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I had been using Rocket Locator on my Android tablet, but, recently it stopped working with Google maps, so, I'm working on developing my own app with somewhat similar functionality.
I have a prototype working and somewhat functional, but, it is very rough. So far it plots the NMEA location it receives via (classic) Bluetooth and it also plots your current location. It also lets you switch between satellite and street view. One of its key shortcomings so far is that it only connects to HC-06 devices. Also, so far it shows distance and bearing to the rocket, but, it doesn't draw a line between them. Once I refine it a bit I will try to figure out how to make it available (for free) to anyone who would like to use it. I might even put the source code up on GitHub so that others can modify or enhance it.
I'm testing it with an Arduino based GPS/LoRa tracker that I've developed that uses basic NMEA GPS messages, so, I think it should work with other devices without too much modification.
One of the questions I have is, what are the key things folks need in this sort of app? I'm planning to add the ability to choose the Bluetooth device and maybe also the ability to store the NMEA logs, but, I'm not sure what else is really needed. Also, what Android version are most folks running on their tablets/phones?
I have a prototype working and somewhat functional, but, it is very rough. So far it plots the NMEA location it receives via (classic) Bluetooth and it also plots your current location. It also lets you switch between satellite and street view. One of its key shortcomings so far is that it only connects to HC-06 devices. Also, so far it shows distance and bearing to the rocket, but, it doesn't draw a line between them. Once I refine it a bit I will try to figure out how to make it available (for free) to anyone who would like to use it. I might even put the source code up on GitHub so that others can modify or enhance it.
I'm testing it with an Arduino based GPS/LoRa tracker that I've developed that uses basic NMEA GPS messages, so, I think it should work with other devices without too much modification.
One of the questions I have is, what are the key things folks need in this sort of app? I'm planning to add the ability to choose the Bluetooth device and maybe also the ability to store the NMEA logs, but, I'm not sure what else is really needed. Also, what Android version are most folks running on their tablets/phones?