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| author | tsarna <tsarna@pkgsrc.org> | 2003-01-05 16:52:45 +0000 |
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| committer | tsarna <tsarna@pkgsrc.org> | 2003-01-05 16:52:45 +0000 |
| commit | 4db4a0b9c416a53cca96a3557678b6891f9cfd05 (patch) | |
| tree | 34cfd7e18e451e10af8437e4b7cd884709ecc22c /misc/gpsd/DESCR | |
| parent | 3c18e7dacd0b14c056c8f62afea1929515fe75f0 (diff) | |
| download | pkgsrc-4db4a0b9c416a53cca96a3557678b6891f9cfd05.tar.gz | |
A GPS daemon - relays information from GPS to (possibly multiple)
userland programs.
Diffstat (limited to 'misc/gpsd/DESCR')
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1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/misc/gpsd/DESCR b/misc/gpsd/DESCR new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..5df8eb10487 --- /dev/null +++ b/misc/gpsd/DESCR @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +Gpsd is a user land daemon acting as a liason between a gps or +Loran-C receiver and clients. The receiver is expected to generate +position information as NMEA-0183 sentences, or Rockwell binary format, +although that can be changed. + +Gpsd listens on port 2947 for clients requesting position, time, +velocity or altitude information. + +Gpsd can take information from the gps and translate it into +something easier to understand for clients. |