Tools for Developers and serious GPS users

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Share one GPS between several applications.

Use Garmin USB GPS receivers with standard GPS applications.
More stable GPS connection. In particular to Bluetooth GPS receivers
GPS simulation and logging.
Share a GPS over a network.
API for developers.
And more...

Windows XP/2k/NT/ME/98
Pocket PC, Windows CE .NET

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Franson GpsTools is an easy and cost efficient way to develop GPS, mapping and basic GIS applications in Visual Studio. The rich set of samples and documentation makes it easy for developers that are new to this area to get a quick start. Support for Windows, PocketPC, WindowsCE, ActiveX and .NET.

Easy access to GPS position, speed and satellite information from Visual Basic, C# or Internet Explorer. Using the examples provided you will be up and running within minutes! Supports NMEA.

Draw polygons and polylines. Load, display, save and manage ESRI Shapefiles. Some basic GIS functionality is included as well.
Raster map support. Draw icons, shapes, ellipses and text. on the map using geographic coordinates.
Connect GPS to map. Zoom and rotate map. Draw objects on multiple layers.

Convert positions between different coordinate systems. NEW! Using the new custom grid and custom datum feature, almost all geographic coordinate system on Earth are supported!

UTM, WGS84, NAD27, NAD83 and many national grids are predefined and very easy to use.

 

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SerialTools is the easiest way to include serial port support in your application!

Many samples, easy guides to get started and a very straight forward API makes SerialTools simple to use even for a novice programmer. For the more advanced developer all features are in place for complete control of the serial port.

Using SerialTools you can create a "virtual" serial port which other applications can connect to.

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Convert between UTM, WGS84 and NAD27 / NAD83.

And more... almost all projections and datums on Earth supported.

Create and edit custom datums and projections.

Convert a batch of coordinates from a file.

Convert live coordinates from GPS.

BlueTools

Bluetooth made easy!

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- Connect to Bluetooth devices
- Create Bluetooth services
- Both Microsoft and Widcomm stack supported.
- Scan network for devices and services
- Easy handling of disappearing and reappearing devices
- Synchronous and asynchronous programming style
- Handle several bluetooth piconets
- .NET, ActiveX and Java (JSR-82) components.
- Windows, Pocket PC and Windows CE