Randal, i think you've just cracked it for me! gpsgate seems to have got the gps talking to qgis. many thanks for the help, people.
On Mon, Aug 31, 2020 at 8:18 PM Randal Hale <[email protected]> wrote: > Unfortunately I don't have one to test (but someone I can call) > > Two things to check: > > 1. Right Click in your QGIS toolbar area and activate your GPS information > panel. See if you're connecting to the GPS. Autodetect should tell you > something. > > 2. I've used the GPS Gate Splitter Software [1] on Windows 7/10 to connect > QGIS to an External GPS. Haven't had the joy to do Bluetooth/internal GPS's > but I'd expect Gate Splitter to at least get you connected on an > internal....... Although I've heard Windows 10 has something similiar "in > the guts" to make that work (no hardware to test that on). Once you install > Gate Splitter QGIS should autodetect the GPS. > > Good Luck - and I think this will work but as I type this I'm starting to > think this might be slightly out of date thinking. > > Randy > > [1] https://gpsgate.com/products/gpsgate_client > On 8/31/20 2:28 AM, Daniel Greene wrote: > > 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 >> <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> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-user mailing [email protected] > List info: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > Unsubscribe: https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > > -- > Randal Hale [email protected] > (p) 423.653.3611http://www.northrivergeographic.com > >
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