Re: [talk-ph] GPS logger/receiver on Linux
Ronny Ager-Wick - Develo Ltd. wrote, On Wednesday, 19 August, 2009 10:16 AM: Yep, TangoGPS is good stuff! I got the stable version from their website. Tried it this morning on a short walk. Taking your laptop for a walk ... might be considered as a bit nerdy by some ... :-) I am trying to get mtkbabel (http://sourceforge.net/projects/mtkbabel/) to download tracks from it I seem to recall gpsbabel may help you out here getting the tracks off the unit. If you're lucky and its in a format it understands ... Otherwise I guess it wouldn't be too horrible to install the connection software on a windows box which you could use when you need to pull off data files. I got josm working fine, but I'm a bit unfomfortable with it yet. It really needs a bigger screen than the eeepc to use it well. Same with Mercaartor. So it might be better to use these editors when you're back at home rather than in the field. Jim -- datalude: information security e: j...@datalude.com Philippines: +63 2 403 1311 / mob: +63 920 912 5830 Hong Kong: +852 6840 6693 w: http://www.datalude.com/ ___ talk-ph mailing list talk-ph@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ph
Re: [talk-ph] GPS logger/receiver on Linux
Jim Morgan wrote: Ronny Ager-Wick - Develo Ltd. wrote, On Wednesday, 19 August, 2009 10:16 AM: Yep, TangoGPS is good stuff! I got the stable version from their website. Tried it this morning on a short walk. Taking your laptop for a walk ... might be considered as a bit nerdy by some ... :-) You're joking! I find that perfectly normal :) Not only that, I was actually walking with my two children as well, one in the stroller (which had a perfect place for the eee on top, exactly where I wanted it) and one beside it, who constantly wanted to see the route we had walked as well. You can imagine explaining the urban canyon effect to a 3 year old :) I am trying to get mtkbabel (http://sourceforge.net/projects/mtkbabel/) to download tracks from it I seem to recall gpsbabel may help you out here getting the tracks off the unit. If you're lucky and its in a format it understands ... Otherwise I guess it wouldn't be too horrible to install the connection software on a windows box which you could use when you need to pull off data files. Reading the docs of gpsbabel revealed that you can only download tracks via USB cable. I've been trying to do it over bluetooth, so that explains why I've been out of luck so far. First quick test leaves still no joy, but this is a work in progress :) I want to avoid having to maintain a windows box, even on a virtual machine, just to download GPS tracks. I know that would be a simple solution, but I'm looking for a good solution, not just *a* solution. Progress doesn't happen by giving up - that's my excuse :) The idea is that if I'm on a long trip, I can download the tracks to the eee when the logger is getting full. I got josm working fine, but I'm a bit unfomfortable with it yet. It really needs a bigger screen than the eeepc to use it well. Same with Mercaartor. So it might be better to use these editors when you're back at home rather than in the field. Yep, you're probably right. josm hardly fits on the screen actually, even after removing the button bar. Jim ___ talk-ph mailing list talk-ph@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ph
Re: [talk-ph] GPS logger/receiver on Linux
Hi, guys, Thanks Jim for useful info. I'm already running eeebuntu :) Installed it within a few minutes after I received the computer. I've done my research now and found that the MTK chipset is supposedly superior to the SiRFStar-III, and when I got a great price on this one, it made the choice easy: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=380145573933ssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBSA:GB:1123 The full name of the item is Transystems i-Blue 747 A+. Note that there's also a 737, but it's a pure receiver with no logging. I'm currently playing with various Linux software to make use of the thing, including Navit, which is currently compiling. I will let you know when I get it working. Does anybody have any recommendations for tools/programs relevant to OSM to use with Ubuntu? Ronny. Jim Morgan wrote: Ronny Ager-Wick - Develo Ltd. wrote, On Tuesday, 28 July, 2009 04:46 AM: Guys, I found I need to retire my old laptop, so I've ordered an eee PC and I'm looking to get a GPS logger and receiver if I can only find one that doesn't cost a fortune. I've found these guys have some good prices. http://www.expansys.com.hk/gps/gps-receivers (They have a UK site as well. In fact its a UK company) And this one looks as though it fits your general specs, except it doesn't do bluetooth. http://www.expansys.com.hk/d.aspx?i=149006 I'm 95% sure that if it supplies GPS over USB cable, then you can get Linux to talk to it. I'd recommend installing eeeBuntu 3, which I just put on my girlfriend's EEE. Very nicely done - everything works immediately and you have access to the global Ubuntu repositories, so you can get your gpsd, tangogps etc on there easily. Contact me offlist if you want to go into techy details ... Jim ___ talk-ph mailing list talk-ph@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ph
