Notices

Uses UDP for gpsgate with reconnect.
Reduce update rate (icon and gpsgate) to save CPU cycles.
Update altitude at gpsgate

http://www.zdez.org/minigpsd_0.30-pre4_armel.deb
http://www.zdez.org/minigpsd_0.30-pre4.tar.gz

I also have the separate simple monitoring program (with a bigger display for satellites and direction/speed):

http://www.zdez.org/GpsStatus-0.3.deb

Sounds interesting... Can it be used with Maemo Mapper ?

Yes. It is a generic gpsd replacement, but with advanced features, both offline and online.

Thanks. I must try this on the N810 to see if it wakes up my anemic GPS :-)
(That is, if it runs on Chinook...)

Just installed minigpsd, without the extra stuff. Works very well, much more stable (if not faster) "first time to lock" time. It makes you think why Nokia did not spend more time on osso-gpsd.

Mine should not act any differently than the stock GPSD, but it is possible they aren't handling things the same way. I start the internal gps immediately and hook in at a lower level. I do bluetooth GPS at the same time..

I've also noticed the internal lock time tends to be hit-or-miss.

For new Users of minigpsd here is a few things you can do with it .

1st .Your can do real-time tracking to gpsgate buddy tracking . sign up here for a free account http://gpsgate.com/index.php?id=96
after you do setup your account you need to add a device to the list under your account . where IMEI number is use like your cell phone number .. then on minigpsd under gpsgate url edit the line at the end and replace it with your cell phone number .

2nd you can also track your self live from google earth .. in google earth under tools look for network link add the url to http://tabletIP-or-hostname-here/gpsdata.xml . and now your tracking live via goggle earth

3rd you can just goto http://localhost:8888 and that will gave you a webpage with map.

4th you can save kml files for viewing at a later time via google earth or a map program that supports kml's


5th you can connect any program that supports gpsd clients to port 2947 RAW or 22947 data .


6th you can also from your tablet go to http://localhost:8888/dogmap.html


7th you can pull XML data http://localhost:8888/gpsdata.xml or kml daya http://localhost:8888/x.kml


Sorry if i missed anything ..

Also I think it holds the GPS sat's much better less floating ! Seems like after lock with my n810 internal GPS it stays lock without drifting also I think it locks in much faster.

If you like to setup your own real-time tracking map there is a ton of API codes API gpsgate.com or you can take my code from my site . You will need your own google map API key ..

here is my real-time tracking map http://computerfreek.com/n810/trackme.asp


Thanks to tz1 for the great work !!


computerfreek274

You can use any "random" number, e.g. the WLAN or BT mac address (without the colons, and maybe just 0-9) as the IMEI number.

gpsgate can alternately use a password, but I don't have that implemented yet.

The statusbar (or standalone) control applet displays status including (tiny) satellite strength and positions and allows minigpsd to be started and stopped.

minigpsd worked great for me i had a cold fix within seconds my question is with gpsd it was started , with minigpsd i had to stant it befor starting maemo mapper. can I change this