Yikes, I can't believe it's been more than 2 months since I posted. I didn't want to make another post unless it included some sort of milestone, and a number of things have gotten in the way of that lately. However, with a major design review for senior design and a math exam behind me, this weekend provides a bit of a lull so I've had time to make some progress.
I managed to finally set up the GPS on the cell phone to provide tracking and downlink it via the web. I was so excited when I saw my phone doing this:
I managed to finally set up the GPS on the cell phone to provide tracking and downlink it via the web. I was so excited when I saw my phone doing this:

It was a lot harder to figure this out than I thought....
Oh, and the cable sticking out to the left is just for power. The process to set up this tracking takes place entirely over the air.
Oh, and the cable sticking out to the left is just for power. The process to set up this tracking takes place entirely over the air.