Bluetooth GPS for Symbian = BlueGPS

The more I think about M2M I start to realize that there are so many examples of M2M in our daily lives without noticing them. Last night I was thinking about this application I developed 6 months ago and started realizing that it’s an M2M application.

The application is called BlueGPS and runs on Symbian UIQ devices. This includes devices such as the Sony Ericsson P800/P900/P910. Motorola has a UIQ device as well. Anyway, I developed this app in my spare time because I was very interested in Bluetooth and GPS. The basic concept is that the phone discovers the Bluetooth GPS receiver, in my case this is a Belkin, and then starts communicating with it. The user interface on the phone then updates with the current lat, lon, speed, and direction. It also has the ability to upload GPS data to a remote server which can then be used for further processing, ie mapping and creating routes.

At the time of this blog entry I’ve received over 7,500 downloads from Handango and all sorts of requests for improvements. I’m thinking about porting it to J2ME for the phones that support JSR 82 because it will be much easier for me to develop and maintain! If you’re interested in helping beta test or have suggestions then please feel free to contact me.