ArduIMU+ with PTZ Camera

I'm new at all of this, but I want to be able to create a stabilized camera for aerial photography while also sending GPS coordinates of the rcplane's current location. I found out about the ArduPilot and thought it was a good idea to use it to control a camera instead of a plane, however, I would just need an IMU right? So i found the ArduIMU+. Would this be all I need to implement my system? How would I interface the ArduIMU+ with the GPS? Also I already have an AVR ISP MKII to connect Arduino boards to my computer's USB, would I still need the FTDI cable?

Here's my current part list:

ArduIMU+ Flat

FTDI Cable

EM406 Interface Cable

20Ch EM406A SiRF III Receiver w/Antenna

Spark Fun Intermediate Tool Kit

LynxMotion Pan Tilt Servo Kit

http://www.lynxmotion.com/Product.aspx?productID=287&CategoryID=

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Chris Anderson March 2, 2010 at 9:27pm

If you look at ArduIMU+ you'll see that GPS is built-in. Just plug GPS module into the connector; parser will handle the rest. You can program it with the AVR ISP, but it's a hassle. and you won't be able to use any of the ArduIMU desktop utilities, which depend on serial output.

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