[OSGeo-Discuss] Mobile GPS data collection...

[Mateusz Loskot]

Markus Neteler wrote:
> On 7/29/06, Mateusz Loskot <mateusz at loskot.net> wrote:
> ...
>> I'd add to the data collecting functionality list features like:
>>
>> - voice control - user should be able to control the application and
>> device functions using voice commands
>>
>> - speech recognition - writing on PDA is not very convenient, so it
>> could be good to add speach recognition, so user would be able to save
>> notes in the database/file
>>
>> - another functionality of speech recognition I see is controling data
>> input, for example user gets the drop-down list of options, she could
>> use voice commands in similar manner as letters input on desktop (type K
>> to move the list focus to the first option starting with K letter).
>> So, saying Ka would work similarly, move focus to the first option
>> starting with K letter. Saying a whole word would try to find recognized
>> element on the list, etc.
> 
> My former colleague Radim Blazek (with Luca Nardelli) developed such
> a PDA application with speech recognition:
> http://gisws.media.osaka-cu.ac.jp/grass04/viewabstract.php?id=30

Markus,

Thanks for this very interesting information.
I put the link on the Mobile Solutions Wiki

> It even understood *my* Italian :-)

Whew! There is a chance my polish will work too, hehe.

> AFAIK it was based on open source components. There was a video
> of that which I cannot find right now.

I am going to do more detailed research about this project.

Best regards
-- 
Mateusz Loskot
http://mateusz.loskot.net