This is a hardware compatibility survey for Linux and GPS navigation devices. Have you written a guide yourself? Then please feel free to submit a new entry.

Earthmate GPS LT-20	Linux
E-Ten G500(http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS9228125055.html)	Linux
Garmin Edge 305(http://www.marengo-ltd.com/gps/)	Linux
Garmin eTrex(http://lisas.de/~david/?p=19)	Fedora 8
Garmin eTrex Legend HCX(http://www.len.ro/2008/09/gps-on-linux/)	Ubuntu
Garmin eTrex Series (HCx Legend, Vista)(http://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/Garmin_eTrex_Serie)	Ubuntu	German
Garmin ForeRunner 305(http://braiden.org/?p=62)	Linux
Garmin GPSmap 60CSx(http://mr-frisi.blogspot.com/2007/01/data-transfer-from-gpsmap-60csx-to.html)	Linux
Garmin GPSmap 60CSx(http://www.vjet.f2s.com/gmap/linuxgps.html)	Linux
Globalsat BT-338(http://www.frontiernet.net/~beakmyn/bluetooth%20Ipaq%203975.htm)	Familiar 0.8.2, OPIE, GPE
Haicom HI-204E USB GPS(http://www.iki.fi/karvinen/haicom_hi-204e_usb_gps_on_linux.html)	Ubuntu
Holux M241(http://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/Holux_m241)	Ubuntu	German
Holux M-241 GPS(http://www.len.ro/2009/07/navit-gps-on-a-acer-aspire-one/)	Ubuntu
iGot-U GT100(http://www.rigacci.org/wiki/doku.php/doc/appunti/hardware/gps_logger_i_gotu)	Linux
Leadtek Speeding Master GPS(http://www.oiepoie.nl/2007/07/15/leadtek-speeding-master-gps-on-linux/)	Linux
Magellan Meridian(http://www.silicon-verl.de/home/flo/projects/wardriving/)	Linux
NaviGPS (aka Scytex Navi BT GPS, Locosys BGT-11)(http://notes.splitbrain.org/navigps)	Debian
Pearl NavGear StreatMate GP-35(http://www.linux-user.de/ausgabe/2008/01/086/index.html) [PRINT]	Linux	German
Pretec CompactGPS(http://tjworld.net/wiki/Linux/Ubuntu/GoogleEarthPlusRealTimeGPS)	Linux
RoyalTek RFG-2000(http://de.linwiki.org/wiki/GPS_Maus_installieren)	Linux	German
San Jose Navigation GL50-BT(http://blogs.srijan.in/2008/01/19/bluetooth-gps-devices-with-linux/)	Ubuntu 7.10
Sony NV-XYZ 33, 55, 77(http://linuxdevices.com/news/NS6146656870.html) *)	Linux
TomTom Go(http://linuxdevices.com/articles/AT6929528271.html) *)	TomTomLinux - TTL
TomTom ONE(http://turtlehead.co.uk/2006/01/21/remote-login-to-tomtom-one-2/) *)	TomTomLinux - TTL
Transystem iBlue 747(http://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/Transystem_iBlue_747)	Ubuntu 8.04	German

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Ports and Applications

See here for Linux applications and ports for GPS navigation devices.

Commercial Solutions

LinuxDevices(http://linuxdevices.com/articles/AT4987109591.html): NaviFlash a German company has used embedded Linux to build an in-car navigation system with route-planning, traffic avoidance, and spoken direction features. NaviFlash's NaviFlash device comes pre-installed with detailed maps of Germany, and the main roads of Europe, with maps of 17 other European countries also available.

LinuxDevices(http://linuxdevices.com/news/NS5596263538.html): Volvo Mobility Systems, a telematics unit within the Volvo Group, is using MontaVista Linux Professional Edition on its ITS4mobility product, an Intelligent Transport System (ITS) for public transportation organizations that provides traffic control and travel information.

Other Resources

The Repair4GPS project gives an overview about repairing and modding GPS navigation devices(http://repair4gps.org/).

Related Books

Schuyler Erle, Rich Gibson, Jo Walsh: Mapping Hacks, 2005

From the editor: "Mapping Hacks is a collection of one hundred simple techniques available to developers and power users who want to draw digital maps. You'll learn where to find the best sources of geographic data and then how to integrate that data into your own creations. With so many industrial-strength tips and tools, Mapping Hacks effectively takes the sting out of digital mapmaking."


Amazon Order(http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0596007035/lilaclinuxwithla)