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<code>gpsd</code> — a GPS service daemon
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<h1>About <code>gpsd</code></h1>
<p><code>gpsd</code> is a service daemon that monitors one or more
GPSes attached to a host computer through serial or USB ports, making
all data on the location/course/velocity of the sensors available to
be queried on TCP port 2947 of the host computer. With
<code>gpsd</code>, multiple GPS client applications (such as
navigational and wardriving software) can share access to GPSes
without contention or loss of data. Also, gpsd responds to queries
with a format that is substantially easier to parse than the NMEA 0183
emitted by most GPSes. The <code>gpsd</code> distribution includes a
linkable C service library, a C++ wrapper class, and a Python module
that developers of <code>gpsd</code>-aware applications can use to
encapsulate all communication with <code>gpsd</code>.</para>
<p>Besides <code>gpsd</code> itself, the project provides
auxiliary tools for diagnostic monitoring and profiling of GPSes
and feeding GPS-aware applications specified track data for
diagnostic purposes.</p>
<p>The goal of the <code>gpsd</code> project is to create a solid
layer of open-source infrastructure for programs running under Linux
and other open-source Unixes that want to be location-sensitive. We
aim for simple, robust interfaces, unfussy operation, and an easy
learning curve for application developers. Applications that
presently use <code>gpsd</code> include <a
href="http://www.pygps.org">pyGPS</a>, <a
href="http://www.kismetwireless.net/">Kismet</a>, <a
href="http://www.gpsdrive.cc/">GPSdrive</a>, <a
href="http://qpegps.sourceforge.net/">gpeGPS</a>, <a
href="http://www.gnustep.it/enrico/position/">position</a> and
<a href="http://roadmap.digitalomaha.net/index.html">roadmap</a>.</p>
<p>Under Linux, gpsd normally runs with zero configuration. The RPM
installs hotplug scripts that do the right thing when a USB device
goes active, launching <code>gpsd</code> if needed and telling
<code>gpsd</code> which device to read data from. Then,
<code>gpsd</code> deduces a baud rate and GPS type by looking at the
data stream.</p>
<p><code>gpsd</code> is high-quality, carefully-audited code. It is regularly
checked with the standard mode of <a href='http://www.splint.org'>splint</a>,
audited with <a href='http://valgrind.org/'>Valgrind</a>,
and an extensive regression-test suite is used to check correct behavior
before each release.</p>
<p>No, we don't support Windows — get a better operating system.
Our main focus is open-source Unixes — Linux, and the *BSD
family. We'll support proprietary Unixes and hybrids like Mac OS X if
it's not too much work (and it usually isn't).</p>
<p>If you represent a GPS manufacturer interested in qualifying your
device for use with Linux and other open-source operating systems,
we are your contact point. We'll need (1) on-line access to interface
documentation, (2) a few (as in, no more than three) eval units. and (3)
an engineering contact at your firm.</p>
<p>See the <a href='faq.html'>FAQ</a> for information on how to report
bugs.</p>
<h1 id='news'>News</h1>
<p>The most recent release was @VERSION@.
This web page was last updated on @DATE@.
You can browse the project's <a href='CHANGES'>change log</a>
or <a href='TODO'>to-do list</a> here.</p>
<h1 id='downloads'>Downloads</h1>
<p>Look in the <a
href="http://developer.berlios.de/project/showfiles.php?group_id=2116">download</a>
directory for tarballs of all released versions. Access to the
bleeding-edge developer version is supported <a
href="http://developer.berlios.de/svn/?group_id=2116">via
Subversion</a>. The main project page is <a
href='http://developer.berlios.de/projects/gpsd/'>here on berlios.de</a>.</p>
<h1 id='mailing-lists'>Mailing Lists</h1>
<p>There are four project mailing lists:</p>
<ul>
<li><a
href="http://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/gpsd-announce">gpsd-announce</a>
is for release announcements and project news.</li>
<li><a
href="http://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/gpsd-users">gpsd-users</a>
is for questions and technical support on <code>gpsd</code>, including support
for application builders using <code>gpsd</code> as a component.</li>
<li><a
href="http://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/gpsd-dev">gpsd-dev</a>
is for <code>gpsd</code> developers.</li>
<li><a
href="https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/gpsd-commit-watch">gpsd-commit-watch</a>
sends automatic broadcast notifications of commits to the <code>gpsd</code>
repository.</li>
<li>We also have archives at <a href="http://marc.theaimsgroup.com">MARC</a>:
<a href="http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=gpsd-users">gpsd-users</a>,
<a href="http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=gpsd-dev">gpsd-dev</a> and
<a href="http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=gpsd-commit-watch">gpsd-commit-watch</a>.</li>
