Map usage for GPS tracking

Hi,
I am interested in using the VE maps for GPS tracking and due to my location (Chile/ South America) I have had problems to find accurate maps offering the necesary detail level of roads. The VE maps are pretty good in terms of detail level and I would like to use the Chilean map for visualizing objects tracked by GPS data. Does anyone know if it is possible to export the GPS coordinates into the VE online aplication or even better if it is posible to obtain the VE map for a local aplication on my computer
As fas as I know the digital map must have a COM interface in order to comunicate with the GPS device but I am still pretty unexpirienced in terms of GPS combatibility with software.
I would apreciate to get some of your recomendations.
Thank you!

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Map usage for GPS tracking

usm2000
Thanks for your info Caleb!
As no offline Data is available for my region I have to rely on the online approch - which I almost prefer.
As I am new to programming, especially with the VE API, I tried to figure out how the feed with GeoRSS info to the VE Server works. But I still don`t know how to update a pushpins location without having to reload the whole VE map.
Is it possible to periodically (for example every second) update the coordinates of a point via some sort of HTTP comunication between the client and the VE server without updating the map - and if so, how

Thanks for replies,
Jawosis.
Kamil Janiszewski
Use AJAX to asyncroniously call for new data every x seconds, when the new data is returned use javascript to remove the old pins and add the new ones.
Much better control then GeoRSS but obviously a lot more work and more complex.
Very good article here:
http://channel9.msdn.com/ShowPost.aspx PostID=182077
John.
Kolf
There are a couple of things here:

1. You can use GPS data with VE, but not directly. You need to save the GPS track in a data format that VE can read (GeoRSS files). Then you can easily import the data.

2. VE is an online-only mapping tool. There is no offline map. Therefore, there is no COM interface. Everything is done through HTTP calls, whether clientside (by using javascript, for example) or server-side (ASP.NET, etc).

3. For offline experiences, you might want to look at the MapPoint CD product, which provides similar (same ) map coverage, a programmable COM interface, ability to import data very easily, offline usability, etc.

Hope that helps,

Caleb
Map usage for GPS tracking

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