Did you get it working yet? I recently used my Nokia phone via Bluetooth. Volker
Am Donnerstag 25 November 2010, 05:16:02 schrieb Noli Sicad: > Hi, > > Anybody manage to use bluetooth GPS device with QGIS GPS tracker tool? > > Is the QGIS GPS tracker tool (i.e. GPS device port) capable of rfcomm > signal from the bluetooth devices? > > It seems that there is no rfcomm0 as option in the GPS device port? I > suppose Qgis is using gpsd. > > Bluetooth and GPSD > http://gpsd.berlios.de/bt.html > > Can I run gspd manually in terminal inorder to get GPS signal for QGIS > GPS tracker tool? > > I managed to find app for Android phone (i.e. GPS 2 Bluetooth [1]) > that make GPS acts as receiver for Google Earth and other desktop > mapping software. > > [1] This small widget allows You turn your mobile phone to fully > functional GPS receiver accessible via Bluetooth. You can use any > desktop software like Google Earth or any other NMEA compatible. > > http://www.androidfreeware.net/download-gps-2-bluetooth.html > > Any suggestion how to get the bluetooth GPS working in QGIS. > > Thanks. > > Regards, Noli > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-developer mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer _______________________________________________ Qgis-developer mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer
