[Request] Dive logbook
 

Hello to all the generous developpers out there !

Following a suggestion of Bec on this post , I'm calling on good souls to developp a fabulous Dive logbook application :D

The goal of this application would be to be able to upload dive records from a dive computer (or from dive log softwares) directly on the N900 in order to always have you dive logbook with you !

A nice example of an existing mobile dive log application is here (for iphone, of course...):

http://www.moremobilesoftware.com/Di..._-_native.html

For an example of what a dive log software looks like, you can download a very good free software here :
http://www.divinglog.de/english/home/index.php

This is a good way of knowing what features would be great on a dive log.

At the very least, what would be great is to have these informations : http://en.divelogs.de/tg.php?id=155877

Ideally, it would be great to have an import function compatible with the main dive log software out there (suunto, uwatec, mares, ...)

Later on, it would be great to have features like a dive map of the location you dived, a link to the photo taken during your dives or your trip, ... but I'm getting ahead of myself here :D

There was apparently a project that was started some years ago but it didn't seems to have gone very far : https://garage.maemo.org/projects/hgdivelogbook/

So here it is ! I hope someone will want to take on this challenge :D I know nothing about developping or coding but I'm willing to be a very active beta tester and ideas provider :rolleyes:

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You wouldn't be able to download data direct from any dive computer I know of. The N900 can't act as a USB host (for most), and has the IR port is TX not RX - so that would rule out the rest that still use ir ports.

I'd like to be able to copy my logs from Diving Log to the N900 but it's such a niche app that I'm not going to hold my breath. (first rule of diving....)

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you don't need to export your logs directly into the N900, most computers have free softwares that have an export function.

it is just a matter of reading those differents export files and importing them into an app on the N900.

always make the least effort possible (2nd rule of diving :d )

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Well I don't know what you guys use for logging but I think bluetooth could cut the intermediary PC out.

Also don't you guys need an app to calculate O2/CO2 ratio? I think I read about that too.

I think niche apps are what would make the N900 better. I'm more into medical stuff so a nice dictionary app and a pdf reader will do for me.

But besides what you guys need I think we should also have budget planers and other "small" software that can help you big time day by day.

I really hope somebody considers this project :)

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Well, there are indeed other tools that could be considered such as the Nitrox calculator (see an example here : http://www.moremobilesoftware.com/Ni..._-_native.html) but I think dive log would be best first and then maybe work our way to this kind of app...

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Thanks for the extra effort of this threat!
I completely second guideline mentioned above.
so: +1!!:)

Thanks

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well... no interest it seems :'(

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Hi,

I was looking into this briefly and playing around with Suunto Dive Manager 3.1 ->the CSV export creates a file / dive, storing the dive number, time and date into the file name - but no dive-site / location information available. The SDE-format seems to be a zipped collection of xml-files, again one file / dive.

I'm looking into porting my gas-blender application to N900 with Qt and could include log-book functionality into it also.

For the log-book part I will start with the csv import, then sde and gradually work my way through the formats I can get my head around. So if you have any sample files of other formats you'd wish to 'contribute' or even actual documentation of the data-formats, pm me.

I can't give you any time-line yet - need to spend a bit more time planning this....

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Excellent news !! Thanks a lot for your involvment !

I'm using Suunto DM so I can't give you other file formats but let me know if I can do anything to help. I'll be the first to test for sure :D

Any garage project yet ?

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Hi,

No Garage project yet, hopefully soon.

Anyways here are a few screen shots and explanations what my thoughts are.

The main-screen of nDive ;) has buttons to launch the corresponding dialogs. Need to figure out proper icons for them one of these days. Have reserved a section for summary, could be like total amount of dives, total bottom time etc.,

- Dive Log, pretty self evident, provides a way to visualize dive data. Currently reads in Suunto csv export data and shows it on the square profile, planning to add graph-mode also. Also shows some other data like dive site, etc. (TBA). Next step to read in Suunto sde data.

- Blend, again quite straight forward. Currently only for Nitrox, Tri-Mix pending. Deals only with ideal gases, no support for real-gasses yet.

-Nitrox Log, a quick way to log time, date, tank number and EANx %.

Some other ideas for the future:
- A configurable CCR check-list
- Possibility to attach a small picture collection to a dive - map or your favorite picture from that site.
- Implement one of the available open source deco-algorithms for dive planning.

