A GPS Component by Waymex IT Ltd

The .Net assembly will automatically detect the correct protocols to use for the connected GPS unit. All protocols documented in the Garmin GPS Interface Specification (September 16, 2004 Drawing Number: 001-00063-00 Rev. B) are supported with the exception of Waypoint Categories. The assembly has built in support for the Waymex GPS Web Service which is available as a free download. Positional information, Tracklog data, Waypoints and Route information can be transferred over the internet very simply using the library. This method accepts data over http from the GPS Library and stores it in XML files on the web server in the specified directory. These files can then be processed as required by other systems.

Product Features:

- Send/Retrieve Waypoints
- Send/Retrieve Routes
- Retrieve Date/Time information
- Retrieve Almanac information
- Position Velocity Time (PVT) data support
- Send/Retrieve TrackLogs
- Retrieve Lap Data
- Retrieve FlightBook information
- ESRI® Shape File support
- USB Device Support
- XML serialisation
- GPS Web Service (Http/Soap) support
- Royalty free re-distribution rights

The Waymex GPS Library for .Net now supports ESRI shape files. This allows GPS Tracklogs, routes etc to be saved directly to Shape Files from within the assembly. Shape files can be created from Routes, Tracklogs and Waypoints using the GPS Library for .Net. These can then be viewed and analysed in GIS applications such as Arc Explorer, Arc GIS etc. The image above shows a Garmin GPS Tracklog overlaid on a Land Sat image using Arc Explorer. The Tracklog shows a car journey through Bradford, UK.