Real time GPS tracking

[tony88]

Hello Javier,

Thanks for your great work.

I have a garmin gps60 with only the usb cable. They have a serial cable, but i dont have it yet. I was wondering if I could connect to your plugin with my usb connection?

cheers

[javier.santoro]

Originally posted by tony88@Feb 1 2006, 10:02 AM
Hello Javier,

Thanks for your great work.

I have a garmin gps60 with only the usb cable. They have a serial cable, but i dont have it yet. I was wondering if I could connect to your plugin with my usb connection?

cheers

Quoted post

Hi,

At this version, GPSTracker only supports standard NMEA Serial devices. Devices that can be accessed through a COM port.
I don't have a USB GPS device, so I'm not sure how you get data out of it, but you should check if the USB driver that you install, to access your GPS60, creates (and emulates) a COM port. If it does you should be able to use GPSTracker with that COM port as if it were a normal serial device.
I took a quick look at the garmin gps60 web site and I could not see any information about this.

You could also check the web to see if there's an application out there that creates a COM port from your USB connection.

To support USB devices on GPSTracker i would need to have the particular USB device to test with, because, as far as i know, each USB GPS device is different. But, Serial NMEA devices are standard.

Let me know how it goes.
Sorry, I was not much help.
Javier

[javier.santoro]

Please goto:
http://www.worldwindcentral.com/wiki/Add-o...er_%28plugin%29
to get the latest version of the GPSTracker plugin and to read the release notes.

Please note that I strongly recommend updating from version V01RXX to versions V02RXX

Latest version is V02R05:

Fixes:
1. Session files playback would not correctly work unless maximum playback speed was selected.

[javier.santoro]

Please goto:
http://www.worldwindcentral.com/wiki/Add-o...er_%28plugin%29
to get the latest version of the GPSTracker plugin and to read the release notes.

Please note that I strongly recommend updating from version V01RXX to versions V02RXX

Latest version is V02R06:

Additions:
1. Added basic support for GPX files. Only Routes (<rtept>) and Track Segments (<trkpt>) are suppported.

[what_nick]

I have always loved this plugin.Could you be more specific on the licencing terms in the wiki please.

[javier.santoro]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(what_nick @ Apr 19 2006, 10:19 PM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
I have always loved this plugin.Could you be more specific on the licencing terms in the wiki please.
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Sorry about the delay.

I don't know much about licencing, but basically you can use this plugin anyway you want.
Of course if you'd like to make a donation because you find this plugin usefull that would be very appreciated, but you do not have to.

Thanks javier

[javier.santoro]

I just downloaded WorldWind 1.3.5 and GPSTracker is getting an error when trying to show the sample Session file.
The error is : 'Field Not Found: WorldWind.DrawArgs.WorldCamera'
Sometimes you do not get the error but nothing happens.
I downloaded the source code to debug is but I'm not able to compile the project.
Ill try to fix this as soon as possible.
If anybody knows something about this error or not being able to compile from the latest source, please let me know.

Thanks
Javier

[what_nick]

Hi Javier,
Some interfaces probably changed a bit.Breaking your plugin.
Could you also post your build error.
Great work between and now there are icon pisition fixes with Vertical Exaggaration enabled.Hope it helps.

[javier.santoro]

Originally Posted by what_nick

Hi Javier,
Some interfaces probably changed a bit.Breaking your plugin.
Could you also post your build error.
Great work between and now there are icon pisition fixes with Vertical Exaggaration enabled.Hope it helps.

Hi

I was able to compile 1.3.5. I was having problems compiling the release version but the debug one compiles just fine.
In the end all I needed to do was recompile GPSTRacker under 1.3.5. Now it's working fine.

Thanks,
Javier

[javier.santoro]

Hi,

Please goto:
http://www.worldwindcentral.com/wiki/Add-o...er_%28plugin%29
to get the latest version of the GPSTracker plugin and to read the release notes.

Please note that I strongly recommend updating from version V01RXX to versions V02RXX

Latest version is V02R07:

1. This version is the same as V02R06 but recompiled to run under WorldWind 1.3.5. It is necessary to update to this version only if you are running WorldWind 1.3.5

Version V02R06:

Additions:
1. Added basic support for GPX files. Only Routes (<rtept>) and Track Segments (<trkpt>) are suppported.