Re: Cocoa framework for parsing NMEA GPS data?

David Hill <drh-6iMvYdcvcO/[email protected]> Wed, 15 Dec 2010 14:22:09 -0800
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Concerning GPL-licensed software. I recently found out that it is  
actually possible to purchase [sic] an exception and use GPL software  
within proprietary software. See:

http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling-exceptions.html

david


David Hill
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On Dec 15, 2010, at 10:27 AM, Nathan Vander Wilt wrote:

> On Jun 23, 2010, at 1:29 PM, Jonathon Kuo wrote:
>> Is there any Cocoa framework for parsing NMEA GPS data? The  
>> strings look easy enough to parse, although there are numerous  
>> gotchas (such as when you get invalid data, no lock, etc). It  
>> would save some time if I there was already a library to do this.
>
> It's not really a framework, but I have released the code for my  
> geotagging utility, including the stuff reads NMEA files:
> https://github.com/calftrail/Geotagalog/blob/master/TLNMEAFile.h
> https://github.com/calftrail/Geotagalog/blob/master/ 
> TLNMEASentenceDecoding.h
>
> Caveat: this code is currently released under the GPL and so can  
> only be combined with GPL software. Contact me off list if you need  
> a different license.
>
> hope this helps,
> -natevw
> Calf Trail Software,  
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