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== GPS related ==
 
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_General problem_: Share GPS data between applications
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General problem: Share GPS data between applications
_Subproblem_: Parse GPX
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Subproblem: Parse GPX
_Explanation_: GPX is an XML application for GPS data. Parsing gives us the GPS data.
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Explanation: GPX is an XML application for GPS data. Parsing gives us the GPS data.
  
 
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Revision as of 08:57, 30 August 2006

Approach for writing this book

We will start writing this book by listing practical problems and then identifying tools for solving those problems. As the list of problems increases they should be organized into groups etc.

GPS related

General problem: Share GPS data between applications Subproblem: Parse GPX Explanation: GPX is an XML application for GPS data. Parsing gives us the GPS data.

Use case Description Perl Ruby Python
Parse GPX What is GPX? Perl based solution Ruby based solution PyGPX
GeoTag Media RDFWeb geoloc_media.pl (original geoloc_media) Ruby? Python?
Track logs Geo::Track::Log Ruby Python