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Internet of Things with Arduino Blueprints

You're reading from   Internet of Things with Arduino Blueprints Develop interactive Arduino-based Internet projects with Ethernet and WiFi

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Product type Paperback
Published in Oct 2015
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ISBN-13 9781785285486
Length 210 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Pradeeka Seneviratne Pradeeka Seneviratne
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Table of Contents (10) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Internet-Controlled PowerSwitch FREE CHAPTER 2. Wi-Fi Signal Strength Reader and Haptic Feedback 3. Internet-Connected Smart Water Meter 4. Arduino Security Camera with Motion Detection 5. Solar Panel Voltage Logging with NearBus Cloud Connector and Xively 6. GPS Location Tracker with Temboo, Twilio, and Google Maps 7. Tweet-a-Light – Twitter-Enabled Electric Light 8. Controlling Infrared Devices Using IR Remote Index

Chapter 6. GPS Location Tracker with Temboo, Twilio, and Google Maps

Location tracking is important when you want to find the exact location of movable objects, such as vehicles, pets, or even people. GPS technology is very helpful in getting precise locations, which makes it possible to create real-time tracking devices.

In this chapter you will learn:

  • How to connect the Arduino GPS shield with the Arduino Ethernet board
  • How to install and use TinyGPSPlus library with the Arduino Ethernet board
  • How to extract location data and time with Arduino GPS shield in conjunction with TinyGPSPlus library
  • About Google Maps JavaScript API that displays the current location on Google Maps with GPS data
  • How to get GPS location data by SMS with Twilio and Temboo
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