GPS FOR A "WINDOWS.." PC

GPS FOR A "WINDOWS.."
PC
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Web location for this
presentation:
http://aztcs.org
Click on
“Meeting Notes”
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
By adding a low-cost USB GPS
device to a "Windows.." PC and
then running the free "BSGPS"
software program, you can turn
your computer into a useful GPS
device that displays your location
on various online and off-line
maps.
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TOPICS
• GPS USB receivers for your
"Windows.." computer
• GPS software for your
"Windows.." computer
• Installation advice for operating
GPS receivers in a "Windows.."
computer
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“GlobalSat” USB Receiver
• http://www.amazon.com/Global
Sat-BU-353-USB-NavigationReceiver/dp/B000PKX2KA/ref=s
r_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=136
4461393&sr=8-1fkmr0&keywords=GPS+USB+Ublox
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“GlobatSat” USB Receiver (continued)
• The “GlobalSat” USB device
is often bundled with
“DeLorme” mapping software.
• The “GlobalSat” USB device
has a “SiRF Star III GPS”
chipset.
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“MICROSOFT STREETS & TRIPS..”
WITH GPS LOCATOR
• "Microsoft Streets & Trips"
has been around for more
than 10 years.
• See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mi
crosoft_Streets_%26_Trips
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“MICROSOFT STREETS & TRIPS..” WITH GPS
LOCATOR (continued)
• According to
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/8945
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"Microsoft Streets and Trips.." is
often bundled with "Pharos" model
"iGPS 500"
or
"u-blox 5 GPS and Galileo
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Receiver" units
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“MICROSOFT STREETS & TRIPS..” WITH GPS
LOCATOR (continued)
• Microsoft's "Streets and Trips.."
has "activation" so you can only
install it into one "Windows.."
computer. Instead of or in
addition to "Streets and Trips",
you might wish to install the free
"BSGPS" program for displaying
maps of your GPS' coordinates:
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“MICROSOFT STREETS & TRIPS..” WITH GPS
LOCATOR (continued)
• You can try out
“Microsoft Streets &
Trips 2013” for 14
days for free:
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“MICROSOFT STREETS & TRIPS..” WITH GPS
LOCATOR (continued)
• http://www.microsoft.c
om/streets/en-us/freetrial.aspx
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PHAROS “GPS-xxx” RECEIVER
• http://www.newegg.com/Product
/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE
&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATC
H&N=1&isNodeId=1&Description=pha
ros&x=0&y=0
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PHAROS “GPS-xxx” RECEIVER (continued)
• http://www.amazon.com/Microso
ft-ZV3-00026-Streets-Trips2013/dp/B007RFZDL2
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PHAROS “GPS-xxx” RECEIVER (continued)
• http://www.amazon.com/GPSReceiver-Cables-MicrosoftGPS360/dp/B005JZX8T6/ref=sr_1_f
kmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1364461
243&sr=8-1fkmr0&keywords=GPS+USB+Ublox+Pharos
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“U-BLOX 5/6” GPS RECEIVER
• The "u-blox 5 GPS and
Galileo Receiver" unit
looks like a USB flash
drive:
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INSTALLATION ADVICE FOR GPS RECEIVERS
• Microsoft's Web page at
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/894
511,
has useful troubleshooting advice
and driver locations for both
"Pharos“ GPS unit and "u-blox 5"
USB GPS unit.
• (This advice is useful even if you do
not buy "Streets and Trips.." for
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your USB GPS unit).
INSTALLATION ADVICE.. (continued)
• http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=n
b_sb_noss/176-62410599777452?url=searchalias%3Daps&fieldkeywords=GPS+USB+Ublox+Pharos#/ref=nb_sb_noss?
url=search-alias%3Daps&fieldkeywords=gps+168&rh=i%3Aap
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INSTALLATION ADVICE.. (continued)
• Drivers for "u-blox 5" and "u-blox
6" USB GPS units can also be
found at
http://www.ublox.com/en/drivers-amiddleware/usb-drivers/linuxdriver.html
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INSTALLATION ADVICE.. (continued)
• Additional help for installing the
the "u-blox 5" and "u-blox 6"
USB GPS units can also be
found at
http://www.bnxgps.com/PIC/PIC
/20115101538130.pdf
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“Streets & Trips..” Advice
If your GPS unit’s latitude and longitude in
“Streets & Trips 2013” is not displayed,
press
“Ctrl” + a
on the keyboard to close the “GPS Task
Pane” AND display the “GPS Sensor” box
where your current latitude and longitude
are displayed.
“Ctrl” + a
toggles between “GSP Task Pane” and
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the “GPS Sensor” box.
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“Streets & Trips.. Advice (continued)
Alternatively, you can click on “Tools” and
then “GPS Task Pane” to toggle between
the “GPS Sensor” box and the “GPS Task”
pane.
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“BSGPS” for "Windows.."
“BSGPS” is a free software
program for operating a USB
GPS device in “Windows..”.
It runs in “Windows 2000”,
“Windows XP”, “Windows
Vista”, “Windows 7”, and
“Windows 8”.
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“BSGPS” for "Windows.." (continued)
See
http://www.bettersoftware.co.uk
/bsgps/BSGPS.aspx
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“BSGPS” for "Windows.." (continued)
• You can set "BSGPS" to
download "map tiles" from a
variety of familiar sources on the
Web:
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