That is totally cool!!!!

I appreciate any dude that can do such stuff. I'm envious.

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

Matt Barclay wrote:

> http://gallery.openfbo.com/Wasserputer
>
> I am a total geek.  The Asus WL-500G Deluxe access point is a computer
> running Linux.  It has a wireless interface, ethernet, and two USB ports.
> Other geeks figured out that we can hack the router and run our own
> version of the Linux operating system (www.openwrt.org).  So I get one of
> these and install it in my 1988 Camper.
>
> Add a BU-303 USB GPS:
>
> http://gallery.openfbo.com/Wasserputer/img_4069
> (That's a sirius satellite radio antenna on the right, GPS on the left)
>
> And add a Phillips Webcam (removed from its case):
>
> http://gallery.openfbo.com/Wasserputer/img_4068
>
> Then wire everything into the Vanagon electical system with a $12 5vdc
> voltage regulator from Fry's electronics in a gutted computer power
> supply
> case:
>
> http://gallery.openfbo.com/Wasserputer/img_4060
>
> Add a 7dbi external wireless internet antenna:
>
> http://gallery.openfbo.com/Wasserputer/img_4064
>
> And finally, run some Cat-5 ethernet cable to a second access point
> mounted in the closet:
>
> http://gallery.openfbo.com/Wasserputer/img_4063
>
> That second access point provides local area wireless internet access
> (Wireless ESSID: Vanagalan).
>
> Ta Da!  Webcam images with GPS coordinates embedded in the JPEG headers.
> All set for integrating into a Google Map.
>
> The software to harvest webcam images is still in development, but the
> GPS
> works great.  The GPS coordinates are served by a program called GPSD.
>
> Email me if you're interested in recreating this in your camper.  Getting
> software installed on the Access point was quite painful, but I have it
> packaged for distribution.
>
> Cheers,
> Matt
>
>