Hello everyone. First, I'd like to out myself as an electronics novice, and I have no idea if what I'm about to ask is even feasible, so be gentle on me please
My son and I have been talking about how cool it would be to be able to launch a helium balloon with a GPS transmitter attached and be able to track its progress online. I'm a web developer so I can handle that side of things. The idea is simple, but I have no idea how difficult the execution might be. I've been reading about GPS chips and they seem to be quite small now, so in theory it sounds like it might be doable.
What do you think?
My son and I have been talking about how cool it would be to be able to launch a helium balloon with a GPS transmitter attached and be able to track its progress online. I'm a web developer so I can handle that side of things. The idea is simple, but I have no idea how difficult the execution might be. I've been reading about GPS chips and they seem to be quite small now, so in theory it sounds like it might be doable.
What do you think?