[OSM-talk] bluetooth gps with linux

[Erik Johansson]

On 7/6/06, Immanuel Scholz <immanuel.scholz at gmx.de> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> > > So I was wondering what's the easiest way to do this? I expect I can
> > > just make a bluetooth serial port connection and then just receive the
> > > nmea strings? I've tried googling but can't seem to find the info i
> > > want. Any pointers will be helpful as I'm new to this. I'm keen to
> > > start recording tracks in east london.... Thanks!
> >
> > I'm assuming this is a non-logging GPS?
> >
> > In OS X, once I create a Bluetooth Serial Connection, I just
> > 'cat /dev/cu.Bt-GPS >> nmeafile'
> >
> > I'm not sure how difficult this will be in Linux, or if this helps you.
>
> It's just the same in Linux. :-D  (usually /dev/ttyS2 or so..)
>
> You can also start gpsd from command line like this:
>
> $ gpsd -D3 > cvsfile
>
> Then you get a somewhat parseable space-seperated CSV file. And the best
> about this one: You can use any application on top of GPSD (like qpeGPS
> or gpsdrive) to navigate.

Oh smart, I always use "echo r|netcat localhost 2947 > dump.nmea'. I
would recommend dumping nmea from gpsd because you can use gpsbabel to
convert to gpx later, which is easier than writing your own script.