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by zardaxian 1856 days ago
Not much. A floating GPS antenna on a self tensioner, tablet in a housing. And some buggy code :) Good enough for swim lane mapping and preventing holidays (unsearched areas). Another system we worked with used ultrasonic positioning from beacons, very accurate and covert.
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Great story and it made me realize that usage of "holiday" is more general than how I thought of it (missing a spot when painting). Which led me to http://www.word-detective.com/2010/12/holiday/