[ gpsdrive ] It doesn't work

[Antony Stone]

On Sunday 15 June 2008 18:34, Joerg Ostertag wrote:

> Am Samstag, 14. Juni 2008 05:57:23 schrieb Don DeGregori:
> > Hi Antony,
> >
> > That was the problem. I don't think gpsd was running when I opened
> > GpsDrive. Under /usr/share/doc/gpsd, I found README.Debian showing how
> > to start gpsd with the command: dpkg-reconfigure gpsd. I enabled gpsd to
> > start on boot. Now, with GpsDrive open, I see my GPS connected and
> > showing L & L info.
> >
> > Thanks, for showing me the way. Now to get some maps. Which maps are
> > good?
>
> The best maps in terms of "Politically correct" currently are
> OpenStreetMap.org maps.

How about the best in terms of "Geographically correct"?

> But it depends in which area you live how good the coverage is. So I would
> give it a try and improve them in your Area. 

That's a good recommendation, but to use GPSdrive effectively it's good to 
have some decent map coverage for areas you haven't surveyed yourself yet.

What recommendations are there for this?


Antony.

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