After getting GPSDrive running on OS X I started looking into different sources for maps. The GPSDrive wiki has a couple of interesting pages about this: one on creating maps and one on map sources. The second page pointed me to the LibreMap Project which has a complete collection of USGS 1:24000 (large scale) topographic maps for the [...]
Also tagged free, gdal, maps, open source, program, Programming, Python, script, SoftwareAfter getting GPSd to compile on OS X, I set my sights on GPSDrive, an open source navigation and map viewing program. When I posted about GPS a couple years ago, I installed GPSDrive, using the version from Fink. However, the latest version of GPSDrive on Fink nowadays is 2.08pre12, while the latest stable release [...]
Also tagged bug, cli, command line, open source, program, SoftwareNeal Stephenson’s novel Cryptonomicon is a fascinating book; I’m re-reading it for the umpteenth time and loving it every bit as much as when I first read it in 7th grade. One thing that caught my attention on this reading (especially in light of my recent GPS post) is the way that one of the main [...]
Also tagged API, cli, command line, email, Mail.app, program, Programming, Python, script, Software, thunderbirdIt’s been almost 2 and half years since I originally posted about GPSd and OS X. That post got quite a bit of traffic for a while, but a whole lot has changed since then. If you’re interested in some in-depth background information, you should check out the old post; this post is mostly about [...]
Also tagged bug, cli, command line, open source, program, SoftwareUpdate 7-13-11: I’ve posted an updated set of instructions on getting GPSd to compile on OS X here; this post will remain for archival purposes. For information on installing GPSDrive, see this post. So I recently picked up a cheap GPS module on Amazon. It was about $30 with shipping, and I got a neat [...]
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