Your thoughts?

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my thoughts ? it's my dream come true ! :)

would be great to be able to filter dives on the various field in the dives list

also, adding dive site maps and pictures as you say would be great! is there already a buddy field in suunto, I can't remember..., otherwise it's worth adding....

one last interesting feature is the gas consumption, always nice to have !

I'm looking forward to testing this !!!

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Hi

I'm the author of Diving Log (www.divinglog.de), maybe we can do some cooperation. I have already importers for almost all dive computers, if I integrate an export to your maemo dive log you would save a lot of work integrating all importers yourself and you can focus on the mobile application.

Which database format do you use behind the application? Let me know if you are interested.

Best regards,
Sven

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Hi there !

Thanks for stopping by ! I've tested your program a few weeks ago and it is indeed excellent ! I didn't purchased it because there wasn't any export to Maemo...

If Pommi can work with you on this, you'll certainly gain a few more customers ! (not a hundred though :D)

But it's Pommi's call :D

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Hi Sven,

Your site and application looks very nice! I have no problem working out import/(maybe export) functions for the application with you. One thing n900 could be good is to provide surface pictures and GPS coordinates from the dive site.

The only issue I may see here is adding another link to the data-conversion, so probably at the end of the day the mobile application must support direct import for different computers....

Regarding the DB, haven't looked into that yet on n900 that much, maybe sqlite would do it..

Best Regards,
Pommi

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Hi Pommi

Thank you for your response! Of course you can additionally include direct imports from dive computer data, but I think for the beginning it will save you a lot of work and allows you to concentrate on the application functionality. I know how long it takes to support all kind computers, software and logbook formats. Here you can see a list of supported dive computers in Diving Log.

SQLite sounds great, because I have already a SQLite export. On the iPhone we use also a SQLite database and also on Windows Mobile. There is a separate SQLite export in Diving Log 5.0 which you can use to create SQLite files with your dive data. If you want I'll send you a free registration data for the full version, so you can use it to create logbook files. Please write me an email to info (at) divinglog.de

Diving Log stores GPS coordinates and also small blob images within the database file.

Best regards,
Sven

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Nice, waiting to see how this goes.

Few ideas / comments.

- Possibility to add photo taken with N900 (or any other image) and get GPS location from the image if it exists.
- Configuration option: Option to add diving location from GPS position. Could be on or off.

If you need a tester, PM me.


JMV
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Hi,

Sorry about the long silence, been a hectic few weeks..

Anyways, I've made a garage project out of this and hopefully will finalize the blender part during next week.

After that I'll concentrate more to the log-section. Adding position information to the dive-site should be quite straight forward.

Best Regards,
Pommi

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Excellent !

Looking forward to seeing the result ;)

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I am hoping this is still continued, as this would become a very usefull app for me.

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Ooh, I'm glad to find fellow divers in tmo :)

BTW, can either of the programs mentioned in this thread support import/export from Galileo (Sol)?

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Hi,

A brief update - yes this project is still going on, though there were a 2 weeks set-back due getting stranded because the Icelandic ashes...

nDive doesn't support Uwatec yet, my first priority is to get everything polished with Suunto, then move on with other brands. Dive Log supports Uwatec Data Track and Smart Track so maybe?

Tommi

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Happy to hear it is still on-going!
Please do upload some screenshots as soon as you got the UI done.

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Cool stuff - I could really use a dive log app! Please keep in mind that most (I think) of the world uses the metric system - don't forget about us :)

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Good point there Efekt.

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Any progress on this?

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Yes - but since I'll be getting my N900 back from service this week ( 2nd USB connector - I think it's the adapter from std Nokia to this micro USB which is 'too tight') ....After I get it back I'll spend a few days doing some testing and then putting out 1st version.

pommi

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Nice, thanks. Looking forward to test it.

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Any progress on this?

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Hi,

Yes - a bit, I'll post some new screen shots tomorrow.

I've started re-writing the application and added a Site Position feature where you can store the co-ordinates of a dive site.

Regards,
Pommi

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Hi Guys,

As Mentioned I started to re-write the whole application.

Here are a few screen shots..

Pommi

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Hi, any progress on this, it's been a while... :)

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I'm interested in this too since my first ocean dive is coming up on Monday!