en:c1_usb

Usage of USB GPS On Linux

Install GPSD
```
sudo apt-get install gpsd gpsd-clients
```
Install foxtrotgps (X11 for a Graphical View)
```
sudo apt-get install foxtrotgps
```

Configure gpsd

Run:
```
sudo dpkg-reconfigure gpsd
```
Configure as follows:

Set NO to start automatically.

Should gpsd handle attached USB GPS receivers automatically? Set YES here.

Set the USB Serial port of the GPS. Common is /dev/ttyACM0

GPSD Options.. Leave BLANK

GPSD Control socket. Leave it as it is.. /var/run/gpsd.sock

Reboot the board now.

Using the GPS

Method 1: Console Graphical

You can use
```
cgps -s
```
It will show a nice interface with all the relative GPS Data
Or You can use
```
gpsmon
```

Method 2: Console Text (Python)

Run:
```
sudo apt-get install python-gps
```

testgps.py

import gps
 
# Listen on port 2947 (gpsd) of localhost
session = gps.gps("localhost", "2947")
session.stream(gps.WATCH_ENABLE | gps.WATCH_NEWSTYLE)
 
while True:
    try:
    	report = session.next()
		# Wait for a 'TPV' report and display the current time
		# To see all report data, uncomment the line below
		# print report
        if report['class'] == 'TPV':
                print report.time
    except KeyError:
		pass
    except KeyboardInterrupt:
		quit()
    except StopIteration:
		session = None
		print "GPSD has terminated"

Method 3: X11 FoxtrotGPS

Just open a terminal and run:
```
foxtrotgps
```
or Menu → Accessories → FoxtrotGPS