using GPS devices in linux?

[Lonni J Friedman]

On 11/4/07, Roger Oberholtzer <roger at opq.se> wrote:
> On Sun, 2007-11-04 at 21:01 -0800, Lonni J Friedman wrote:
> > Anyone here using GPS devices in Linux?  I'm considering purchasing
> > either a handheld, or vehcile (car) mounted GPS for future travels.
> > However, everything that i'm reading about the majority of them
> > suggests that they are basically useless unless you can upload
> > maps/routes/etc using their proprietary, Windows-only software.
> >
> > Has anyone had any experience using a GPS device without Windows?
>
> Professional ones like from Trimble, yes. We interface to them as part
> of our inertial navigation system (gyroscopes, inclinometers, pulse
> transducers). All runs on Linux. But then we are dealing with NMEA
> records and have our own application.
>
> As to personal navigation devices like Garmin, look at gpsdrive. I also
> had a java-based interface that worked quite ok. I think there are a
> number of Linux interfaces.
>
> OOC, you want the software for loading maps and things, I guess. Or do
> you want to collect the GPS data iself?

Primarily I just want software for loading maps into the device.  Does
gpsdrive do that?

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