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<h1 id='documentation'>Documentation</h1>
<p>The following manual pages describe the code:</p>
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<dt><a href="gpsd.html">gpsd.1</a></dt>
<dd>The <code>gpsd</code> daemon.</dd>
<dt><a href="xgps.html">gps.1</a></dt>
<dd>The <code>gpsd</code> test clients.</dd>
<dt><a href="libgps.html">libgps.3</a></dt>
<dd>An interface library that manages communication with the daemon.</dd>
<dt><a href="libgpsmm.html">libgpsmm.3</a></dt>
<dd>C++ class wrapper for the libgps C binding.</dd>
<dt><a href="libgpsd.html">libgpsd.3</a></dt>
<dd>The low-level library used by <code>gpsd</code> to talk to a GPS.</dd>
<dt><a href="gpsprof.html">gpsprof.1</a></dt>
<dd>The <code>gpsprof</code> program for plotting spatial scatter of fixes
and fix latency.</dd>
<dt><a href="gpsfake.html">gpsfake.1</a></dt>
<dd>The <code>gpsfake</code> test harness simulating a GPS.</dd>
<dt><a href="sirfmon.html">sirfmon.1</a></dt>
<dd>The <code>sirfmon</code> packet monitor for SiRF GPSes.</dd>
<dt><a href="gpspipe.html">gpspipe.1</a></dt> <dd>A simple client that
captures GPS output and/or <code>gpsd</code> reports and sends it to
standard output.</dd>
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<dt><a href="rtcmdecode.html">rtcmdecode.1</a></dt>
<dd>The <code>rtcmdecode</code> RTCM-104 decoder.</dd>
<dt><a href="gpsflash.html">gpsflash(1)</a></dt>
<dd>The <code>src</code> GPS firmware uploader..</dd>
<dt><a href="rtcm-104.html">rtcm-104.5</a></dt>
<dd>The <code>rtcmdecode</code> RTCM104 decoder dump format.</dd>
<dt><a href="srec.html">srec.5</a></dt>
<dd>The <code>src</code> Motorola S-record and file format.</dd>
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<p>Also, see the <a href="faq.html">FAQ</a>.</p>
<p>We have a <a href='hardware.html'>list of compatible GPSses</a>
with some technical information. We also have <a href='NMEA.txt'>a
list of NMEA sentences</a>.</p>
<p>There is a <a href="hacking.html">Hacker's Guide</a> to the project
philosophy, design, and code internals. You should read this if you
want to contribute code.</p>
<h1 id='white_papers'>White Papers</h1>
<dl>
<dt><a href="gps-hacking.html">ESR's Guide to Hacking With GPS</a></dt>
<dd>If you are new to GPS technology and don't quite understand what
<code>gpsd</code> is about, you might find this interesting.</dd>
<dt><a href="replacing-nmea.html">Towards A Better GPS Protocol</a></dt>
<dd>An analysis of what's wrong with NMEA 0183, and a simple way to fix
it.</dd>
<dt><a href="performance.html">Where's the Latency? Performance analysis of GPSes and GPSD</a></dt>
<dd>An analysis of latency in the GPS/GPSD system. Has implications for the
design of <code>gpsd</code> and vendor claims about binary protocols.</dd>
</dl>
<h1 id='recipes'>Recipes and related resources</h1>
<p><code>gpsd</code> also works with <a href="bt.html">bluetooth
GPS</a> receivers.</p>
<p>We supply a Gentoo Linux <a href="gpsd.ebuild">ebuild
script</a>.</p>
<p>You can find Debian-stable packages
<a href='http://packages.debian.org/unstable/misc/gpsd'>here</a>.</p>
<p><code>gpsd</code> is carried in the OpenBSD ports tree.</p>
<p>There's a <a
href='http://gpsd.davisnetworks.com'>Wiki
page</a> devoted to gpsd helper applications.</p>
<p>The penguin-with-satellites logo is a hacked version of one I found
<a
href='http://www.gfz-potsdam.de/pb1/staff/gbeyerle/opengps/'>here</a>.
This project seems to be defunct, or at least the maintainer is not
responding to email.</p>
<h1 id='others'>Other GPSDs</h1>
<p>There used to be three Linux-based forks of <code>gpsd</code> in the
wild, but this GPSD project reabsorbed one and the other two are now
defunct for unrelated reasons. You can read a brief <a
href="history.html">history</a> of the <code>gpsd</code> project if
you are curious.</p>
<p>There is a project called <a
href='http://www.mgix.com/gps3d/'>gps3d</a> that ships a gpsd with
similar goals to ours, but which appears to be an independent
development. There haven't been any releases since early 2002.</p>
<p>There is a <a href='http://www.crs4.it:8000/gpsweb/14'>GPSd</a>
project that is a GPS daemon written in Java and apparently intended
to provide location information for browsers.</p>
<p>There is a <code>gpsd</code>-like hack hosted under <a
href='http://www2.musatcha.com/musatcha/computers/software/gpsd/'>Microsoft
Windows</a>. It provides gpsd service from data in netstumbler under
win32. This way programs such as <a
href='http://www.wigle.net'>JiGLE</a> can still get GPS data from
netstumbler. This program is not genetically related to
<code>gpsd</code>.</p>
<p>There is an interesting alpha-stage proposal called <a
href='http://www.gpster.net/locod.html'>locod</a> that aims to
integrate location information from GPSes and other sources.</p>
<p><a
href='http://users.hol.gr/~dzach/gpsfeed/index.html'>gpsfeed+</a> is a
program that simulates the output of a GPS in motion, and can be used
for testing GPS-aware applications.</p>
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