RSS now available for waypoints

If you like feeds as much as I do then you’re going to enjoy these feeds. I wrote a script that I can use on my Blackberry to input waypoints on the fly so while I’m on the road you’ll be able to see what’s going on. While you can see and control all of them from my maps page, Waypoints, with RSS you can get updates in your favorite RSS reader (I prefer the new Google Reader. You can subscribe to these feeds based on the type or select All Points to see everything in one feed. I’ve also added these links to the About page.

Waypoint Feeds
All Points
Waypoints
Gas
Campsites
Restaurants
Hotels
Great Views
Post Cards

2,000 Miles Down

On my ride back from Daytona I crossed the 2,000 mile mark. These two thousand miles are all from roads in Florida including a trip to the Keys, Amelia Island, and several rides to Daytona. You could say I’m starting to get my seat groove worn in and am ready to head for the sunset (after of course a few details on the home front).

If you’re interested in seeing my gas mileage you can check out my newly added Waypoint Journal where I can add stopping points with my blackberry. These are different from the ones from the tracking device because I include the odometer reading and gas information if applicable.
Waypoints

You can control the map

Now you can control the range of points shown from my tracking device with the option of downloading the output to Google Earth. I used a form that queries my waypoint database and returns the waypoints for your range. The database will update automatically as long as my phone stays dry and turned on. I haven’t figured out how to search over dates in SQL, but that may happen soon. Right now you can only select by id (which you can find by clicking on any point icon on the map).
Check out my maps

Google Earth KML integration

I’ve got a test version of my mapping data ready for testing. You can create a KML file of waypoints from my tracking device.

It uses the same script to pull data from my waypoints database but instead of creating a map, it generates a KML file for downloading. Now you can play with my data on a more powerful mapping tool. My next step is to change the yellow pin icon.

Download All Points in a KML

Really cool *new* feature

For your mapping pleasure, I’ve added a feature that will let you follow me on the trip with nearly real-time data from a GPS/phone tracking device. Check out my Maps page. There are several options that you allow you to see different segments of my trip. Thanks to the magic of php, I can highlight specific routes with simple links. Plus I set it up to create a map with every nth point so I should be able to draw a map with nearly the whole trip without crashing your browser.

Yes that’s a picture of the bike with an arrow pointing to my last public location.

For security reasons I’ve inserted a delay in time and location, but as long as I’m moving the maps should update regularly.

The GPS/phone is powered by Boost Mobile and Mologogo.