An open source solution to both the hardware and software aspects of tracking a vehicle in real-time. http://mainehackerclub.github.io/open_vehicle_tracker/
This project was started at Maine Civic Hack Day 2013, which was part of the National Day of Civic Hacking
Using open source hardware for minimum cost and maximum extensibility, The board provides real time updates of GPS coordinates to a server.
####Prototype v0.0.1
- Arduino UNO
- Ethernet shield
- GPS shield.
- Using GPRS internet connection, via Ethernet
- Cost: ~$100.
####Web Server
- Nginx
- Postgres database
- Google Maps API v3.
- PHP
- jQuery
- Documentation & Code samples at docs.openvehicletracker.apiary.io
TBD.
The MIT License (MIT)
Copyright (c) 2013 Maine Hacker Club
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