Author: paschmann

GeoRpo – Geo Relative Position

paschmann

It’s snowing and I needed something to do. So I built a new Node.js library written in Typescript (with the help of Claude!)

Context: In the Journey app, I wanted a way to inform users of interesting POI’s in relation to where they were. For example, I am (standing | walking | cycling | driving) from point A to point B, there is an interesting story I want to hear about, in relation to my co-ordinates, bearing and speed, where is the POI in relation to me. This allows me to customize the story for the user. For instance: You may have just passed X, or, on your right is Y, or, about 2 miles to your south is Z.

The purpose of this library is two fold: One it personalizes the story to create a USP and two it gives context to the user as to where the POI is, in relation to themselves. Should they be looking out the window? Or Just understand that the POI is in the general vicinity. Piggy backing off that, the user can decide if they want to stop, explore or if close enough, take a detour to visit or view that POI. read more

Journey

paschmann

I recall the location, day and time of this app idea because since that day, every time I get in my car and drove for any distance beyond our local grocery store, I was curious, intrigued and wanted to know more about what was around me …


It was June 1st, 2021. We’d just finished hiking the Sequoia Grove in Yosemite and were making the long drive south to LA. Along the way, we passed countless lakes, crossed winding rivers, and drove through the Dole planting fields in Stratford. The whole time, I found myself wondering: what landmarks are we passing? What history happened here? What makes this place unique? The kids kept asking “What’s that?” and “What’s this called?”—and I had nothing to offer but guesses. read more