[clug-talk] Is anyone out there?

Shawn sgrover at open2space.com
Tue Jun 9 15:27:35 PDT 2009


Yep, but it kills the battery real fast and not all of the various 
"distros" for it include GPS tracking tools.

But, I had totally forgotten about that, and it will probably suffice 
for my initial needs.  Thanks.

BTW, it's the Freerunner.

Shawn

Mark Carlson wrote:
> On 6/9/09, Shawn <sgrover at open2space.com> wrote:
>> k.  I'll throw a topic out there for general discussion.  Anyone know of a
>> decent but cheap GPS tool that can capture data to an SD card?  I'm looking
>> to capture some tracks/paths in NMEA 0183 format (hope I got the number
>> right).
>>
>>  I would prefer a tool that works well with Linux of course.  I was in Best
>> Buy a couple weeks ago and it seems they only carry things that work with
>> Windows (that they know of...).
>>
>>  The GPS tool is only one part of a somewhat larger project I have in mind,
>> but I need to start with the data collection...
>>
>>  Thanks for the thoughts.
>>
>>  RE: Linpus.  Thanks for the offer Cam, but I think I'll stick with Kubuntu
>> for now... :)
>>
>>  Shawn
>>
> 
> Do you need more than one?  Your Freerunner (or is it the 1973?) has
> GPS and a (micro) SD card slot, right?
> 
> -Mark C.
> 
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