You’ve got to check this one out. The Amgen Tour of California kicked off this week, and you can monitor race progress using a Flex app that combines Flex, Flex Data Services, Flash Media Server, and GPS equipped bikes. This is definitely one of the coolest Flex apps I have seen to date, and it was built in 4 weeks! Details in the press release and on Mike Potter’s blog post.
Flex + FDS + FMS + Bikes + GPS = Mega Cool Flex App
2 responses to “Flex + FDS + FMS + Bikes + GPS = Mega Cool Flex App”
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That’s awesome. I hope someone does this for the Tour this year. Imagine tracking individual riders while watching a video stream of the race!!
Was this done with the Yahoo! Maps API?
Anyway, thanks for posting it. -
Thanks for the kudos! I wrote the Tracker and I’m glad folks enjoyed it – um, when it all was working… I’m definitely going to approach the Grand Tours once I get it a bit more polished. Totaly development time was only 4 weeks, so there is plenty to fix. If anyone has more questions or comments, go to http://www.allanpadgett.com and speak up! Allan
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