I had the GPS module from dealextreme.com
And the USB to serial adaptor from ebay:
Connected it together:
Listen on the Linux PC with 4800 Bd: ptlrc -d /dev/ttyUSB1 -b 4800
GPGSA,A,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,*1E $GPRMC,000044.051,V,,,,,,,150209,,,N*46 $GPGGA,000045.043,,,,,0,00,,,M,0.0,M,,0000*50 $GPGSA,A,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,*1E $GPGSV,1,1,00*79
etc etc run it in gpspc:
And know about where your are on planet earth.
Panteltje (c) gpspc-0.8 for EM-411 GPS receiver board
control C exits. latitude 30.464102 degrees N longitude 34.081553 degrees W altitude above sea level 3.5000 M geoid_separation 46.6000 M gps speed 0.65 knots (nautical miles/h) gps speed 1.20 km/h gps heading 35.12 degrees date and time 2015 4 29 14:12-8 UTC
WARNING GPS AIR SPEED LOW ***STALL***, GPS air speed 1.20 km/h, this is lower than 180 auto pilot off Mode 2D GPS SPS Mode, fix valid pdop 5.5 hdop 4.6 vdop 3.2 satellites used 3 ( 12 15 24 ) satellites in view 10 id 12 * elevation 76 azimuth 246 snr 23 id 24 * elevation 68 azimuth 130 snr 24 id 14 elevation 35 azimuth 304 snr 29 id 25 elevation 35 azimuth 248 snr 0 id 17 elevation 20 azimuth 42 snr 0 id 6 elevation 15 azimuth 87 snr 0 id 15 * elevation 9 azimuth 176 snr 24 id 32 elevation 7 azimuth 340 snr 0 id 22 elevation 6 azimuth 271 snr 20 id 2 elevation 4 azimuth 126 snr 14
In gpspc it will still work even if you do not have the other sensors.
It is small, need to find a fitting box.
I have several GPS, this module was from the original test-rig with LM317 regulator and MAX232, why not put it to use, perhaps in Navigatrix in the eeepc. Just plug it in the USB port.