Posted by CptDondo on 11/27/06 17:50

Dylan Parry wrote:

>
> However, now we're starting to get into my actual line of business, so
> I'll send you an invoice for any further advice <g>
>

OK, this is WAAYY OT for all the above newsgroups, but I have to know:

Do you have (or know of) a simple GPL rtree implementation for the
GIS-challenged? I have a list (by lat & long) of major points of
interest, and want to code photographs with a tag like "4 miles SE of
Mt. Boondock", or whatever POI is closest.

I am working on a travelcam, a camera tied to a GPS that will
automagically take a picture every so often while the vehicle is moving.
I currently tag the pics with a LAT & LONG, but that doesn't help
much. I want a descriptive tag, so the records-keeper doesn't have to
pore over the map while putting together the travelogue.

So I want to throw my POI list, which is basically a text string and lat
& long into the database, and then do an rtree query on my current lat &
long, and pull out the nearest POI, including text and lat & long. The
direction I can calculate from the lat & long and current position.

I've been through various rtree implementations, but they either have
licenses of dubious usefulness or none at all, and/or come with no docs,
or I cannot get them to build on my target MIPS box.....

Thanks,

--Yan

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