This post discusses a sample I put together to allow geospatial telemetry data to be visualised using Virtual Earth. The data itself was collected by driving an Aston Martin DB8 Vantage around a track with a GPS receiver. In addition to the location of the car, basic engine telemetry was captured and synchronised with the position data.

The basic idea was to take the data, and "play back" the drive of the car around the track, layering information on a map such as vehicle position, speed, braking position etc. Multiple data sets can be overlaid on the map for comparison. In order to show the vehicle position, a basic 3D car model was chosen. Virtual Earth supports both 2D and 3D map views, the latter of which gave an opportunity to implement a "virtual helicopter" camera which could follow the vehicle around the track. More...