Re: [Qgis-user] QGIS & GPS

2023-01-19 Thread Stefan Giese (WhereGroup) via QGIS-User 

Hi Brent,


we solved this for one of our customers with the following steps:

 * Installing U-Center on the windows computer:
   https://www.u-blox.com/en/product/u-center
 * in U-Center -> View -> Configuration view → NMEA (NMEA Protocol)
 * change "Main Talker ID" to "1 – GP(GPS)"
 * click on "SEND" and then on "POLL"
 * now QGIS should directly communicate

hope this helps

Stefan

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Am 20.01.2023 um 03:50 schrieb Brent Wood via QGIS-User:

Gidday and Happy New Year from New Zealand!

I have spent too many hours on this already, sigh... Hopefully someone 
can help.


I normally use QGIS with USB GPS units on Linux and don't have driver 
issues, everything just works. But I now need to re-introduce myself 
to QGIS on Windows to set things up for other users, and it is proving 
very painful.


I'm using QGIS dev (3.29), 3.22 & v3.28 at present. Same issue on 
Windows with all of them.


I have historically used a Globalsat BR-355S4 USB GPS on Windows with 
no problems. Just install the Prolific USB-serial driver and 
everything works fine.


My recent Linux work has been using a G-Mouse (U-blox 7) chipset GPS 
which Linux typically mounts as /dev/ttyACM0 and QGIS is fine with 
that. Linux needs no additional drivers to be installed for this to work.


Now I'm trying to get this working on Windows... I can install the 
U-blox VCP (virtual com port) driver. The native driver Win10 finds & 
installs also  seems to work, but not with QGIS. I can connect to the 
relevant com port with several GPS monitoring applications & see the 
NMEA sentences fine. QGIS lists the port OK, but fails to connect on 
auto or to the port directly. This is not uncommon with the U-Blox 7, 
but none of the fixes I have found online have worked for me.


I just bought anotherGPS, a new model Globalsat one, BU-353N5, a 
replacement for the BR-355S4. This is not sending the $GP sentences, 
just the $GN ones. My GPS monitoring applications work OK with this on 
Linux & Windows, but QGIS on both platforms lists the device to 
connect to, but is unable to connect & use the GPS data. I can't even 
log the data with QGIS as QGIS won't connect to the port in the first 
place.


My 3 questions:

How can I get a U-Blox7 chipset GPS (which is working fine on Windows 
with other applications) recognised by and working with QGIS?


How can I get a Globalsat  BU-353N or other GPS that does not output 
$GPGGA or $GPRWC, but provides $GNGGA instead, etc working with QGIS?


Can anyone suggest an alternative cheap, generic USB GPS which simply 
and reliably works with QGIS on Windows?


Is this something that I should file a bug report for (it does seem to 
be a fragility in QGIS that is not present in other GPS software)? I'm 
happy to send a working USB GPS to any dev willing to look into this.



Thanks

Brent Wood

Principal Technician, Fisheries
NIWA
DDI:  +64 (4) 3860529
  Brent Wood
Principal Technician - GIS and Spatial Data Management
Programme Leader - Environmental Information Delivery
+64-4-386-0529

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[Qgis-user] QGIS & GPS

2023-01-19 Thread Brent Wood via QGIS-User 
Gidday and Happy New Year from New Zealand!

I have spent too many hours on this already, sigh... Hopefully someone can help.

I normally use QGIS with USB GPS units on Linux and don't have driver issues, 
everything just works. But I now need to re-introduce myself to QGIS on Windows 
to set things up for other users, and it is proving very painful.

I'm using QGIS dev (3.29), 3.22 & v3.28 at present. Same issue on Windows with 
all of them.

I have historically used a Globalsat BR-355S4 USB GPS on Windows with no 
problems. Just install the Prolific USB-serial driver and everything works fine.

My recent Linux work has been using a G-Mouse (U-blox 7) chipset GPS which 
Linux typically mounts as /dev/ttyACM0 and QGIS is fine with that. Linux needs 
no additional drivers to be installed for this to work.

Now I'm trying to get this working on Windows... I can install the U-blox VCP 
(virtual com port) driver. The native driver Win10 finds & installs also  seems 
to work, but not with QGIS. I can connect to the relevant com port with several 
GPS monitoring applications & see the NMEA sentences fine. QGIS lists the port 
OK, but fails to connect on auto or to the port directly. This is not uncommon 
with the U-Blox 7, but none of the fixes I have found online have worked for me.

I just bought another GPS, a new model Globalsat one, BU-353N5, a replacement 
for the BR-355S4. This is not sending the $GP sentences, just the $GN ones. My 
GPS monitoring applications work OK with this on Linux & Windows, but QGIS on 
both platforms lists the device to connect to, but is unable to connect & use 
the GPS data. I can't even log the data with QGIS as QGIS won't connect to the 
port in the first place.

