From cb20fc95c76110fc050ad4110ced8040f98a04be Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: robertl Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2006 22:52:05 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Document realtime tracking. --- xmldoc/chapters/use.xml | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+) diff --git a/xmldoc/chapters/use.xml b/xmldoc/chapters/use.xml index a11967bf2..6d8115094 100644 --- a/xmldoc/chapters/use.xml +++ b/xmldoc/chapters/use.xml @@ -216,5 +216,23 @@ merged data to multiple destinations. The inifile mechanism can be disabled with an empty filename. gpsbabel -p "" -i gpx -f something.gpx -o tiger -F - + + + Realtime tracking + + Introduced in GPSBabel 1.3.1, we now have an experimental feature for realtime tracking via the new '-T' option. This reads position reports from selected formats and writes an output file when a position report is received. + + + As of this writing, Garmin's PVT protocol and NMEA are supported + inputs and KML is supported on output. Additional formats + may be added by interested parties later. + + + gpsbabel -T -i garmin -f usb: -o kml -F xxx.kml + Will read the USB-connected Garmin and rewrite 'xxx.kml' atomically, + suitable for a self-refreshing network link in Google Earth. + + + -- 2.30.2