Category GPS

PHP – GPS Tracks In Google KML Format

Amongst other things, I have the habit of keeping a detailed track of where I have been and for this purpose, I use my Garmin GPSMap 60CSx. I have configured this GPS to save track information every 3 seconds. If…

Importing Geonames.org Data Into MySQL

What is Geonames.org, you wonder? It’s a website [or an web-institution, if you like to phrase it that way] that provides – amongst other things – [pretty] useful information that maps geological data [country, region, city/town/village, etc.] to the GPS…

PHP – Storing GPS Track Points In MySQL

Though the term waypoint has come into fairly common use in recent times, the concept has existed for as long as we have been navigating. Waypoints have traditionally been associated with distinctive features of the physical world – such as…

PHP – Storing GPS Waypoints In MySQL

Though the term waypoint has come into fairly common use in recent times, the concept has existed for as long as we have been navigating. Waypoints have traditionally been associated with distinctive features of the physical world – such as…