Broadcast GPS location

beauvoir · 03-31-2005

Hi, is there a program for windows that allows me to broadcast the locaion of my GPS through my laptop wirelessly. So like another wireless pc can pick up where the laptop is?
I think there is something for linux - what about windws?

Thanks

Thorn · 03-31-2005

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Originally Posted by beauvoir

Hi, is there a program for windows that allows me to broadcast the locaion of my GPS through my laptop wirelessly. So like another wireless pc can pick up where the laptop is?
I think there is something for linux - what about windws?

Thanks

You're probably thinking of Linux's GPSD. It's not so much that it broadcasts the location wirelessly, as it makes the GPS data avalaible on a TCP/IP port so that it can be accessed via any TCP stack.

So far no one makes anything similar for Windows, as far as I know.

beauvoir · 03-31-2005

thanks

beauvoir · 03-31-2005

ok then,

supposing that i did use gpsd, what would i use as the client?

Thorn · 03-31-2005

You're welcome.

By the way, sparafina and Dutch are the GPS experts around here. If you're lucky, maybe they know of something.

Thorn · 03-31-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by beauvoir

ok then,

supposing that i did use gpsd, what would i use as the client?

You'd need something to talk to the TCP port that has the gpsd data. Take a look at the kismet HOWTO. It explains how to due it with kismet, and doing with other applications should be similar.

Also the GPSD homepage is located here: http://gpsd.berlios.de There's lots of good info there.

The Others · 03-31-2005

You could run TGPSD under cygwin, giving a GPSD feel to your windows environment:

http://toonarchive.com/tgpsd/

nashr · 03-31-2005

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Originally Posted by The Others

You could run TGPSD under cygwin, giving a GPSD feel to your windows environment:

http://toonarchive.com/tgpsd/

I've seen something that shares out your GPS port over IP. I'll dig it up later...

Got it... will this work for you? VisualGPSXP

Dutch · 03-31-2005

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Originally Posted by Thorn

You're welcome.

By the way, sparafina and Dutch are the GPS experts around here. If you're lucky, maybe they know of something.

I'm not an expert, I just like to know where I am located when I wake up in the morning

Dutch

lincomatic · 03-31-2005

You might want to check out APRS apps, too. APRS is used by ham radio operators to broadcast their current location. I can't remember the name of it, but last year, I was running a free APRS app on my PocketPC that transmitted by GPS coordinates to a server, where you could view its breadcrumb trail on a map.

beauvoir · 03-31-2005

great

im trying to use tgpsd but how do i use/install it?

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