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I know I have been away from Deviant Art lately, but I don't seem to catch a break at work... however, lately I have been piling up gadgets that due to the same lack of time I rarely get to use. For example, I have a dash-cam which I only use when driving (I have uploaded a few clips with traffic events) and I also have a GPS watch which I use for running to keep track of my exercises.

So since I already have these I thought why not combine their usage somehow... and besides I need a hobby project so I can stay sane after work and not be tempted to over-extend my overtime work. So I started working on a Perl script that takes the GPS eXchange (.gpx) file from a GPS device (namely my watch in this case) and creates a real-time animated map with momentary speed overlay using Google Maps API. Although this is not a new idea, I thought it might come useful to others as well. Personally I'll use this to better document my journeys, because I plan to do a lot of driving around Europe this year.

This is a video that contains such an animated map... the little post processing was done in PiTiVi (map overlay on the video, transparency and video speed up + adding soundtrack). As you can see there is much work to be done and, although the script is usable, in the end I want this to be done using a GUI and having a little more flexibility about map size, placement, zoom and about the length and speed of the video as well as some synchronization features between the video and the GPS data and many more thing still just on the TO DO list.

I also plan to release the full code and documentation when I feel it's getting good enough to be version 1.0, but until then I can send whoever is interested what I have so far... and also all criticism, suggestions, help or anything from dismissal to moral support is welcome, but keep in mind my schedule doesn't allow me to give quick answers or feedback so be patient :)

I hope you at least enjoy the soundtrack of the video even if the idea doesn't appeal to you.
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Dorin
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Around Northern Ireland... don't stay there more than a week or you'll end up hating it.
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:iconarpinux:
hi, and thx a lot for :+fav: my last deviation :)
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:iconrebound11:
Anytime :) Great work you're doing with livarp, I admire you for your patience and commitment. I've started the GPS video mapping project for a while now and lots of small things interrupted it... I couldn't get around to it like I wanted to. Knowing how hard it is I appreciate what you're doing even more :)
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:iconarpinux:
i hope you'll find the time you need to make your project become reality,
thx again for kind words and support
:)
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:iconarpinux:
and thx again for :+fav: livarp_0.4 official release :D
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:icondimdell:
Thanks for the fav!
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:iconrebound11:
You're very welcome :)
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:iconlagadesk:
*LaGaDesk 3 days ago  Hobbyist Interface Designer
Thanks for all your support Dorin! :wave:
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:iconfulllfrontal:
cheers for the fave!
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:iconrebound11:
You're very welcome :)
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:iconz3roz3ro:
tks for the :+fav:
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:iconrebound11:
You're welcome :)
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:iconzniavre:
merci beaucoup.
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:iconirenegr:
Thank you very much for the fav :)
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:iconrebound11:
You're very welcome :)
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:icondimdell:
Thanks for the fav.:)
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:iconrebound11:
You're welcome :)
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:iconubuntico:
*Ubuntico May 9, 2013  Professional Artist
Thanks for add my may screenshot to your favs ;)
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:iconrebound11:
You're welcome :)
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:iconbjorkenborg:
Mood: Joy ~bjorkenborg May 9, 2013  New member
Merci :)
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:iconrebound11:
De rien, monsieur! :)
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:iconlagadesk:
*LaGaDesk May 7, 2013  Hobbyist Interface Designer
... and thanks for the fave my friend! :)
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:iconrebound11:
Anytime Lars :)
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:iconoldrecord:
~OldRecord Apr 28, 2013  New member
Thanks for the :+fav:!
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:iconrebound11:
You're welcome :)
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