of this software!!
http://www.trackthisout.com/

mfrazzz said:
You ever made it to the Tarrryall cache? I placed that one. First cache in Colorado
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Not yet, I'll have to check it out though!

BackCountry Navigator
I'm real fond of a program called BackCountry Navigator. Costs $30, and displays the USGS topo maps that I'm familiar with. They're downloaded from terraserver-USA, so they're as current as those kinds of maps can be, and I can have them with me so I don't need to be on the network. Given a few days of spare moments I got my whole state at 1:100000 scale, and all the national forest areas where I go at the more detailed 1:24000. I haven't tried it yet, but it's supposed to be able to get info straight from the geocaching site.
www.BackCountryNavigator.com

MACkjam said:
Just use the GPS Photo option in the camera app.
or noniGPSplot
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Using Run.GPS you can take pictures, record videos and audio recordings and just upload it to, for instance, the GPS-Sport.net portal - it's all geo-coded automatically
Here's some examples:
http://www.gps-sport.net/trainings/Iron-Mountain_12832
http://www.gps-sport.net/trainings/Griffin-Creek_11260
http://www.gps-sport.net/trainings/La-Rhune-Lizuniaga_11627

[APP][BETA] GPS Calculator [R] 05 JAN 2012 [V] 4.0

Hello!
I’m trying to get excited about Windows Phone 7 development again and I need your help. I’m looking for beta-testers for my new app GPS Calculator 4 (OK, this is not exactly new, but this version is a complete refresh).
GPS Calculator is a Swiss army knife tool for working with GPS data. Currently following functions are implemented:
1. Project. Ever wondered where you will end up if you go for 20 miles 45 degrees north? GPS Calculator can accurately project on real earth ellipsoid surface and provide with target coordinates. And now, using Bing reverse geocoding, you can also find the name of the place.
2. Measure. What is the exact distance from Paris to London? From your current location to New-York? From home to office? OK, you get the idea. And with more than 2700 cities data build-in this functions works even in offline mode.
3. Convert. From decimal degrees to GPS coordinates and vice versa.
Have any suggestions for other features to add? Please let me know.
Best of all, GPS Calculator is completely free and has no ads.
If you would like to take part in beta, please let me know the live-id of your phone and I’ll send you the link. This is also my first attempt to globalize (and localize) my app, so I’m especially interested in people with non US phones.
Thank you for your attention.
Nikita

Nice app. I don't need convert but useful is check GPS coordinates on the map.

Thanks...good application

great app

APP
the app works perfect

Thank you everyone for your responses. After collecting this and some feedback I've drastically improved the app functionality and interface. I would love it, if you try the new beta and let me know.
New version includes real-time gps tracking, detailed gps settings, favorites management, area calculation and shortest route visualization on the map.

Thank you!!!

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Thank you!!!
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Glad you like it. I want to try make French translation for the app too, if I do, could you help check it? My French is very rusty

[APP] Speechy 1.2 (V2V & OCR Translate)

