Free GPS Software: Here is another list

Free GPS Software | GPS Software Hub | September 22, 2007 at 5:02 pm

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This software enables replays and performance analysis from GPS data, incuding “real time” animation with several tracks, auto-focusing, a time-based controller, auto speed calculation and auto data send (it will send your speed results to whatever server that accepts them, such as (www.gps-speedsurfing.com). It is able to download tracks directly from the GPS without the need of a secondary program such as G7towin. It’s a Java application that can be run on any system (including Windows, Linux, Mac), and on any Web browser within an applet (the Java Plug-In must be installed).

GPSBabel

Manipulates and transfers waypoints, tracks, and routes between receivers and/or popular mapping programs. Currently, about 100 formats are supported. It runs on Windows, OS X, Linux and is used behind the scenes by programs like Google Earth, GPSVisualizer, GSAK, and several others.

GPSCommunicator

Visually represent NMEA GPS position data in realtime. It works with NMEA 0183 GPS receivers connected via a serial port.

GPS Cookie

It is companion software to A2B. A2B is a website where you can search for websites related to any place on Earth.

GPSDiag

GPSDiag is free GPS software for 32-bit Microsoft Windows platforms (Windows 95, 98, ME, NT & 2000) to monitor incoming NMEA GPS messages from a serial port.

GPSdings

It is a java 1.5 command line tool for the manipulation and analysis of track and waypoint data recorded with a gps receiver.

GpsDrive

GpsDrive is navigation software for Linux. It shows your location obtained from your NMEA-output GPS device on a map, with zoom capability. Works with Garmin units that have a serial connection and other brands with NMEA output. GpsDrive is written in C with use of the GTK+ graphic toolkit and runs with Linux and FreeBSD.

GPSMan

GPSMan (GPS Manager) makes for easy and flexible manipulation of GPS data. It allows data transfer and real-time logging for Garmin, Magellan, and Lowrance units.

GPSPhotoLinker

It can be used to save location and GPS position data to a photo. The latitude and longitude recorded by your GPS unit while you were taking photos can be linked, and saved, to the photos. GPSPhotoLinker automatically enters the city, state, and country annotations into the metadata.

There’s more coming in the way. Just look for more in few days.

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