[Qgis-developer] Accessing GPS devices platform independently

[Marco Hugentobler]

Hi devs

Is there a way to access the data from a GPS device (serial port or USB port) 
in a platform independent way? From what I have read, gpsd can be used on 
Linux but not on other platforms.

Is it necessary to directly parse the NMEA 0183 protocol on windows? I see 
there are some projects connecting gps devices and QGIS (QGIS track GPS, 
Quantum Navigator, QGIS mapper). Is there already some NMEA related code?

Thanks for any suggestion,
Marco


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