Nicolas, the Toughbook definitely has a GPS as i can test the connection using the GPS software - and i have tried it in various places.
John, i have copied the project and files on to the desktop with the same results. i have also tried it without any data to see if it can pick my position up whilst using only a basemap but still no luck. On Fri, Aug 28, 2020 at 10:40 PM Willey, John <willey_j...@co.sandusky.oh.us> wrote: > Some more information might be needed. Is it possible your QGIS data > resides in a server and not on your local machine? Perhaps the Toughbook > knows where it is, but can't display the underlying map layers because it > can't connect to the server? That would also explain why it works when you > are in wifi service. > > John > > -- > John Willey > Executive Director > Sandusky County Regional Planning Commission > 2511 Countryside Drive, Suite C > Fremont, OH 43420 > (419)334-6227 > ------------------------------ > *From:* Qgis-user [qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] on behalf of > Nicolas Cadieux [njacadieux.git...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Friday, August 28, 2020 10:31 AM > *To:* Daniel Greene > *Cc:* qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > *Subject:* Re: [Qgis-user] Live Mapping with QGIS on Toughbook > > This message has originated from an *External Source*. Please use proper > judgment and caution when opening attachments, clicking links, or > responding to this email. > > > ------------------------------ > Daniel Green from Québec? > > I would start by testing in a wide open field. Is the problem with the > GPS in the laptop or with the connection with QGIS? If it’s the later, > explain what you are doing and what versions of QGIS using. If you only > get a position with the wifi, maybe you don’t have an actual GPS chip. > Look at the computer specs. Some tablettes (iPods also) and rare phone > only use wifi for positioning and do not use an actual GPS chip. Make sure > you are not in airplane mode with antenna’s turned off. > > Nicolas Cadieux > Ça va bien aller! > > Le 28 août 2020 à 03:49, Daniel Greene <dannyjamesgre...@gmail.com> a > écrit : > > > > I have been trying to use QGIS for live mapping on my Panasonic Toughbook > Cf19 MK7 but I cannot get the GPS to connect when in the field. The > software on the Toughbook shows it is picking up satellites so I am > confident it isn’t the hardware. When I try to connect it occasionally > picks up my location if I have wi-fi but without it never does. > > > Any ideas what might be going wrong? > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-user mailing list > Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2flists.osgeo.org%2fmailman%2flistinfo%2fqgis-user&c=E,1,ARlyMAoKexUsNmidgrWQCJTOZTMFcPY7mFw3sZBO1UxYh5xSRC-Dmup8fK7ljm_ZKiRekYXrflrWCsQvDwG1dmaptx4Jc1A0gyEcYv2Sg5xc28xgwQ,,&typo=1> > Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > <https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2flists.osgeo.org%2fmailman%2flistinfo%2fqgis-user&c=E,1,GRTbC0ZPyjglWsA0lHVOqYz8C6lM2QdZrifLWsINL6a_ZsNP1UT-S4e5-qjdXHgmh-prJUcCGwUScO4eXVN831SP5FgQpZRz2ra4AuvcO5MO32GNLpdcxBm8&typo=1> > >
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