then check this out .... http://phptech.sund.ac.uk/cs0sst/track/rx8.php

 

So m8 ... how are you getting the data ... is this ship being tracked with purplefinder and if so how can we do it ourselves?

 

If the boat left a week ago (as Mazda said) it is going damn slowly!

 

so RX-LATE please show us your workings

 

Nice One!

Cheers
Oilman

 

You should have two different coloured squarea, one for where the boat really is and one for where Mazda think it is.

Made me laugh though.

Chris

 

RX-Late,

How about a yellow square for us on the second boat ....

Presumably still in Hiroshima

 

lol...Very funny rx-late

 

How does a boat go to the UK from Japan, looks like a LONG LONG trip. Just wondering, does it cut up between africa. Would it be faster to drive accross the continent?

 

So, RX-Late ... ru making this up or is it for real? If it's for real, how often do you update it?

 

wasn't there a typhoon in that area this week ? (probably why its not moved much)

 

Wing, Boats come up the Suez Canal and then through the Med.

 

Like this .. hopefully

 

According to that red dot its off course!

 

Hey RX-Late, why only update it once per day, have you accessed a location page that only updates once per day?

 

Is this for real ?

 

Unfortunately, the tracker is not real :-(

Basically it works by dynamically creating a new .png world map image each day based upon a set of X, Y coordinates stored in a flat file. The X, Y values are used to move the red square. Nothing sophisticated. Gives Mazda some idea of what would be achievable using a GPS system in their ships though :-) Don't rely on the position of the ship too much - its all guess work. But, what the h*ll it provided me with a simple program to show my students.

 

Superb !

Shame it is not real , but I will use it as if it is ! ! !
Power to you friend !

 

HEHEHE ....

Nice one RX-Late ... you had me going for a while ....

But the real question is??????

Has a boat even left port yet with our cars on board?

I've not had even that confirmed yet

 

Oh! no! It's taken a wrong turn!!!

Does this mean another two weeks to add to our delivery dates!

The boat was supposed to go through the Suez Canal and then continue on to Europe via the Med.

Perhaps that's what the delay is in us not recieving our delivery date letters now.


RX-Late, plaese fix your tracking software. Some of us do use this as a sort of yardstick for delivery. (Very Sad I know)

 

the webpage is not available anymore.

Has it been moved?

 

I believe RX-Late is on holiday at the moment.

 

Oh my god! It seems we have a problem.

The ship appears to be off the north coast of Alaska, somewhere in the Arctic Circle acording to the latest map!!

 

Map fixed.