GPS Linux GlobalSat Receiver Sirf Star IV Chipset
This will be a quick primer on how to use a GlobalSat GPS receiver on Ubuntu Linux.
It is actually quite easy since Linux doesn’t need any drivers loaded. Also this blog sort of augments the last blog I wrote regarding the capabilities of using a computer offline. In one section I used a U-blox GNSS module to capture GPS coordinates on Windows and Linux operating systems.
That U-blox module is not exactly what I’d consider to be weather proof. My intent here is provide a GPS solution that is in some sort of reasonable enclosure that is more conducive to getting bounced around in a backpack. Or more conducive to being used in an outdoor environment.
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