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

[Noli Sicad]

Volker,

Thanks for the link.

I can read, understand and speak German a bit. I was in Germany for 1
year in 1988.

The hardest thing for me now is to write in German.

Danke Schoen.

Noli




On 3/4/11, Volker Fröhlich <volker27 at gmx.at> wrote:
> Yes, it was pretty easy. I roughly followed this guide:
>
> http://www.rokip.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=78:nokia-
> n95-als-gps-maus-symarctic-extgpsubuntu-910tangogpsgpsd&catid=39:n95&Itemid=10
>
> It is in German, but you might manage to get the meaning or translate it. I
> can also translate for you, if necessary.
>
> Volker
>
> Am Donnerstag 03 März 2011, 22:37:34 schrieben Sie:
>> 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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