How to access GPS port

[prdnitjsr]

Hi All,


I am new to this forum. I want to find the coordinates of a speeding vehicle by accessing the position of the vehicle through GPS(from a server system).
Can anybody help me with info on how to access GPS port and retreive the data. Pls help as I could not find any useful link...

Thanks...

[Grimfort]

This is a very device specific question and I don't fancy your chances of a full response. You have not said what your GPS device is, I have never worked with any so can not personally advise, but if you have a device that has a toolkit to allow you to code with it, then the people who make it are the people to ask.

[prdnitjsr]

Yaa... I got your query but the thing is I am yet to obtain the source of the GPS data... If suppose it is kind of some server ip(or some webservice that gives the gps data), is there a way to do access that ip???

Let me know if I am sounding too incorrect or obstruct....

[Grimfort]

Like I have said you have not given any information as to the source of your GPS data, your post says 'port' so I assumed a device attached to your PC. If this is not the case, you need to describe what this GPS port is.

[DickGrier]

Hi,

You can download DecodeGPS.dll from my homepage (www.hardandsoftware.net). It is free. This will provide Latitude, Longitude, Altitude, Speed, Date, localized Time -- and a few other data fields from a standard NMEA-0183 data stream from a GPS receiver that is connected to a PC. There a some GPS receivers that do not output this standard data stream, so you do have to use one tht does.

Dick