[NTLUG:Discuss] Linux Friendly GPS?

[Kevin E. Ivey]

Rick Cook wrote:
> On Friday 09 October 2009 16:21:14 Kenneth Loafman wrote:
>> Daniel Hauck wrote:
>>> (2009年10月09日 12:12), Kevin E. Ivey wrote:
>>>> Daniel Hauck wrote:

> I have a Magellan eXplorist 600 that works reasonably well with Linux 
> (connecting via gpsd). It's really set up to be a handheld device, 
> however, I used it for a couple of years for car navigation. It's 
> navigation queue's are visual with tones to let you know when to pay 
> attention - no speaking.
> 
> It also work well attached to my Linux laptop via USB. I used it 
> interactively with GPSDrive and roadmap as basically larger format maps. I 
> could also copy tracks from the eXplorist using its USB drive mode, 
> convert them to google compatible files (KML) using gpsbabel and import 
> them to googleearth for display (or into roadmap - not KML format).
> 
> Not exactly what you were looking for, however, most of what I have done 
> above would most likely work with any GPS that outputs NMEA via a gpsd 
> compatible interface.

I also have a Magellan handheld that I use for driving.  I use thr GPS 
visualizer to convert to output to a Google map:

http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/

It works great and converts the output or file to any format.  I also 
use Wikiloc and anytrail.

keVIn