Thread: Using Android Phone as GPS receiver

I think that depends on what you want out of your carpc. For me, its being able to have it as a completly independant integrated system... no needing to get in the car, start a phone app, plug it in, and deal with all that. I just hop in my car and go. Well worth the 30 or so. But then that's just my opinion, I don't like the idea of my carpc depending on external hardware to operate.

Its very buggy and unstable but it can be used as a gpsd server over the android debug bridge.

Yeah, everyone has their own way of doing things. My CarPC is going to be a very economical solution for now. When I get in my car I usually always plug in the usb to charge it, and aux for music. Ill be using a usb tether to share my phones 3G connection with my car.. it automatically tujrns on when I plug the phone in, it can also use bluetooth but I might as well keep it charged. My 3G tether works great, and I hope ill find a way for the gps to tether at the same time, automatically.

Originally Posted by justchat_1

Its very buggy and unstable but it can be used as a gpsd server over the android debug bridge.

That is cool. Maybe will help me finish the gps raw plugin for OM since I would not have to go out to the car to test with a receiver. Mounted mine in the dash expecting to never really need it outside the car again.

Originally Posted by heezer7

That is cool. Maybe will help me finish the gps raw plugin for OM since I would not have to go out to the car to test with a receiver. Mounted mine in the dash expecting to never really need it outside the car again.

Just use a standalone GPS simulator program...works just as well and allows you to pick the data reported

yeah, this just sounds like an excuse to screw around with this eventually. Also to add gpsd support.