Sorry, Philippe, for the direct reply...forgot evolution doesn't reply to the list...or if I'm even still active to reply, as I've been inactive quite a while here... Have you looked at gpsdrive? I use a Garmin GPS35 in serial NEMA mode. One output to a laptop running gpsdrive, and the second serial port running to a TinyTracker for APRS (Ham radio locator system). For a while, was sending the GPS35 via telemetry to a PC in engineering to track our news helicopter on gpsdrive...quite fun. Tom in NM KE5QFK On Tue, 2010-04-13 at 11:14 +0200, Philippe Andersson wrote:
Hello Roger,
Thanks a lot for your answer, first of all.
Roger Oberholtzer wrote:
On Mon, 2010-04-12 at 15:16 +0200, Philippe Andersson wrote:
Hello List,
I will have to replace my car's GPS device soon. Could anyone recommend a brand/model that is linux-friendly (and current) ? By that I mean:
- maps can be updated from linux (or without a computer) - POIs can be uploaded and downloaded from linux
Thanks in advance for sharing your experiences.
Start by adding this repo. There are things there in addition to what comes with the standard distro:
http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Application:/Geo/
There is some Garmin support on Linux. Like QLandkarte or mkgmap. I don't use them and thus cannot comment. But they claim to work with Garmin receivers. Maybe there is ither software in this repo that indicates support for some other consumer gps model.
We use Trimble, Applanix and OxTS. But then again we use our own software, and don't use waypoints (high end receivers seldom do waypoints).
I investigated the various software on offer in this repo, but it mostly deals with the handling of waypoints from small handheld GPS devices used for outdoor activities. Others are GISS/Grass or re-implementations of navigation software. I didn't see anything there that could replace the vendor-provided software from Garmin or TomTom.
Has anyone here had a successful linux experience with a car satnav system ?
TIA
Ph. A.
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