May 17, 2007 04:00
I have a little website to record my travels and let friends and family know where I am.
Having started with a dot on a map image I've progressed to a network link to Google earth.
An interested party simply sets up a Google Earth network link to this file
http://homepage.mac.com/rbj/.Public/Navi.../Roger.kmz
and my position is displayed on Google earth.
The KMZ file is very small (4kb) and uploading is no problem with regular internet access.
What I would like to do is to update my position at sea. I've been considering Iridium for a longer passage later this year and their phones and charges seem to be getting cheaper.
Can anyone point to a good Iridium supplier (I'm in Spain at the moment) and does anyone know about using Iridium to get online and upload/download files?
Having started with a dot on a map image I've progressed to a network link to Google earth.
An interested party simply sets up a Google Earth network link to this file
http://homepage.mac.com/rbj/.Public/Navi.../Roger.kmz
and my position is displayed on Google earth.
The KMZ file is very small (4kb) and uploading is no problem with regular internet access.
What I would like to do is to update my position at sea. I've been considering Iridium for a longer passage later this year and their phones and charges seem to be getting cheaper.
Can anyone point to a good Iridium supplier (I'm in Spain at the moment) and does anyone know about using Iridium to get online and upload/download files?
Regard,
John Proctor
VK3JP/VKV6789
S/V Chagall
Sun Odyssey 37.2
John Proctor
VK3JP/VKV6789
S/V Chagall
Sun Odyssey 37.2