INF 133 Notes
V 10/23
V Kickoff
V Assignment status
* Assignment 1 due today
* Design Notebook due today
* Crossword puzzles will be returned today
* Assignment 2 is posted and due on upcoming Monday
* Mid-term evaluation are live.
* How did the workshop go?
V Cards
V A note about cards
* They are working great in this class
V Is jquery the only way to fix cross-browser issues
* No, most javascript libraries do this also, for whatever there domain is.
* Will the future accuracy of GPS lead to privacy issues?
V What navigation system is used for space ships?
* I don't know
V Why isn't GPS in geo-synchronous orbit?
* part of it is (WAAS), part of it isn't
* I'm not 100% sure, but I know there it is lower, less distortion and latency?
V What languages/technologies should you know to be competitive
V Corporate
* .NET
V Java
* J2EE
V Startup
V Linux
* Ruby/Rails
* MySql
* Amazon Cloud Services
* Apache
V How does the movement of a GPS client affect the accuracy of the positioning?
* Not a whole lot. The satellites are moving a lot faster
V How hard is it to make your own GPS device?
V Depends on how low you want to go...
* Low: Software Radio
* High: OEM development kit
V Is there a limit to the number of GPS receivers that the 24 satellites can handle?
* No.
V How does Wifi-based location differ from GPS?
* Depending on how you look at it, not a whole lot.
* But there is a lot of difference in the details
V What are alternatives to GPS?
* Loran
* Celestial
* Depends on the application
V Are GPS satellites a military target? (ours or others)
*
V To the best of my knowledge
V Beidou
V Baidu
* are completely unrelated (but both Chinese)
V Why does it take GPS in your car so long to find your location?
* basically satellite lock - depends on your system, we'll talk about why
V Why are we spending so much time on location?
* It's an important component of interaction today
* Although we've actually only spent 1 lecture on it.
V Can GPS be shut down regionally?
* I'm not 100% sure, but I don't think so.
V What's a good cheap GPS receiver?
* I'll give some away today. (Kyle)
V What's my favorite GPS application?
* Geo-Caching
V Is the datum a choice between coordinate systems or a numeric system.
* It is a choice between where 0,0 is and what the shape of the planet is
* Multi-touch demo