ECO-Tracks: Ökad Information med Globalt Positions System (GPS)

Sammanfattning: In this project a prototype that uses GPS for information gathering is created, the prototype gathers positional information and logs this on an SD-card. The gathered information can later be used with the help of “Google maps” and their API to show where the GPS module has been during its usage, the prototype is battery driven and has a battery life that is slightly longer than one month. To use the gathered information a Python script has been created that generates an HTML file to easily show where the prototype has been and gives an approximate value of the traveled distance. Everything that is necessary for the Python script to work is stored on the SD-card. In this project a design for a protective casing for the prototype has been produced, a theoretically good material that can be used to create the protective casing has also been presented. The biggest obstacle for this prototype is the signal loss produced with sub optimal environments like cities with a lot of tall buildings and forests with tall trees that limits the view to the sky.