GPS for Dummies.pdf - Engineering Surveyor

356Part V: The Part of TensIf you bring a digital camera while recording course information with your GPSreceiver, you can take photos at key points (such as intersections, extreme terrain,aid stations, or scenic views). Afterwards, TopoFusion associates the timeyou took the photo with time data in the track log and gives you the coordinateswhere you took the picture.TopoFusion can automatically generate a Web page that shows the recordedtracks overlaid on both an aerial photo and topographic map. Wherever youstopped and took a photo with your digital camera, TopoFusion places acamera icon at that location on the map. (Just make sure your digital cameraclock is synced with the time on your GPS receiver.) When someone viewsthe Web page and moves the cursor over the camera icon, a thumbnail imageof the photo is displayed in the upper-right corner of the window. If a cameraicon on the map is clicked, the full-sized photo is displayed. Because athleteslike to have as much information about a race ahead of time, participants willlove you if you add this to a Web site promoting a race or an event.TopoFusion does all the HTML and JavaScript coding for you; you don’t needto know anything about developing a Web page. Just upload all the digitalphotos and the files TopoFusion created to a Web server, and you’ve got aninstant online information source and interactive map for your race. If youcan code HTML, you can modify the page’s information and appearance.