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The invention determines performance data during activity of a person. A microprocessor and a sensor, such as a GPS sensor, attach to the person or to a vehicle ridden by the person. The sensor and microprocessor may integrate in clothing or in a watch worn by the person. Wireless signals may be ge

The invention determines performance data during activity of a person. A microprocessor and a sensor, such as a GPS sensor, attach to the person or to a vehicle ridden by the person. The sensor and microprocessor may integrate in clothing or in a watch worn by the person. Wireless signals may be generated to a remote base station or to a watch. Performance data may for example include speed, drop distance, airtime and power.

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What is claimed is: 1. A system for determining performance data of a moving person, comprising a monolithic protective housing for attachment to the moving person or to a non-motorized vehicle ridden by the person, one or more sensors configured within the housing for generating signals indicative

What is claimed is: 1. A system for determining performance data of a moving person, comprising a monolithic protective housing for attachment to the moving person or to a non-motorized vehicle ridden by the person, one or more sensors configured within the housing for generating signals indicative of movement, a microprocessor configured within the housing for processing the signals to determine the performance data, and a wireless transmitter configured within the housing for generating wireless signals indicative of the performance data. 2. A system of claim 1, further comprising a battery configured within the housing for generating power to the sensor, microprocessor and wireless transmitter. 3. A system of claim 1, the sensors comprising one or more accelerometers. 4. A system of claim 1, the sensors comprising a GPS sensor for determining earth location, the microprocessor configured to determine, from the signals, performance data including speed of the moving person. 5. A system of claim 4, the microprocessor further configured to determine, from signals of the GPS sensor, one or more of drop distance, airtime, distance traveled and height, as performance data of the moving person. 6. A system of claim 4, the GPS sensor and microprocessor configured to receive and process differential GPS information to enhance accuracy in determining the speed, drop distance, height, airtime and distance traveled. 7. A system of claim 4, further comprising random access memory configured within the housing for storing position information processed by the microprocessor and read only memory configured with the housing for storing a program used by the processor in processing the signals. 8. A system of claim 7, the read only memory storing at least one map, the microprocessor configured to identify terrain features near to the person and based on the map. 9. A system for determining performance data of a moving person, comprising a watch for attachment to the person, a GPS sensor configured with the watch for generating signals indicative of movement, a microprocessor configured within the watch for processing the signals to determine the performance data for display at the watch. 10. A system of claim 4, further comprising means configured within the housing for generating a warning indicating a location of the person to a base station. 11. A system of claim 4, the GPS sensor being configured to generate periodic signal measurements, the microprocessor being configured to calculate a distance traveled between each periodic signal measurements and for integrating successive distance traveled calculations to determine one or more of distance traveled, speed, and height off the ground, as the performance data. 12. A system of claim 1, the vehicle comprising one or more of a skateboard, a snowboard, a ski, a surfboard, and a skate. 13. A system of claim 1, further comprising a watch having a wireless receiver for receiving the wireless signals and for displaying the performance data to the person. 14. A system of claim 13, the microprocessor being configured to determine, from the signals, peak speed and average speed as the performance data, the watch having memory for storing data representative of the peak speed and average speed and having a user interface for accessing the data selectively. 15. A method for determining the performance data associated with a moving person, comprising sensing movement of the moving person via one or more sensors, including a GPS sensor, attached to the person or to a vehicle ridden by the person, processing the signals via a processor coupled with the sensors and also attached to the person or to the vehicle to determine the performance data, and wirelessly communicating the performance data to a remote receiver. 16. A method of claim 15, the step of processing comprising processing the signals to determine one or more of drop distance, speed, height, distance traveled and airtime, as the performance data of the moving person. 17. A method of claim 15, the step of wirelessly communicating comprising generating wireless signals at a first location about the person and receiving wireless signals on a watch worn at a second location about the person to display the performance data to the person. 18. A method of claim 17, further comprising the steps of determining peak speed and average speed as the performance data, and storing data representative of the peak speed and average speed in the watch. 19. A wearable sensor system, comprising at least one sensor sewn to an article of clothing for generating a signal indicative of movement of a person wearing the article of clothing, a processor sewn to the article of clothing for processing the signal to determine performance data, and a wireless transmitter sewn to the article of clothing for generating wireless signals indicative of the performance data. 20. A wearable sensor system, comprising at least one sensor integrated within a tongue of a shoe for generating a signal indicative of movement of a parson wearing the shoe, a processor integrated with the shoe for processing the signal to determine performance data, and a wireless transmitter integrated with the shoe for generating wireless signals indicative of the performance data. 21. A system of claim 19, the article of clothing comprising a pant, the sensor being responsive to bending of the pant. 22. A system of claim 19, the sensor comprising one or more of a force sensing resistor and a strain gauge. 23. A system of claim 19, further comprising a watch to be worn by the person for receiving the wireless signals and displaying the performance data selectively. 24. A system of claim 1, the sensors comprising a pressure sensor. 25. A system of claim 1, the sensors comprising an altimeter. 26. A system of claim 1, the sensors comprising a microphone. 27. A system of claim 1, the sensors comprising a piezoelectric foil. 28. A system of claim 1, the microprocessor configured to determine, from the signals, one or more of drop distance, height, speed and distance traveled, as performance data of the moving person. 29. A system of claim 1, the microprocessor configured to determine airtime, from the signals, as performance data of the moving person. 30. A system of claim 19, the sensor comprising an accelerometer. 31. A system of claim 19, the sensor, processor and wireless transmitter being configured within a common protective housing sewn to the article of clothing. 32. A system of claim 1, further comprising headphones for providing audible performance data to the user. 33. A system of claim 32, further comprising a data unit for capturing the wireless signals and relaying the performance data to the headphones. 34. A system of claim 9, the microprocessor configured within the watch for processing the signals to determine one or both of speed and distance traveled as the performance data.