[aprssig] Navteq GPS Survey Vehicle

[Rich Garcia]

I drove by a van in Lake Wylie SC about 3 months ago and it was doing the
google street views. I really can't remember now what it said on the side
but it was not Navteq and it did clearly state it's reason. Old age I guess
but it was cool, all I know is that it's FAST, the local roads are already
on line, even my country bumpkin dirt road.

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Fellhauer [mailto:sparkfel at qwest.net]
Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 1:16 PM
To: TAPR APRS Mailing List
Subject: [aprssig] Navteq GPS Survey Vehicle



Last week I was in the San Francisco area for work and spotted a NAVTEQ GPS
Survey Vehicle.  It was in Concord, CA at the same hotel as I was staying.

Here's a link to a pic I snapped:

http://cid-669377f6b64b42f9.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/.Public/navteq.jpg

The Thule roof rack cover hides an array of 6 video cameras and a GPS
receiver.   There was some kind of industrial tablet PC in the front seat
area and a rack mount of equipment in the back (probably hard drives for
video).

I never did manage to meet the driver/operator.  I'm sure he gets pumped
with a lot of questions.


73,

Mark
KC7BXS


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