Saturday, October 26, 2013

Don't Need No Stinkin' GPS???

Well, I guess you don't......but I'm sure having a Big Time with mine.



Check this out.........  Push "Play" and it will be much enhanced if you have Goog Earth installed.

This is my first attempt and there will be more files, for sure.

P. S.     Note the heart rate (BPM), a testament to my excellent physical conditioning; it never changes, uphill or down.

14 comments:

  1. Having fun? I'd say so! Love the gravel. Eager to see some snow action under those tires now.

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    1. It won't be long before these roads are snowy. This was taken yesterday afternoon; we left the city a bit early so I headed out for a ride before it got dark.

      I was on a couple of gravel roads yesterday, both of which are on my soon-to-be world famous "85 Miles of Gravel" ride. I created a Route that is 90% gravel, uses no road twice, never gets more than 17 miles from home and traverses 4 Minimum Maintenance Roads. Hoping to run it again yet this fall, a good ride when cooler riding makes slower riding even better.

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  2. That's pretty cool, being able to match video to a map. Watching that sure makes me miss all the county roads down there. Directly across the river from where you were was my favorite circle. 35 & CC to SS to D to N back to 35..... I may have to make a trip down there next year just to ride those roads again!

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    1. Next summer come on down and I'll show you some loops I'll bet you haven't done.....but bring that smaller Yamaha, you'll get your rims wet.

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  3. Pretty cool technology. Now you need a post explaining how you did it...

    If I were you, I'd be mildly concerned about a heart rate of zero!

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    1. I can't take much credit for the technology; my new Contour +2(don't buy one, the company is defunct) camera and the hosting website makes it easy enough even for me. I'm hoping that it takes me all next season to get it right. :)

      I'm hoping that slow heart rate will keep things working longer.

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  4. Hi Coop! Enjoy the GPS. I did much the same with my GPS when flying my glider. I had traces of so many flights and enjoyed reliving the flights. You will enjoy it more and more as you use it.

    Anymore, I seldom use the GPS on my bike, lost is just a state of mind. (Spoken like someone that is lost most of the time.) :)

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    1. I have one of the GPS units along on most every ride, either for guidance, reference or archiving. Yesterday, I didn't even have one, at least officially. The camera uses its own GPS and I've been curious about linking the positional data with video.

      The camera has various video modes, plus still image capability at various frequencies, something I've been interested in. Now I'll play with how often (on some roads) to let the memory card fill up. So far I've only tried every 10 seconds.

      There's huge value in being lost, I'd agree.

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  5. Well, that's just too cool! I'd like to know more too.

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  6. I'm going out today and this time will mount the camera on my helmet to get a better view. I'll know more and will share that little bit more tonight. It would be nice to have a better connection than rural DSL. My once fast CAD workstation can still overwhelm our online speed. The uploads are game stoppers so I'll shorten up the recording and along with that try a higher resolution today.

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  7. Okay, that was pretty cool. I'd never seen that website before so it was neat to see the map and the video.

    Heart rates of 0 don't mean you are healthy, but you're right it didn't change at all even with your excitement.

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  8. I don't remember exactly how I stumbled upon the website but it was via searching GPS and video.

    There were a number of failures (things learned) today. By next week's Swan Ride I should have at least a few of the bugs worked out.

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  9. Coop:

    that's neat. You're a genius. Shows speed and elevation too.

    bob
    Riding the Wet Coast

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  10. Some geniuses figured out how I could upload a couple of files and have fun watching what I experienced. Earth, away from this application, allows for exaggerating the topography to give a better idea of elevation changes, especially so when you shift perspective and look at a shallower angle. This view is much like in an airplane where high and low tend to blend. I like the percent of grade readings, something I normally only equate with our nation's Interstate highways and railroad grades.

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