I would go with a Garmin product. Lots of their devices are supported in the Linux kernel. After you plug the gps in, it looks like a serial port. After that, you can write you own progam to get info off the device. Some docs on the format are here: http://www8.garmin.com/support/commProtocol.html . Or you can use something like gpsd - http://gpsd.berlios.de/, gpsbabel - http://www.gpsbabel.org/, etc. to get data off your device.
If for some reason you don't want to use a Garmin product, for best results, make sure the device looks like a serial port when you plug it into your computer. Also make sure the device can output one of the popular formats like NEMA 0183, or the Garmin prorietary format. Chris ----- Original Message ---- From: Chris Penn <cantorm...@gmail.com> To: 909linux.org general mailing list <909linux@909linux.org> Sent: Wednesday, July 4, 2007 7:28:53 AM Subject: [909linux] usb GPS devices for Linux Does anyone have any recommendations for GPS devices (ones that work) for Linux? -- "As we open our newspapers or watch our television screens, we seem to be continually assaulted by the fruits of Mankind's stupidity." -Roger Penrose _______________________________________________ 909linux mailing list 909linux@909linux.org http://909linux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/909linux
