User:Brian H Wilson
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(New page: I am currently a GIS Analyst for Alsea Geospatial, Inc in Corvallis, Oregon. 17-July-2008 -- I have had my Freerunner for 24 hours now. I am interested in GPS technology, so my primary i...) |
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− | + | == Who are you? == | |
− | + | * I live and work in Corvallis, Oregon. | |
+ | * I work as a GIS Analyst for Alsea Geospatial, Inc. | ||
+ | * I am a bicyclist and human power fan. | ||
+ | * I have enjoyed working with Linux systems since the kernel was at .9 something, around 1992. | ||
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+ | == How long have you had your Freerunner? == | ||
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+ | Since 16-July-2008; I have had my Freerunner for 24 hours now. | ||
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+ | == Why did you want to get one? == | ||
I am interested in GPS technology, so my primary interest in the FR is to experiment with building a versatile GPS data collector. One of the other teams at AGI builds applications on Windows Mobile devices like the TDS Recon and TDS Nomad. These are expensive ruggedized PDA's. | I am interested in GPS technology, so my primary interest in the FR is to experiment with building a versatile GPS data collector. One of the other teams at AGI builds applications on Windows Mobile devices like the TDS Recon and TDS Nomad. These are expensive ruggedized PDA's. | ||
− | I | + | I was not put off by the recent issue with GPS and the SD card, I figured it would either be solved by the time I switch on the GPS receiver in my FR or that I'd just use an external antenna or a bluetooth GPS anyway. I assumed I was buying a bag of parts when I ordered my Freerunner, that it won't do anything without my help and that some problems with its hardware would crop up. |
I had a Dell Axim X50V and I did a bit of programming on it. (actually I still have it but it broke! It's not ruggedized!) I don't really like the Windows Mobile environment. I want to see what I can do with Linux. | I had a Dell Axim X50V and I did a bit of programming on it. (actually I still have it but it broke! It's not ruggedized!) I don't really like the Windows Mobile environment. I want to see what I can do with Linux. | ||
− | When I travel, I go light so I have never taken a laptop on a long trip. The Dell was handy for checking email and web sites on the road via WiFi. Hopefully the Freerunner will be able to do that. | + | When I travel, I go light so I have never taken a laptop on a long trip. The Dell PDA was handy for checking email and web sites on the road via WiFi. Hopefully the Freerunner will be able to do that for me soon. I have not decided if I will even use it as a phone yet. |
− | I have not decided if I will even use it as a phone yet. | + | |
I'd also like to play with the accelerometers in the Freerunner. They seem interesting. | I'd also like to play with the accelerometers in the Freerunner. They seem interesting. |
Revision as of 23:53, 17 July 2008
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Who are you?
- I live and work in Corvallis, Oregon.
- I work as a GIS Analyst for Alsea Geospatial, Inc.
- I am a bicyclist and human power fan.
- I have enjoyed working with Linux systems since the kernel was at .9 something, around 1992.
How long have you had your Freerunner?
Since 16-July-2008; I have had my Freerunner for 24 hours now.
Why did you want to get one?
I am interested in GPS technology, so my primary interest in the FR is to experiment with building a versatile GPS data collector. One of the other teams at AGI builds applications on Windows Mobile devices like the TDS Recon and TDS Nomad. These are expensive ruggedized PDA's.
I was not put off by the recent issue with GPS and the SD card, I figured it would either be solved by the time I switch on the GPS receiver in my FR or that I'd just use an external antenna or a bluetooth GPS anyway. I assumed I was buying a bag of parts when I ordered my Freerunner, that it won't do anything without my help and that some problems with its hardware would crop up.
I had a Dell Axim X50V and I did a bit of programming on it. (actually I still have it but it broke! It's not ruggedized!) I don't really like the Windows Mobile environment. I want to see what I can do with Linux.
When I travel, I go light so I have never taken a laptop on a long trip. The Dell PDA was handy for checking email and web sites on the road via WiFi. Hopefully the Freerunner will be able to do that for me soon. I have not decided if I will even use it as a phone yet.
I'd also like to play with the accelerometers in the Freerunner. They seem interesting.
In my day job I do a fair bit of python programming and I intend to try python on the FR.
External Links
- My personal site is http://www.wildsong.biz/
- Alsea Geospatial, Inc. http://alseageo.com/
- TDS (Tripod Data Systems) http://www.tdsway.com/