My 3 questions:

How can I get a U-Blox7 chipset GPS (which is working fine on Windows with 
other applications) recognised by and working with QGIS?

How can I get a  Globalsat  BU-353N or other GPS that does not output $GPGGA or 
$GPRWC, but provides $GNGGA instead, etc working with QGIS?

Can anyone suggest an alternative cheap, generic USB GPS which simply and 
reliably works with QGIS on Windows?

Is this something that I should file a bug report for (it does seem to be a 
fragility in QGIS that is not present in other GPS software)? I'm happy to send 
a working USB GPS to any dev willing to look into this.


Thanks

Brent Wood

Principal Technician, Fisheries
NIWA
DDI:  +64 (4) 3860529
[https://www.niwa.co.nz/static/niwa-2018-horizontal-180.png] 

Brent Wood
Principal Technician - GIS and Spatial Data Management
Programme Leader - Environmental Information Delivery
+64-4-386-0529

National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research Ltd (NIWA)
301 Evans Bay Parade Hataitai Wellington New Zealand
Connect with NIWA: niwa.co.nz 
Facebook 
LinkedIn 
Twitter 
Instagram
To ensure compliance with legal requirements and to maintain cyber security 
standards, NIWA's IT systems are subject to ongoing monitoring, activity 
logging and auditing. This monitoring and auditing service may be provided by 
third parties. Such third parties can access information transmitted to, 
processed by and stored on NIWA's IT systems
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[Qgis-user] QGIS/GPS and R Workshops Arusha, Tanzania

2015-10-08 Thread Mike Shand 
*This may be of interest to our Subscribers or their colleagues working 
in East Africa.*


Arusha Bioinformatics Workshops 2015

GIS Mapping and statistics courses for conservation.

The Tanzania Conservation Resource Centre is pleased to announce a new 
series of workshops for Nov-Dec 2015. Workshops will be held in Arusha, 
Tanzania, in the week before and week after the TAWIRI Scientific 
Conference.


The Centre’s training focusses on high-quality freeand 
open-sourcesoftware, without the need for costly licenses and upgrades. 
Trainers have years of experience in both use and development of the 
software.


Venue:Courses will all be held in Arusha at Solomon House (near the 
Clocktower)


Costs:Course costs vary by number of days and include course materials 
and lunch only.


Scholarships:A very limited number of places are available for 
attendance, and students are advised to seek positions early.


For more information or inquiries regarding the skills workshop 
training, see the detailed course descriptions and register on our 
website : 
http://www.tzcrc.org/wp/2015-skills-workshop/


Email:workshops@tzcrc.orgPhone: +255 684 813 848

Course



Dates and costs

Introduction to statistics with R

"R is a free, open-source language and software, which is becoming one 
of the most popular options for statistics and graphics in the sciences. 
It is recommended for those needing to use statistics to analyse data 
who have little or no experience of statistics. The course would also be 
an ideal introduction to R for students with experience of other 
statistical packages."


Trainer: Rob Critchlow (Univ. of York)

Prerequisites: Basic computer and mathematics skills.



23-27 Nov


US$375

5 days.



Cartographic design and map publication with QGIS

How to create and design high quality  maps with QGIS.

The course is aimed at those who wish to produce high quality maps for 
standalone printing or as part of  reports and other publications.


Trainer: Mike Shand (University of Glasgow)

Prerequisites: A working knowledge of GIS and experience in map 
production. Sense of creativity in professional content writing for 
official purpose.




25-27 Nov


US$225

3 days

GPS for fieldwork mapping

The course is aimed at fieldworkers who wish to quickly & efficiently 
map and view their GPS data while in the field or in the office.


Trainer: Mike Shand (University of Glasgow)

Prerequisites: A basic working knowledge of computers and understanding 
of GPS and its terminologies.




30 Nov- 01 Dec


US$100

2 days

QGIS for mapping and cartography

An introduction to QGIS (a free GIS application). The course is aimed at 
fieldworkers who wish to produce professional maps from their fieldwork 
data and combining  it with other sources.


Trainer: Mike Shand (University of Glasgow)

Prerequisites: A basic working knowledge of computers and some 
experience working with map data captured through fieldwork.




7-11 Dec


US$375

5 days

Advanced QGIS with PostGIS

Setting up, managing and using a geodatabase in PostGIS, which offers 
advanced GIS methods and analysis.


Trainer: Paolo Cavallini (Faunalia)

Prerequisites: Good working knowledge of QGIS, and a desire to develop 
skills in PostGIS and analysis.




7-9 Dec


US$300

3 days




Tanzania Conservation Resource Centre

PO Box 485  •  Arusha, Tanzania

*+255 684 813 848  • *www.tzcrc.org 


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