Package gpsd-2.96bis-1
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| Description: | Daemon that monitors one or more GPS/AIS receivers (2.96bis-1) | |||||
You will likely want to install one of the version of gpsd-py to
get the programs gpscat, gpsfake, gpsprof, xgps, and xgpsspeed
that are written in python.
gpsd is a service daemon that monitors one or more GPSes or AIS
receivers attached to a host computer through serial or USB ports,
making all data on the location/course/velocity of the sensors
available to be queried on TCP port 2947 of the host computer. With
gpsd, multiple location-aware client applications (such as
navigational and wardriving software) can share access to receivers
without contention or loss of data. Also, gpsd responds to queries
with a format that is substantially easier to parse than the NMEA 0183
emitted by most GPSes. The gpsd distribution includes a linkable C
service library, a C++ wrapper class, and a Python module that
developers of gpsd-aware applications can use to encapsulate all
communication with gpsd.
Besides gpsd itself, the project provides auxiliary tools for
diagnostic monitoring and profiling of receivers and feeding
location-aware applications GPS/AIS logs for diagnostic purposes.
The goal of the gpsd project is to create a solid layer of open-source
infrastructure for programs running under Linux and other open-source
Unixes that want to be location-sensitive. We aim for simple, robust
interfaces, unfussy operation, and an easy learning curve for
application developers. | ||||||
| Section: | sci | |||||
| Maintainer: | Maintainer: Kurt Schwehr <goatbarATusersDOTsourceforgeDOTnet> | |||||
| Website: | http://gpsd.berlios.de | |||||
| License: | BSD | |||||
| Info-File: | dists/10.4/unstable/main/finkinfo/sci/gpsd.info CVS log, Last Changed: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 20:09:07 (UTC) | |||||
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