Google postion markers

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

 

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.

 

How are they transmitting this info to home

 

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

 

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

 

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.

 

Oh well no cheap possibilities for now
maybe a good thing

 

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

 

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....