[Talk-GB] GPS longboat positioning

[David Woolley]

On 05/02/2019 19:43, BD wrote:
> Does anyone know if such is already possible using OSM + plugins etc? 
> I've had a quick look online but most advice refers to Google maps. Most 
> of the rest gets very technical very quickly. Goes over my head.

I think you are confusing OSM with the tools used to display slippy  maps.


> 
> Plan B, is there a dev out there looking for a project? Unpaid and 
> 'free' naturally! Would it feasible to create something like 
> FlightRadar' that displayed boat positions on inland waterways? There is 
> already marinetraffic.com <http://marinetraffic.com> for shipping, but 
> that's way too big. I'm thinking of something boat owners could 
> subscribe to that was available online and capable of being embedded in 
> a webpage.
> 

You might want to look at http://www.aprs.net/