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This is an early alpha, but functional. GPL v3.

http://www.zdez.org/minigps-n0.1.tgz

It is a replacement for the stock GPSD with logging and developer features. It will automatically choose a bluetooth GPS over the internal one (if available) and can log other data (mainly J1850 streams for my motorcycle so I can get gear, rpm, etc.).

It is all fixed point so should be much faster.

Data is logged to the external card (/media/mmc1) in a zmaplog directory. It creates KML files (google earth), one new every 5 minutes which contains speed and location.

The GPS data will be in XML comments within the KML file, both internal and external (internal changes the initial $ to & when a BT gps is working).

Also, if you do http://localhost:8888/dogmap.html it will bring up a google map window and will recenter on tht GPS location every 5 seconds. You may need to uncheck Fit Width for it to display.

(I have one of those PHS Personal Hot Spots, so the maps are normally available to me).

Quickstart - download, untar, copy minigpsd to the Nokia where it can be executed (chmod +x if needed), and run it (maybe as root but I don't know if it is necessary).

If you want the kml files automatically compressed into kmz (zipped) files, also copy kml2kmz to /usr/local/bin (path is hardcoded, but the source is there).
 

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