[GRASS-user] Using GRASS with GPS

[Markus Neteler]

On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 8:37 PM, PixelPusher <pixelpusher at cox.net> wrote:
> I need to query a GPS that is attached to my computer (by USB or Bluetooth)
> for my current location and then query a road network database to find the
> road segments within some arbitrary distance. Does GRASS support that kind
> of operation? Can anyone get me started on how to do it?

I would look at

http://grass.osgeo.org/grass64/manuals/html64_user/v.in.gpsbabel.html
-> Import waypoints, routes, and tracks from a GPS receiver...

or
http://grass.osgeo.org/grass64/manuals/html64_user/v.in.garmin.html

and
http://grass.osgeo.org/grass64/manuals/html64_user/v.distance.html
-> Find nearest lines

Markus