[Qgis-community-team] I'd Like to Write a "How-To" GPS-Qgis

[Otto Dassau]

Dear Gene,

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Otto 

Am Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:30:58 -0700 (PDT)
schrieb GeneD <dashiell.e at hawaiiantel.net>:

> HI,
> Did Anne/anybody, every submit a post to the wiki?
> I am trying to move from using SHP files on Win 7 platforms to Linux,
> Android and Qgis. I need GPS capability and will acquire an android tablet
> of some sort. I have several different GPS receivers which will output
> NMEA. I need guidance on software for the Android/GPS setup. Ideally I
> would be able to import both rasters and vectors to the Andoid so that in
> the field I can see where I am. Then I would want to export collected GPS
> data to QGis. I am new to QGis (and Linux) and would appreciate your
> suggestions and guidance.
> I also would like ideas for an android tablet....I think a 7" size would be
> the largest I would want for field use, I have read one review which noted
> that one tablet seemed to be more visible in sunlight. This is a factor
> most reviewers do not report. A table with a good GPS (the SiRF III chip
> for example) would be a bonus if the internal GPS has been well-designed,
> some are not.  I'll need bluetooth to connect to my GPS receiver.
> Aloha from Kailua,
> Gene