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GPS FOR A "WINDOWS.."

PC

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Web location for this

presentation:

http://aztcs.orgClick 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-Navigation-

Receiver/dp/B000PKX2KA/ref=s

r_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=136

4461393&sr=8-1-

fkmr0&keywords=GPS+USB+U-

blox

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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

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/free-

trial.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-Trips-

2013/dp/B007RFZDL2

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PHAROS “GPS-xxx” RECEIVER (continued)

• http://www.amazon.com/GPS-

Receiver-Cables-Microsoft-

GPS-

360/dp/B005JZX8T6/ref=sr_1_f

kmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1364461

243&sr=8-1-

fkmr0&keywords=GPS+USB+U-

blox+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

your USB GPS unit).

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INSTALLATION ADVICE.. (continued)

• http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=n

b_sb_noss/176-6241059-

9777452?url=search-

alias%3Daps&field-

keywords=GPS+USB+U-

blox+Pharos#/ref=nb_sb_noss?

url=search-alias%3Daps&field-

keywords=gps+168&rh=i%3Aap

s%2Ck%3Agps+168

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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.u-

blox.com/en/drivers-a-

middleware/usb-drivers/linux-

driver.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..” AdviceIf 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

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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