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Hacking GPS
Hacking GPS is not like other GPS user's guide on the market - it doesn't
spend time telling you how to use the functions on your GPS. Instead Hacking GPS
shows you how to get more out of owning a GPS receiver. Written with the Extreme
Technology community in mind, this book shows you how to do a variety of
different things with your receiver.
Hacking GPS
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Chapter 1: GPS Secrets
- Hidden secrets
- Garmin secret screens
- Garmin GPS 60/60CS
- Garmin GPS V
- Magellan secret code
- After a reset/hard reset
Chapter 2: Building GPS Data Cables and Power Cords
- Cables Demystified
- The Data Cable
- Power Cords
- Combo Cables
- Making your own data cables
- Make your own connector
- GPS/iPAQ connections
- Making combo cables
- Making multi cables
Chapter 3: Power Hacks
- GPS Power Needs
- Power Hacks
- Carrying Your Own 12-Vold Power Supply
- Battery Packs
- A Different Kind of Battery Pack
- Alternative Power Supplies
Chapter 4: Antenna Hacks
- The GPS Antenna
- Quad-Helix Orientation
- Patch Antenna Orientation
- External Antennas
- Antenna Placement
- Reradiating Antennas
- Personal Reradiating Antenna
- Communal Reradiating Antenna
- Reradiating Antenna Considerations
- Fitting a Reradiating Antenna Setup in a Car
- Test the System
- Permanent Fixing
- Carrying a GPS Signal via Cable
- How Much Signal Do You Need?
- Cable Losses
- Connector Losses
- Using a Signal Repeater
- Build Your Own Mega GPS Antenna
- Materials
- Building the Antenna
Chapter 5: Protecting and Mounting Your GPS
- Screen Damage
- Rubber Bumpers
- Wire Bumpers
- Commercial Protection for GPS and PDAs
- Mounting GPS
- Car Mounting
- Mounting a GPS for Biking, Hiking, and Skiing
- Making a Personalized Case
Part II: Software Hacks
Chapter 6: Hacking the Firmware
- Firmware
- Updating the Firmware
- Hacking GPS Firmware
- Recovering from a failed firmware load
Chapter 7: Making Connections
- The PC - GPS relationship
- Connection Types
- Which Connection Is Best?
- Troubleshooting Problems
- Software-Specific Issues
Part III: Data Hacking
Chapter 8: GPS Data
- GPS Data Collection
- Position, Velocity, Time
- Waypoints
- Working with the Data
- EasyGPS
- G7toWin
- Creative Uses of GPS Data
- Sharing Waypoints
- Adding GPS Information to Digital Photos
- Lightning Detector and Plotter
- Wardriving
- GPS in Programming
Chapter 9: Examining the Data
- NMEA
- SiRF
- Using NMEA Sentences
- Using NMEA
Chapter 10: More Data Tricks
- Taking Screenshots
- Turn your PC into a High-Precision Atomic Clock
- Other Uses for GPS Data
- Experiment for Yourself
Part IV: Playtime
Chapter 11: Hacking Geocaching
- GPS Accuracy
- The Birth of Geocaching
- Geocaching Made Simple
- What Is Geocaching?
- Geocaching Beginning to Eng
- The Final 20 Yards
- Geocaching Hacks
Chapter 12: GPS Games
- The Dawn of GPS Games
- Points of Confluence
- Benchmarking/Trigpointing
- GPS Drawing
- Hide and Seek
- Foxhunt
- Other Games
- Follow the Leader
- Go Fetch
Appendix A: GPS Primer
Appendix B: Internet Resources
Glossary
Published by Wiley (opens in new window).
ISBN Number: 0-76-458424-3
List Price (US): $24.99
List Price (UK): £16.99
Pages: 358
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Kathie Kingsley-Hughes
Last updated: May 19th 2005
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