gps drive for ground station

[nipun batra]

i am developing a ground control station of a UAV in pyGTK.Can gpsdrive be used as a mapping tool.Am i allowed to modify it's source code.How can it be integrated with pyGTK?
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[Paul Martin-2]

On Sat, Sep 05, 2009 at 12:51:01AM -0400, nipun batra wrote:
> i am developing a ground control station of a UAV in pyGTK.

What is a UAV?

> Can gpsdrive be used as a mapping tool.

You can use it to collect GPS data into GPX files and then use those GPS
traces in another program.

> Am i allowed to modify it's source code.

Yes, in accordance with the GPL v2, which is included as the file COPYING.

> How can it be integrated with pyGTK?

pyGTK is a toolset for programs using Python to use the GTK libraries.

gpsdrive is a program written in C using the GTK libraries.

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[nipun batra]

Thanks for the reply.Well i will be getting gps data from another place via a serial link and will be able to extract the exact coordinates(GPS),can GPSdrive be now used with this data.all the data can be stored in an array/list.moreover does it have capability to add dynamic waypoints,what i wish to do is when user adds a new waypoint it should send this information to some other thread.moreover how do i modify and use the source for my project.Can some one please throw some light on it.

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[hamish_b]

nipun batra wrote:
> > i am developing a ground control station of a UAV in pyGTK.

Paul wrote:
> What is a UAV?

spybot/killbot/ad hoc radio relay for remote village:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_aerial_vehicle

or sometimes "underwater autonomous vehicle", e.g. they can do
neat remote temperature profiles to help solve climate model
problems, or they can be used for covert seafloor mapping
applications in hostile waters, etc. (Unmanned sub + telemetry)

For the record, AFAIU the underwater acronym was first and got
hijacked. scientists have less sway than the military for
acronyms so those are now renamed UAVs.   ;)

way cool app:   http://rucool.marine.rutgers.edu/atlantic/



Hamish



     

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[hamish_b]

nipun batra wrote:
> all the data can be stored in an array/list.moreover does it
> have capability to add dynamic waypoints,

echo "label lat lon" >> ~/.gpsdrive/way.txt

wait 10 sec for reload.


> moreover how do i modify and use the source for my project.

I believe you will have to figure that out for yourself.


regards,
Hamish



     

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[nipun batra]

I am working on a fixed wing uav,had earlier made a ground control station using JAVA,this time want to make it more professional and thus i have decided to look upon GPSDrive.where can i access it's source code.

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