i have gps that transmits nmea data through com4. I am able to use this in google earth properly but i don’t have a mobile internet connection. I don’t want to cache the maps from google earth. all i need is a free program that uses my gps data on maps in at least arizona.(dont make comments about me being lazy and not using google. i spent 9 and a half hours ,no im not lying, looking in google) please help me.
I have Microsoft Streets and Trips 2009 that came with the Pharos 500GPS reciever and works flawlessly with that program. Howver, I can’t get the new Google earth to find and recognize this GPS reciever. It states that it’s NMEA 2.0 compliant and therefore should work with GE, and others have said the Pharos500 is compatible with other 3rd party apps. But I just cant seem to get them to work together.
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NaviN is a personal project of mine. The goal is achieving usable navigation using a low-cost bluetooth GPS receiver (the one i bought costs 70 euros) in combination with readily available map sources through JAVA. (yes, it’s java because i eventually plan to make it J2ME so it will run on phones, and i’m not going to listen to hours of java bashing). The current version reads and parses NMEA data received through a virtual serial port, calculates the ground speed in kilometres per hour, and position in degrees latitude and longitude, logs this to a snapshot KML file, which i dynamically load into Google Earth to display my current position. It also logs my position and velocity into a longer KML file which displays my route, and how fast i were driving. I may, or may not decide to make this project open source, even though i’m currently reinventing the wheel, concerning NMEA parsing. Also, my code is currently spaghetti, and no serious developer would be happy to get his hands on it. It’s still a fun gadget though 
Addendum : April 2nd 2008 I aplogise to Globtek inc. for using the name Navia, which is a registered trade mark of theirs. Henceforth, the application will be know as NaViN.
Nroute live with GPS no garmin trough gpsgate and google earth live the same time… Gpsgate wonderful software. Mapa de Venezuela Venrut para Nroute y cache en google earth.
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