Hi Tracy, Have you tried using bridging software like Franson's GPSGate Client Express? I haven't tried it with maptitude, but I've had luck with other apps using GPSGate to stably bridge that gap from ye olde bluetooth or usb gps (or your shiny brand new RTK GPS configured to export NMEA) over to a COM port that other apps can point to. Poking around their forums will probably find lists of friendly devices, but it's worked for all but one of the devices I've tried. No guarantee that it will work for Maptitude, but its worth a shot.
Josh On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 11:01 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi: > > To use a GPS receiver with Maptitude, you must have Maptitude installed on > your computer, and you must have a GPS device with a serial port output in > the NMEA 0183 format correctly installed and configured. > > USB GPS devices would need to be mapped to a COM port. We have, for > example, successfully used a "mouse" GPS that had a PS2 to USB connector. > The GPS showed up as a COM port in the computer PORTS. Our product simply > read it from that COM port. > > High accuracy GPS receivers (e.g. down to say, 1-2 feet), are not standard. > For such accuracy you would need a differential GPS receiver. > > You can also use GPS playback data directly, without connecting Maptitude > to the GPS receiver. A playback file is a text file containing information > produced by the GPS receiver in raw, unprocessed form. Playback files > contain the data in a standard format, called NMEA 0183, or the GPS eXchange > Format, a device-independent data format. > > Maptitude Mapping Software <http://www.caliper.com> Group Moderator > > > > > --- In [email protected], Tracy Stanley <tracysfw@...> wrote: > > > > I probably have bought 6 different gps devices and none work. I have > downloaded > > their serial conversion to usb, but still no success. > > > > Has anyone been able to connect a GLS device directly to laptop and see > tracking > > from GPS? If so, please send me device name and I will purchase and offer > > > feedback. > > > > Tracy Stanley, CRS > > 801 Station Drive, Suite 105, Arlington, TX 76015 > > 817-299-0000 or 817-795-0350 office or fax 866-284-0292 > > > Bad decisions and bad beats make good stories. > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Werner whywerner@... > > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Tue, April 12, 2011 3:31:08 PM > > Subject: RE: [Maptitude] User Reviews: Maptitude 6.0 > > > >  > > I’m happy with 6.0 â€" will be happier when the new ACS and Census data > are > > ready. > > > >  > > I think you can use a USB connection with 6.0 for GPS. It’s been a > while but I > > bought a serial to USB adapter and it worked. I was using a Magellan > GPS which > > I cooked by plugging in the wrong power adapter. > >  > > Werner in Sacramento > >  > > > From:[email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of > > Tracy Stanley > > Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 12:47 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Maptitude] User Reviews: Maptitude 6.0 > >  > >  > > I think 6.0 has many features that make it worthwhile to use. I paid > for a full > > version so I could keep 5.0 on another laptop. It is much easier to click > a > > layer on/off; works better w images (Earth)... and more. I use several > shape > > files from other sources like gas well data for wells and pipelines from > Tex > > Railroal Commission;  N Tex Council of Gov; and many more. > > > >  > > > One of the shortcomings is the actual real time tracking with a external > gps > > device. I have not been able to find a serial GPS and am frustrated with > lack of > > support in how to make one work. But that is not a shortcoming of 6.0. I > think > > it is a fantasy feature of all from 4.6 to 6.0. > >  > > Tracy Stanley, CRS > > 801 Station Drive, Suite 105, Arlington, TX 76015 > > 817-299-0000 or 817-795-0350 office or fax 866-284-0292 > > > Bad decisions and bad beats make good stories. > >  > >  > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From:turkeytrekker sjones0145@... > > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Tue, April 12, 2011 12:52:41 PM > > Subject: [Maptitude] User Reviews: Maptitude 6.0 > > > >  > > Hi all, > > > > Am contemplating the upgrade to 6.0 (from 5.0) and would really > appreciate > > feedback from those who've made the migration. > > > > > > Thumbs up, thumbs down or "meh"? > > > > What's your favorite new feature? > > > > Anything you've been "wow'ed" by... or at least marginally impressed > with? How > > about disappointed in? > > > > Thoughts appreciated! > > > > >
