In this post, we have prepared a curated top list of reading recommendations for beginners and experienced. This hand-picked list of the best Gps books and tutorials can help fill your brain this June and ensure you’re getting smarter. We have also mentioned the brief introduction of each book based on the relevant Amazon or Reddit descriptions.
- Programming GPS (2012)
- Android App Development (2017)
- Make a Rover with Python, Linux, Motors, and Sensors (2014)
- Programming the Mobile Web: Reaching Users on iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, Windows Phone, and more (2013)
- Programming Windows: Writing Windows 8 Apps With C# and XAML (2013)
- Physics for Game Developers: Science, math, and code for realistic effects (2013)
- Programming the Multicore Propeller (2010)
- Arduino in Action (2013)
- Programming the Mobile Web (2010)
- Hacking GPS (2005)
- Google Earth Forensics (2014)
- Apache Cordova API Cookbook (2014)
Programming GPS (2012)
Written by an expert in the development of GPS systems with digital maps and navigation, Programming GPS and OpenStreetMap Applications with Java: The RealObject Application Framework provides a concrete paradigm for object-oriented modeling and programming. It presents a thorough introduction to the use of available global positioning data for the development of applications involving digital maps. The author first describes the different formats of GPS data and digital maps and shows how
Author(s): Kristof Beiglböck
Android App Development (2017)
Each new print copy of Android App Development includes Navigate 2 Advantage Access that unlocks a complete eBook, Study Center, homework and Assessment Center, and a dashboard that reports actionable data. Using innovative, engaging methods, Android App Development cultivates student knowledge of app development through a progressive, building block approach. Each chapter includes a classroom-friendly, meaningful app that illustrates
Author(s): Hervé J. Franceschi
Make a Rover with Python, Linux, Motors, and Sensors (2014)
Make a Raspberry-Pi Controlled Robot teaches you how to build a capable and upgradeable personal robot for around $100. You’ll learn how to control servos, respond to sensor input, and know where your bot is using GPS. You’ll also learn many ways to connect to your robot and send it instructions, from an SSH connection to sending text messages from your phone.
Author(s): Wolfram Donat
Programming the Mobile Web: Reaching Users on iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, Windows Phone, and more (2013)
With the second edition of this popular book, you’ll learn how to build HTML5 and CSS3-based apps that access geolocation, accelerometer, multi-touch screens, offline storage, and other features in today’s smartphones, tablets, and feature phones. The market for mobile apps continues to evolve at a breakneck pace, and this book is the most complete reference available for the mobile web.
Author(s): Maximiliano Firtman
Programming Windows: Writing Windows 8 Apps With C# and XAML (2013)
Reimagined for full-screen and touch-optimized apps, Windows 8 provides a platform for reaching new users in new ways. In response, programming legend Charles Petzold is rewriting his classic Programming Windows—one of the most popular programming books of all time—to show developers how to use existing skills and tools to build Windows 8 apps. Programming Windows, Sixth Edition focuses on creating Windows 8 apps accessing the Windows Runtime with XAML and C#.
Author(s): Charles Petzold
Physics for Game Developers: Science, math, and code for realistic effects (2013)
If you want to enrich your game’s experience with physics-based realism, the expanded edition of this classic book details physics principles applicable to game development. You’ll learn about collisions, explosions, sound, projectiles, and other effects used in games on Wii, PlayStation, Xbox, smartphones, and tablets.
Author(s): David M Bourg, Bryan Bywalec
Programming the Multicore Propeller (2010)
Written by a team of Propeller experts, this authoritative guide shows you how to realize your design concepts by taking full advantage of the multicore Propeller microcontroller’s unique architecture. The book begins with a review of the Propeller hardware, software, and Spin language so you can get started right away. Programming and Customizing the Multicore Propeller Microcontroller: The Official Guide is filled with a wide variety of step-by-step, hands-on projects.
Author(s): André LaMothe
Arduino in Action (2013)
Arduino in Action is a hands-on guide to prototyping and building electronics using the Arduino platform. Suitable for both beginners and advanced users, this easy-to-follow book begins with the basics and then systematically guides you through projects ranging from your first blinking LED through connecting Arduino to devices like game controllers or your iPhone. Arduino is an open source do-it-yourself electronics platform that supports a mind-boggling collection of sensors and actuators
Author(s): Martin Evans, Joshua Noble
Programming the Mobile Web (2010)
Today’s market for mobile apps goes beyond the iPhone to include BlackBerry, Nokia, Windows Phone, and smartphones powered by Android, webOS, and other platforms. If you’re an experienced web developer, this book shows you how to build a standard app core that you can extend to work with specific devices.
Author(s): Maximiliano Firtman
Hacking GPS (2005)
This is the “user manual” that didn’t come with any of the 30 million GPS receivers currently in use, showing readers how to modify, tweak, and hack their GPS to take it to new levels! Crazy-cool modifications include exploiting secret keycodes, revealing hidden features, building power cords and cables, hacking the battery and antenna, protecting a GPS from impact and falls, making a screen protector, and solar-powering a GPS. Potential power users will take the function and performance
Author(s): Kathie Kingsley-Hughes
Google Earth Forensics (2014)
Google Earth Forensics is the first book to explain how to use Google Earth in digital forensic investigations. This book teaches you how to leverage Google’s free tool to craft compelling location-based evidence for use in investigations and in the courtroom.
Author(s): Michael Harrington, Michael Cross
Apache Cordova API Cookbook (2014)
Using Apache Cordova, mobile developers can write cross-platform mobile apps using standard HTML5, JavaScript, and CSS, and then deploy those apps to every leading mobile platform with little or no re-coding. Apache Cordova API Cookbook provides experienced mobile developers with details about how each Cordova API works and how to use the APIs in their own applications. Coverage is included for all Cordova/PhoneGap 3 APIs.
Author(s): John M. Wargo
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Best GPS Books You Should Read
We highly recommend you to buy all paper or e-books in a legal way, for example, on Amazon. But sometimes it might be a need to dig deeper beyond the shiny book cover. Before making a purchase, you can visit resources like Library Genesis and download some Gps books mentioned below at your own risk. Once again, we do not host any illegal or copyrighted files, but simply give our visitors a choice and hope they will make a wise decision.
Enabling Smart Urban Services with GPS Trajectory Data
Author(s): Chen C., Zhang D., Wang Y., Huang H.
ID: 2951056, Publisher: , Year: 2021, Size: 13 Mb, Format: pdf
GPS and GNSS Technology in Geosciences
Author(s): George P. Petropoulos, Prashant K. Srivastava
ID: 2977473, Publisher: Elsevier, Year: 2021, Size: 46 Mb, Format: pdf
BDS/GPS Dual-Mode Software Receiver: Principles and Implementation Technology
Author(s): Yu Lu
ID: 2983260, Publisher: Springer, Year: 2021, Size: 17 Mb, Format: pdf
Please note that this booklist is not errorless. Some books are truly record-breakers according to Chicago Tribune, others are composed by unknown writers. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant links you could recommend? Drop a comment if you have any feedback on the list.