Comments on: Google Earth Black Box Recorder http://www.nearby.org.uk/blog/2007/09/01/google-earth-black-box-recorder/ GIS, maps, mapping, geo, UK, Geograph, PHP, Perl and more Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:58:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Barry http://www.nearby.org.uk/blog/2007/09/01/google-earth-black-box-recorder/#comment-33715 Barry Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:36:59 +0000 http://www.nearby.org.uk/blog/2007/09/01/google-earth-black-box-recorder/#comment-33715 @David Oops, actully it was an update on my server, so nobody has been able to download their tracks for a while - recording has been working so if you still have the link, should be able to right click on the download folder and download it now :) @David

Oops, actully it was an update on my server, so nobody has been able to download their tracks for a while - recording has been working so if you still have the link, should be able to right click on the download folder and download it now :)

]]> By: David http://www.nearby.org.uk/blog/2007/09/01/google-earth-black-box-recorder/#comment-33620 David Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:25:26 +0000 http://www.nearby.org.uk/blog/2007/09/01/google-earth-black-box-recorder/#comment-33620 Hi Barry, The recorder is quite interesting. However the latest google earth may have broken something. I just tried the Blackbox Recorder using Google Earth 4.3.7284.3916 (beta). I could not get the download to work. Regards, Hi Barry,

The recorder is quite interesting. However the latest google earth may have broken something. I just tried the Blackbox Recorder using Google Earth 4.3.7284.3916 (beta). I could not get the download to work.

Regards,

]]> By: Alexander http://www.nearby.org.uk/blog/2007/09/01/google-earth-black-box-recorder/#comment-9002 Alexander Sun, 07 Oct 2007 19:29:27 +0000 http://www.nearby.org.uk/blog/2007/09/01/google-earth-black-box-recorder/#comment-9002 Hi Barry, Forgot to look back at my comment in your blog after you posted a comment on my blog ;) Just reading your reply now, a couple of weeks later. Nice to hear the lookat values work (I am using them as well I think). No news yet from my side, just getting back into the app after having some delays due to my host. Hi Barry,

Forgot to look back at my comment in your blog after you posted a comment on my blog ;) Just reading your reply now, a couple of weeks later. Nice to hear the lookat values work (I am using them as well I think). No news yet from my side, just getting back into the app after having some delays due to my host.

]]> By: Barry http://www.nearby.org.uk/blog/2007/09/01/google-earth-black-box-recorder/#comment-7917 Barry Sat, 15 Sep 2007 14:38:48 +0000 http://www.nearby.org.uk/blog/2007/09/01/google-earth-black-box-recorder/#comment-7917 Alexander, nice blog (subscribed) and application, not seen them them before. You app looks much more impressive in that it records the FoV, something not attempted here, as the data via the network link isnt rich enough (it sort of works if looking towards the ground, but as it based on LookAt its values are meaningless when skywards, Camera currently we only get a position. :( ) [Edit: just checked this on the latest beta 4.2.0196.2018, and as far as I can see the lookat values are useful now - the lat/long not of course, but the heading etc seems consistent :) :), thanks for fixing that ] I wasn't aware of any update issues, from a quick look at the logs, most clients seem to give regular recordings fine. (except one that started spitting out a couple hundred a second :( ) Alexander, nice blog (subscribed) and application, not seen them them before.

You app looks much more impressive in that it records the FoV, something not attempted here, as the data via the network link isnt rich enough (it sort of works if looking towards the ground, but as it based on LookAt its values are meaningless when skywards, Camera currently we only get a position. :( ) [Edit: just checked this on the latest beta 4.2.0196.2018, and as far as I can see the lookat values are useful now - the lat/long not of course, but the heading etc seems consistent :) :), thanks for fixing that ]
I wasn’t aware of any update issues, from a quick look at the logs, most clients seem to give regular recordings fine. (except one that started spitting out a couple hundred a second :( )

]]> By: Alexander http://www.nearby.org.uk/blog/2007/09/01/google-earth-black-box-recorder/#comment-7903 Alexander Sat, 15 Sep 2007 10:17:59 +0000 http://www.nearby.org.uk/blog/2007/09/01/google-earth-black-box-recorder/#comment-7903 Hi Barry, Nice implementation. I've been working on (and bloggin' about) a similar idea called User Generated Orbit or UGO (www.usergeneratedorbit.com). When I was looking into doing it the networklink way back in May I ran into some update frequency bugs. Are these issues resolved in GE2.4 you know? After running into these bugs, I drifted towards a standalone app but like you say it a lot more work etc so I still haven't released anything ;) Its coming in a few weeks I hope. Hi Barry,

Nice implementation. I’ve been working on (and bloggin’ about) a similar idea called User Generated Orbit or UGO (www.usergeneratedorbit.com). When I was looking into doing it the networklink way back in May I ran into some update frequency bugs. Are these issues resolved in GE2.4 you know? After running into these bugs, I drifted towards a standalone app but like you say it a lot more work etc so I still haven’t released anything ;) Its coming in a few weeks I hope.

]]> By: Barry http://www.nearby.org.uk/blog/2007/09/01/google-earth-black-box-recorder/#comment-7444 Barry Thu, 06 Sep 2007 23:22:24 +0000 http://www.nearby.org.uk/blog/2007/09/01/google-earth-black-box-recorder/#comment-7444 Yes if there is interest will package it up, at the moment its a cobbled together hodgepodge, using a few funny dependencies (like a kludged version of my php kml writer for php4) - all in all just needs a bit of a tidy up. The server doesnt seem to notice it as its quite lightweight. (except the one user whos recorded 22k points! - might see if there is a bug in GE causing that) Yes if there is interest will package it up, at the moment its a cobbled together hodgepodge, using a few funny dependencies (like a kludged version of my php kml writer for php4) - all in all just needs a bit of a tidy up.

The server doesnt seem to notice it as its quite lightweight. (except the one user whos recorded 22k points! - might see if there is a bug in GE causing that)

]]> By: ChuckYeager http://www.nearby.org.uk/blog/2007/09/01/google-earth-black-box-recorder/#comment-7439 ChuckYeager Thu, 06 Sep 2007 21:56:07 +0000 http://www.nearby.org.uk/blog/2007/09/01/google-earth-black-box-recorder/#comment-7439 Thank you, still enjoying this! And I hope others are too! Get some comments in. However I'm sure that you don't want it to be too popular, given the strain it could put on your site. I'd certainly appreciate an off-line or self-hosting version, or even a source release that allows someone with a bottomless pocket to host it... Congrats for producing this fascinating add-in! Thank you, still enjoying this! And I hope others are too! Get some comments in. However I’m sure that you don’t want it to be too popular, given the strain it could put on your site. I’d certainly appreciate an off-line or self-hosting version, or even a source release that allows someone with a bottomless pocket to host it…

Congrats for producing this fascinating add-in!

]]> By: Chuck Yeager http://www.nearby.org.uk/blog/2007/09/01/google-earth-black-box-recorder/#comment-7382 Chuck Yeager Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:18:00 +0000 http://www.nearby.org.uk/blog/2007/09/01/google-earth-black-box-recorder/#comment-7382 Super stuff, thanks. Super stuff, thanks.

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