Hacking GPS

Katie Kingsley-Hughes - Collection ExtremeTech

338 pages, parution le 14/04/2005

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Résumé

You'll get lost in this book, but nowhere else

Your GPS is a really cool toy, but what if you could make it even cooler? _ What if you could build and hook up data cables, modify your iPAQ cradle to take a GPS connection, tweak the firmware, hook up to your PC without expensive software, use GPS data in a hundred creative ways, even solar-power your GPS? Suppose you could beef up your "first to find" quotient when geocaching, or use your GPS as a super-accurate clock. Well, you can. Read on-your adventure is just beginning!

Here's how to soup up your GPS

Covers both Garmin and Magellan models

Crack the secret codes
Build auxiliary battery packs
Navigate with your GPS
Make power and data cables
Sharpen your signal
Keep firmware updated
Create and load data
Grab screenshots on the move
Set up an atomic clock
Customize GPS games
Discover paper-free geocaching

L'auteur - Katie Kingsley-Hughes

Kathie Kingsley-Hughes has authored several technical/programming books and contributes regularly to a variety of forums on GPS and other high-tech outdoor devices. A zealous hiker, backpacker, and geocacher, she is rarely seen without her GPS (and usually a digital camera, spare batteries, sleeping bag, and similar survival gear!)

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Acknowledgments
Introduction
Hardware Hacks
- GPS Secrets
- Building GPS Data Cables and Power Cords
- Power Hacks
- Antenna Hacks
- Protecting Your GPS
Software Hacks
- Hacking the Firmware
- Making Connections
Data Hacking
- GPS Data
- Examining the Data
- More Data Tricks
Playtime
- Hacking Geocaching
- GPS Games
Appendix A: GPS Primer
Appendix B:Websites/Internet Resources
Glossary
Index

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Éditeur(s)	Wiley
Auteur(s)	Katie Kingsley-Hughes
Collection	ExtremeTech
Parution	14/04/2005
Nb. de pages	338
Format	19 x 23,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	545g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780764584244
ISBN13	978-0-7645-8424-4