[OSM-talk] bluetooth gps with linux

[Immanuel Scholz]

> 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.

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You can import CSV directly into JOSM...
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:-D

Ciao, Imi