Robert Small, The blog thereof.

The Linux GPS project has been started, it’s aimed at providing useful information about Linux related GPS projects and how to get GPS devices working correctly with Linux. I have a CF based Holux GPS device and a Bluetooth/USB based Holux device, I’ll provide as much information about these as possible.

We hope to provide information on the protocols we come across and the ways they can be made to ‘play’ nicely with Linux. In the end we may develop programs to provide unavailable features to Linux users. Although there are several projects which seem interested in providing GPS support for Linux they seem to lack a central place for a user to start, a place for you to pick what you need and get everything working; Linux GPS is being developed with this in view.

www.linux-gps.org

Your support would be appreciated.

Kind regards, Robert.

I will be working on a new V8d Org project, Linux GPS. This is a project designed to build an almost complete compatibility list with full instructions how to get all the devices working with your chosen distribution. Membership and readership will be free.

We will be using a mixture of a wiki for the main information and forums for threaded conversations about what’s going on. Lee is working on the design of this site at the moment, the process simply is to pick two pieces of standard software to be integrated together with the desired result.

We will also be providing a list of software which uses GPS and the role it takes, if we see any major gap in the software packages then we will attempt to breach this gap to provide a complete experience for the Linux user. For those interested I do intend to support and involve the OSM (OpenStreetMap)  community and their work in both the software and the information.