*** WARNING: Originally Speechy was NOT meant to be anything other than simple voice to voice translation with amazing recognition but after tons of requests for other features, we kept the same UI but added-on as this is what our USERS wanted and we go according to what they want, even if this wasn't what we originally desired. ***
What is Speechy...?
A translator you can really talk to, literally. Say what you need and Speechy will translate by writing in the language you desire but also immediately speak out loud what you said for either others to know what you really want to say in a foreign language or as some are using it as a great tool if you're just trying to learn the language to prepare for your next trip.
Next time when you think you need to rent a Translator, Speechy is here!
Just remember, when you're at an Airport and no one speaks your language and you don't know the native tongue, you can say "How do I get to Terminal B" and know someone who speaks one of the pre-bundled languages can help you by listening to a voice or read the translation on your phone.
Did you know... you can now AIM your phone at a sign, magazine, or any form of a document with words and Speechy Camera Tool (SCT using a form of OCR) can actually scan the words, translate what it understood to the language you desire and even speak it back for you.
How is this DIFFERENT?
1). Mic/Recording Input
Simple! Our voice input function that grabs the audio you speak either close or whichever distance you may be and takes the input from the phone Mic. When using your "Mic", we've designed our own Equalizer that is built-in that actually has various functions and decreases/increases pitch, balance, volume and other aspects to obtaining the audio you speak in which it also breaks it up in to a bunch of "chunks" and sending it via Internet (Wifi Connection or 3G Required) in multiple parts to then have it run through a Speech Server where it is analyzed in each segment of your Mono input (Never Stereo).
2). Cloud Speech Server
When your multiple chunks are each processed one-by-one for better understanding, they are first run under another synthesizer to turn everything flat (Bass, Treble, Pitch/Frequency, etc...) and another technique that let's us better understand what you say, even if you have an accent to the best we can and as each few moments are separated, it allows us to promptly guess what each word is being said and if quickly it fails a built-in/server-run spelling database (Query's originally from Bing!) and if it is still valid it will continue on to check to see if it can find the next best thing using the 2nd Dictionary aka "Phrases" which uses a form of AutoComplete for quicker search which is why you may notice sometimes a little bit of lag time/timely response as it is doing it's very best to try and be 100% accurate.
e.g. "This is a test" may normally be recognized by other Speech Services as "This is a pest". In this case the word "pest" could be valid as it is a US-English Dictionary word but we have one last pass-through that has most common American English phrases that currently only has around 2,000+ but as people report more what they've tried to say and hasn't worked we can add it to the 2nd dictionary for accuracy.
3). Translated Voice Download
Once everything is assumed to be as accurate as possible it will then pass the string through the Bing Translator API and in this case grab the audio from the Bing Translator service and pass it through the App as a "Stream" to download it temporarily (removes every translation or application closing/back button pressed) but only to prepare for output in Mono or Stereo (where available).
4). Translation Output
Once the file is available it immediately streams back out at a specific pitch, frequency, mono playback but made a synthesizer that barely modifies the output a little more to make it louder and easier to understand/sound better on almost any device but more important if Stereo headset/playback is available where most App's just set Mono to Stereo for output but we playback in mono and modify it just a tad and again prepare it if Stereo should occur (Balancing the L/R Channels) but most may not even hear the difference in a loud room but the very least more clear.
Hope this gives you a better insight why a Speechy Pro exists for $0.99 where the free edition is available (1.2) but doesn't have all the features and also has Popup Ad's (60-second delay; Ad may not appear depending on the hourly usage from all the users... This means if 1,000 users used it in a 3-hour time frame or 333/Hr, we disable the Ad for 3-hours as a big THANK YOU but don't think we get paid big bucks, we get about 1-2 pennies per view as we use Smaato for Ads) that aren't really intrusive as you can still record/view/hear with it popping up. Once we hit a specific amount of downloads in the pro edition, we will only continue releasing pro but freely but at this time unsure when that will be but it will just pay for the lighting/power, A/C, Internet, and misc items that we needed to build this.
Thanks!
Pro Edition Download Here - 1.2 Available
Free Edition Download Here - 1.2 Available
*SPECIAL THANKS TO (No specific order):
nok_fusion, scoobysnacks, NeilM, diboze, boz, buffalosolja42, mmian, rajivshahi, fuxinyou, wpxbox, and FlashTek95.
Thank you for helping test Speechy as you've been a lifesaver to have testers all over the globe!

Speechy Pro was finally accepted, the update doesn't seem to have completely become available but even downloading the older version, still enables you to download the update (1.2). You'll know the new Speechy as the icon is BLUE.
Download Speechy Pro

good work, I seem to have gotten the latest version straight from the market, no need to update.

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good work, I seem to have gotten the latest version straight from the market, no need to update.
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I am glad you obtained it without any issues. It seems the update is available but the icon is still red, opposed to the new Pro Edition "BLUE" color... Not sure why though but as long as it is V1.2, your safe.
We're already working on getting 1.3 out, we're working on the UI as that seems to be a big complaint.