GpsDrive is a computer program that acts as a vehicle navigation system. It displays the user's position from a GPS receiver on a zoomable map. The program has three modes: Normal mode uses a connected GPS receiver, Simulation mode does not, and Position mode manually sets the location. Users can add waypoints and routes, download maps, and customize maps by adding their own map files and coordinates. While flexible and easy to use, GpsDrive does not support turn-by-turn directions or vector maps well.

1. GpsDrive
Jason Chung
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2. Outline
• Introduction
• Modes
• Waypoints
• Route
• Maps
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3. Introduction
• GpsDrive is a computer program
designed to act as a vehicle navigation
system. The program displays its user's
position, obtained from an NMEA-capable
GPS receiver, on a zoomable map drawn
on a computer screen. The map file is
automatically selected depending on the
position and preferred scale.
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4. Modes
• Normal mode
– This mode is entered if you have a GPS
receiver connected.
• Simulation mode
• Position mode
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5. Normal mode
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6. Simulation mode
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7. Position mode
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8. Waypoints
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9. Route
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10. Maps
• Download button
– Default: Expedia
• Settings menu
– ~/.gpsdrive directory
• Map type
– Bit map
– Vector base map
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11. Custom maps
• Maximum limit: 1280 x 1024
• Maps directory
– ~/.gpsdrive
• Maps define file
– ~/.gpsdrive/GpsDrive/map_koord.txt
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12. map_koord.txt
• Example:
• top_WORLD.jpg 0,00000 0,00000 88226037
map_file0000.gif 53,60751 10,01145 3160000
map_file0001.gif 43,08210 12,24552 3160000
map_file0002.gif 49,81574 9,71454 7900000
map_file0003.gif 47,72837 14,46487 592500
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13. Conclusion
• Advantage
– Flexible
– Good UI
– Easy to add waypoint
• Disadvantage
– Not support turn by turn route
– Not good support vector base map
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14. Thank you!!!
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