[Qgis-developer] Bluetooth GPS and QGIS GPS Tracker tool

[Noli Sicad]

No, I did not manage to get GPS signal from the Android phone to my laptop.

Is your Nokia phone has GPS? And are you able to get the GPS signal to QGIS?

Noli

On 3/4/11, Volker Fröhlich <volker27 at gmx.at> wrote:
> Did you get it working yet? I recently used my Nokia phone via Bluetooth.
>
> Volker
>
> Am Donnerstag 25 November 2010, 05:16:02 schrieb Noli Sicad:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Anybody manage to use bluetooth GPS device with QGIS GPS tracker tool?
>>
>> Is the QGIS GPS tracker tool (i.e. GPS device port) capable of rfcomm
>> signal from the bluetooth devices?
>>
>> It seems that there is no  rfcomm0 as option in the GPS device port? I
>> suppose Qgis is using gpsd.
>>
>> Bluetooth and GPSD
>> http://gpsd.berlios.de/bt.html
>>
>> Can I run gspd manually in terminal inorder to get GPS signal for QGIS
>> GPS tracker tool?
>>
>> I managed to find app for Android phone (i.e. GPS 2 Bluetooth [1])
>> that make GPS acts as receiver for Google Earth and other desktop
>> mapping software.
>>
>> [1] This small widget allows You turn your mobile phone to fully
>> functional GPS receiver accessible via Bluetooth. You can use any
>> desktop software like Google Earth or any other NMEA compatible.
>>
>> http://www.androidfreeware.net/download-gps-2-bluetooth.html
>>
>> Any suggestion how to get the bluetooth GPS working in QGIS.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Regards, Noli
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