Gadget to track and photograph a roadtrip
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Next year my dad is planning a very slow road-trip from his property near Almeria in Spain home to Yorkshire. I say very slow because this will be done by tractor! Yeah... I know... 
Anyway, we would like a simple way that he can take pics of his trip which are either automatically uploaded somewhere online, or done so very easily. I'd also like to be able to track his progress on a map.
Alternatively, some easy method of blogging a picture/location.
To save on the cost of a device, I was wondering if anything was available that I could stick on my old iPhone 3g?
Or are there any pocket cameras available with this kind of functionality (auto upload with GPS tagging?)?
Any thoughts much appreciated.
Anyway, we would like a simple way that he can take pics of his trip which are either automatically uploaded somewhere online, or done so very easily. I'd also like to be able to track his progress on a map.
Alternatively, some easy method of blogging a picture/location.
To save on the cost of a device, I was wondering if anything was available that I could stick on my old iPhone 3g?
Or are there any pocket cameras available with this kind of functionality (auto upload with GPS tagging?)?
Any thoughts much appreciated.
Yeah any camera with GPS or even the iphone although the camera aint much cop on the 3gs. iPhoto on macs place markers using a google earth type map and will show you where the photo was taken.
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH2381?viewlocale=en_U...
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH2381?viewlocale=en_U...
One other option is to use domethig like Instagram, you can set it to record the gps of where it was taken on the I phone or other gps enabled smart phone. Images aren't really high res but it does upload very quick and cheaper than uploading other pics on the move due to small size of the image. Obviously beware of the roaming charges your dad might get with uploading pics abroad.
Matt
Matt
One other option is to use domethig like Instagram, you can set it to record the gps of where it was taken on the I phone or other gps enabled smart phone. Images aren't really high res but it does upload very quick and cheaper than uploading other pics on the move due to small size of the image. Obviously beware of the roaming charges your dad might get with uploading pics abroad.
Matt
Matt
One other option is to use domethig like Instagram, you can set it to record the gps of where it was taken on the I phone or other gps enabled smart phone. Images aren't really high res but it does upload very quick and cheaper than uploading other pics on the move due to small size of the image. Obviously beware of the roaming charges your dad might get with uploading pics abroad.
Matt
Matt
The iPhone does geo tracking so that has you covered. It also has a tumblr app which is easy to use. Take a look at this one as an example.
example blog
You can scroll through the posts or click "archive" for an overview of all posts by date. Once he is back in the UK you can use the geo info and edit the posts
example blog
You can scroll through the posts or click "archive" for an overview of all posts by date. Once he is back in the UK you can use the geo info and edit the posts
Many thanks all for the suggestions so far. As soon as I get the time I'll look into them properly, but I had assumed we'd be able to do something with the iPhone if a simpler "point and click and auto upload" solution didn't exist. My main concern with the iPhone is obviously battery life.
As for probably the most important question, the only answer I get is "Why not?". And I can't really answer that!
Essentially my dad has done this journey many times by car but when driving like that you never actually see anywhere that you pass through. Being semi-retired now he decided quite some time ago that this is something he wanted to do, and the more people question it, the more determined he is.
He has been in touch with many authorities to try to find out the legality if this, and no-one in any of the three countries concerned seems to have a clue (ie are you allowed to drive a tractor for non-agricultural purposes such distances?). My dad's view is he will do it until someone stops him.
Now can you see why I want to track this from home?!
As for probably the most important question, the only answer I get is "Why not?". And I can't really answer that!
Essentially my dad has done this journey many times by car but when driving like that you never actually see anywhere that you pass through. Being semi-retired now he decided quite some time ago that this is something he wanted to do, and the more people question it, the more determined he is.
He has been in touch with many authorities to try to find out the legality if this, and no-one in any of the three countries concerned seems to have a clue (ie are you allowed to drive a tractor for non-agricultural purposes such distances?). My dad's view is he will do it until someone stops him.
Now can you see why I want to track this from home?!
wiggy001 said:
Many thanks all for the suggestions so far. As soon as I get the time I'll look into them properly, but I had assumed we'd be able to do something with the iPhone if a simpler "point and click and auto upload" solution didn't exist. My main concern with the iPhone is obviously battery life.
As for probably the most important question, the only answer I get is "Why not?". And I can't really answer that!
Essentially my dad has done this journey many times by car but when driving like that you never actually see anywhere that you pass through. Being semi-retired now he decided quite some time ago that this is something he wanted to do, and the more people question it, the more determined he is.
He has been in touch with many authorities to try to find out the legality if this, and no-one in any of the three countries concerned seems to have a clue (ie are you allowed to drive a tractor for non-agricultural purposes such distances?). My dad's view is he will do it until someone stops him.
Now can you see why I want to track this from home?!
He's as mad as a box of frogs! And I like that As for probably the most important question, the only answer I get is "Why not?". And I can't really answer that!
Essentially my dad has done this journey many times by car but when driving like that you never actually see anywhere that you pass through. Being semi-retired now he decided quite some time ago that this is something he wanted to do, and the more people question it, the more determined he is.
He has been in touch with many authorities to try to find out the legality if this, and no-one in any of the three countries concerned seems to have a clue (ie are you allowed to drive a tractor for non-agricultural purposes such distances?). My dad's view is he will do it until someone stops him.
Now can you see why I want to track this from home?!
For anyone that remembers my post last year - my dad boarded a ferry this morning on the first leg of this journey, which is to tow the caravan he will be pulling down to Almeria.
For anyone interested, the tractor is an Ebro Super 55 (with a cab) and the caravan is an Eriba Puck.
The craziness factor is high with this one.
For anyone interested, the tractor is an Ebro Super 55 (with a cab) and the caravan is an Eriba Puck.
The craziness factor is high with this one.
He's probably the only one doing a roadtrip through Yorkshire that's actually got the means to go wherever he needs to in this weather. Is he towing a caravan? I've just got this image of a tractor towed caravan trundling up a snowy hill with Range Rover Sport's wheelspinning all around...
tenohfive said:
He's probably the only one doing a roadtrip through Yorkshire that's actually got the means to go wherever he needs to in this weather. Is he towing a caravan? I've just got this image of a tractor towed caravan trundling up a snowy hill with Range Rover Sport's wheelspinning all around...
At the moment he's driving his Mondeo, towing the caravan, from Yorkshire to Almeria. He got the ferry from Dover to Calais this morning and will be staying with friends somewhere in central France in about 500 miles' time. He should be in Almeria in about 4 or 5 days (depends how long he stays in France) where the Mondeo will be swapped for the tractor for the return journey at a more leisurely pace.Other than that there is absolutely no planning at all with this. He didn't even know where in Dover he would stay last night - he has a caravan so he can just "find somewhere".
As much as I find it crazy, and a lot of friends and family just don't "get it", I'm quite envious that he's in a position to do this.
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