Yes really, the above is a real-time updating map of me and my moto location as I cross the US from NYC to SF. How's it done? That's kinda a long story but very briefly:-
- 1x Blackline GPS Snitch (check 'em out, great product!)
- Some code I wrote to pull in the GPS data and drop it into a database.
- Some more code to render the data in a variety of formats including in KML format.
- Use of Google Maps API to slurp up my KML.
- tada!

Round the world on a Gyrocopter - Realtime GPS tracking
This guy (http://www.gyroxgoesglobal.com/) has decided to fly his gyrocopter around the world and to track himself in real time is using the SPOT GPS system which is really very cool.
Check it out:-
http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0M3Zb2VvSqGO...
Hi from Laszlo Aussie
Hello Nick.
Nice to you young man riding west. Glad to see had such a good time.
Looking at your site with your dad now.
See U at Xmas if not sooner.
My Bests.
Laszlo
Drive safe & have fum
Hi Nick,
BlackLine GPS here. Hope you have a safe and fun journey. Feel free to contact us should you run into GPS Snitch hassles!
~Mike Bougie
Senior Customer Care Representative
BlackLine GPS Inc.
mbougie@blacklinegps.com
http://twitter.com/blacklinegps
best wishes
Hey nick congratulations its a great project, best wishes