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sboons
10-22-2009, 05:24 AM
Hello,

I am working on a simple program that does the following:

Visual Basic program:
- Read GPS data from FSUIPC
- Push this data to MySql database on the internet every 10 secs

PHP script:
- Show current GPS position on Google Maps (auto update)

The basic version works (see current position):
http://www.steef.net/flight2/

Next steps are:
- Heading (show plane-icon in the direction of the current heading)
- Show flightpath (polyline)
- Review flights
- Show date / time of the last position

Is there already a freeware program like this? I personally like it very much because during flight I can see exactly where I am. It gives me a new dimension to my flight.

If there is no program like this, is there interest for this by others?

TobiBS
10-22-2009, 06:04 AM
If you are flying online on VATSIM, vataware would be your choice: http://vataware.com/
The ACARS provided bJeroen is another alternative: http://www.hoppie.nl/acars/

There are also other ACARS systems like XAcars and FSAcars, that provide such a functunality.

den19
10-23-2009, 02:52 PM
There is already something similar which I have been trying..


See this forum for details

Den

http://www.tasoftware.co.uk/forum/index.php?board=3.0