Hi, I have not used gps with QGIS since 2.16 but it would help if you explained to the mailing list what version of QGIS, OS, and what plugin or method you are using to connect to the GPS using QGIS. The problem is that QGIS and the GPS are not connecting?
Nicolas Cadieux Ça va bien aller! > Le 31 août 2020 à 02:28, Daniel Greene <[email protected]> a écrit : > > > 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 >> <[email protected]> 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 [[email protected]] on behalf of Nicolas >> Cadieux [[email protected]] >> Sent: Friday, August 28, 2020 10:31 AM >> To: Daniel Greene >> Cc: [email protected] >> 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 <[email protected]> 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 >>> [email protected] >>> List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user >>> Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
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