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Interesting project, though I'm not familar with python or php (I've done very little work with either and I never seem to have enough available time to learn).

But for anyone who's interested in this project and was wondering how to host their own server. You can download this if your using Windows.

http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html

Then you just need to use opendyns if you don't have a static IP address.

After a bit of sorting things out, I got it to work! I will be using this so that people can see where I am on my Bike MS ride in less than a week (see signature).

Now, I would like to slow down the update loop (i.e. update the location once every 10 minutes). Where in locupdate.py can I wedge in a Thank you for your work, weißelstone!

Edit:Never mind. I figured out where to put it.

Throughout this week, I have been testing pygeotrack in preparation of my bike ride this weekend in benefit of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. So far, so good. In addition to adding a six-minute time delay, I did a few cosmetic adaptations to fit the event.

The result of my work can be found here: http://cyeungrun.com/BikeMS Assuming there is cellular coverage throughout the route, my Nokia N900 will be transmitting its GPS location every six minutes.

Data should start showing up at September 11, 8 AM (GMT -4) as the ride will start at that time. Until then, don't be surprised that the map is centered in the middle of the ocean.

weißelstone, thank you.

You could check if your provider has a coverage map, though i guess now it's too late


btw, there was a thread about starting a comunity project for making somthing to track lost/stolen N900s, i don't remember the exact name of the thread though

The test proved to be successful (see attached screenshot). I was riding with some of my coworkers whose riding style varied from mine, so I ran out of time and had to be driven back to the last mile.

during the day the map wouldn't load for me the times i tried so i couldn't follow you live, it has loaded with the full path now though

Can you tell me where you've coded in the python script???

Thanks!

Figured out. Nice solution with these python and php scripts.

will this be available in the repos???

In response to chivar's request, my procedures for getting this program to work...

1. Prerequisites

• pygeotrack, which can be downloaded here: https://garage.maemo.org/projects/pygeotrack/
• Web server with Apache, MySQL, and PHP.
• (recommended) PHPMyAdmin
• FTP or SSH/SFTP access to the server
• Nokia N900 and USB data transfer cable
• Knowledge of how to use the N900 command line and HTML.

2. Web server

• Upload the contents of the server folder onto the server.
• Create a database and create a table called "gps"
• Add the following fields in the table. Data type is in parentheses:
  - id (int)
  - lat (float)
  - lon (float)
  - bear (float)
  - speed (float)
  - datum (datetime)
  - schlussel (varchar)
  
  
  NOTE:
  datum is German for "date," and schlussel is German for "key." When creating a field of varchar type, you must specify the length. For this program to function properly, you must put in a positive integer.
• Edit settings.php with your settings (MySQL server, user name, password, etc.).

3. Nokia N900

• In the client folder, edit pygeosettings.cfg with your server's URL and key.
• Create a folder.
• Upload the contents of the client folder to the N900.

4. Front-end improvements
I replaced the index.html with one of my own. To create a link to generate the KML file, I linked to:
And for the map, I created an iframe with source
As you see above, my key was 0500, which was my rider number on the Bike MS event. Customize your own replacement index.htm with decorations of your own liking. Rename the original index.htm as testing.htm or something.

5. Execute

• Open up X Terminal on the N900.
• Navigate to the folder you put the contents of the client folder.
• Execute python locupdate.py.

Those are my procedures. I may have missed a few things as it has been about a month since I did this. In any case, send me a PM with your issues and corrections, and I'll correct this post accordingly. Once we get this shaken out, let's put this on the wiki.