Google postion markers

[Manie B]

Gents how do they do it ?
I dont fully understand what equipment is used on the boat
who receives it
and how do you then get it on Google Earth

http://www.jessicawatson.com.au/the-voyage

http://www.alessandrodibenedetto.net/

http://www.abbysunderland.com/location-route.php

thanks

[CDK]

On board: any device that records the position, like a marine gps or a laptop with a usb-gps. Waypoints are the easiest, you can transfer the list to a pc.

At home: a computer with a Google map. With the edit function a symbol is added for each waypoint.

Several hobbyists and small companies use software to plot a complete trip at once, but you can also do it manually in just a few minutes.
www.geosports.nl is dedicated to online plotting for sailing events.

[Manie B]

How are they transmitting this info to home

[Manie B]

Same question put another way
If i am sitting in the middle of nowhere, how could my wife know where i am
looking for a cheap / economical method NOT the mega buck stuff that only volvo can afford

[yipster]

if you have lat and longtitude by fe gps you can send that home by fe satphone..

"we" the dutch have laura, 13 or 14 now i belive who wanted to be the youngest
she was pulled back from south america by the justice dept but gets another chance
here an article with a cartoon that shows next up for around "we" have an embryo

[CDK]

If you really are in the middle of nowhere, there still are possibilities like an Iridium sat-phone (not cheap, but also not "mega buck") or an amateur band shortwave transceiver. In coastal areas and with the proper equipment (amplifier) you can communicate with a cell phone antenna up to 50 miles away.
Personally I would call from the next port.

[Manie B]

Oh well no cheap possibilities for now
maybe a good thing

[Wynand N]

Manie, ever heard of a homing pigeon? Simple and cheap and potential food scourge when lost

[BTPost]

OR, you could use a SPOT Transponder on your vessel... It has a built-in GPS and then sends a Position Message, at some preset Interval, which can be tracked on their Website. There is also a Distress Message that can be sent from a SPOT as well.... Poor Man's EPIRB.... AND is not a Government Owned, or Run, Outfit....