About: Do you need GPS NMEA location data for your computer or other device - maybe to
use some mapping or navigation software?
Until now, you couldn't get external
access to the GPS inside your iPhone or iPad, but now with GPS2IP you can stream
the information in realtime to solve your requirements.
BEWARE - GPS2IP is
*not* able to be used for the Apple turn-by-turn navigation app, or Google Maps,
or most car navigation programs.
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Until now, you couldn't get external access to the GPS inside your iPhone or iPad, but now with GPS2IP you can stream the information in realtime to solve your requirements.
Each device running GPS2IP can send a unique identifier, so that if you have multiple devices you can determine which device is sending what messages.
BEWARE - GPS2IP is *not* able to be used for the Apple turn-by-turn navigation app, or Google Maps, or most car navigation programs.
If your device dies or you turn it off when it was running, GPS2IP now automatically resumes sending the location.
GPS 2 IP can run when the iPhone sleeps to support constant location reporting, but be aware that continued use of the GPS when running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
GPS2IP now can be configured to restart automatically after your iOS device restarts, so you'll always keep track of your position.
Alternatively, you can also push the NMEA data to any online server, using either TCP or UDP and process the information however you want.The TAIP protocol is also supported.
GPS2IP can also be configured to output data at a selectable frequency (for example once every minute).
Apart from navigation software, other methods for connection include telnet or netcat, or many terminal programs.
The iPhone becomes a GPS server, and to get the information, you just connect to your iPhone using either wifi or Bluetooth LE.
It is designed for enthusiasts, or more sophisticated navigation software that can use an external wireless GPS unit.
Setting up a connection between MacEnc and GPS2IP is easy.
One non-standard message that GPS2IP transmits that is very useful for sailing is $PASHR.
We have a free version "GPS2IP Lite" that has most of the same features, so that you can try it out for free.
By Tom Frenock
I am using Rose Point Coastal Explorer v4 on my boat to augment a Garmin Nav system. I can pull GPS data from the Garmin system, but I wanted to have a backup source. Along came GPS 2 IP, where I can use my iPhone as that GPS source.
I’m running Win 10 on a parallels VM on my Mac, and I installed HW VSP3 to create a virtual port on that OS. Once the port is created, it appears on CE4 as a new NMEA 0183 serial device. Just click it, and the connection is made.
Not just a great product though. I tried to share GPS2IP , with my full-version purchase, on my wife’s iPhone. GPS2IP shared, but it stayed in the demo mode. I wrote to Angus, and he is working this issue for me. Angus replied quickly, and he was able to explain why this happened. A fix is in work, and I am very happy with all of these results.
By jkittrell1
Most navigation apps use iPhone as a repeater/receiver. With this I can now stream NMEA data from the iPhone to other apps, works great! My cell provider assigns private IP addresses, was initially having trouble connecting. Tech Support was fantastic, taking a lot of time to help not only from their side but also interfacing to the product I was trying to connect to (PolarCom / PolarView). Got it all connected and works great! Highly recommended.
By Mr2d2
Had a small issue getting grlevelx software to work with it due to the picky nature in which grlevelx reads NMEA sentences. Within a day of contacting the author he has a fix and has submitted it for approval. Author gets 5 stars because of his fantastic communication and support. Highly recommended app.
Update: New version updated. Works perfectly with Grlevelx software.
By Dry Side 100
Lets me use my iPhone GPS as the GPS for MacENC. Even works in the background. There are a few minor glitches with the NMEA produced. The UTC time is in local instead of GMT and Course is -1 when not available. None of these cause any notable problems. Highly recommended!
By photofreq
It took me about 5 minutes to configure and that was only because I didn't configure the port settings correctly myself. Once I did it worked awesome!
By Macgeek299
I frequently recommend GPS2IP for INavX users who have INavX on a Wi-Fi only iPad. It works great in my experience.
By masmor
the timestamp provided on the NMEA messages must be the time provided by the GPS and not the iphone time! and the timestamp must be provided with milliseconds or less if possible.
By X100
Works perfectly! Thanks.
By DCA3
The trial version only gave about two seconds to test GPS2IP before showing the disabled message. Nowhere near enough time to see if it works in my application. Oh well, I’ll look elsewhere.
By DRMO671
Works for me. Like all gps apps though you gotta mess with it awhile to get it.
By Andrew_fast
I don’t mind paying for an App as soon as it works. Move on don’t spend your time and/or money, the developers have its website set up to not accept messages. :(
By Super Waffle 142
Does what it promises, subject to iOS and hardware limitations. No complaints.
By aswefnesfn
Use it with pc, droid and love it!
By Alireza Saraei
Many times tried to connect from IPhone to Ipad but can not recognize the port.
Is that really working?
By Eh4718
Doesn't do what it says. No way to trial it so I just wasted $7. Was a gamble but here is a warning for future lookers, look elsewhere.
By Wharhed
This application does what I've been searching for; it serves up GPS data in various formats. Currently, I use the data with a few applications at work that don't require live data. The only feature I'd like to see added is an option for the data be served up while running in the background. Other than that, maybe a settings button rather than the info icon to make it a little bit more intuitive. Keep up the good work!
By Jake3223456
Does not work, no documentation, emails go unanswered, support website blows up on smtp errors.
Yes. GPS 2 IP is quiet safe to use but use with caution. This is based on our NLP (Natural language processing) analysis of over 6 User Reviews sourced from the Appstore and the appstore cumulative rating of 5.0/5 . Justuseapp Safety Score for GPS 2 IP Is 29.5/100.
Yes. GPS 2 IP is legit, but not 100% legit to us. This conclusion was arrived at by running over 6 GPS 2 IP User Reviews through our NLP machine learning process to determine if users believe the app is legitimate or not. Based on this, Justuseapp Legitimacy Score for GPS 2 IP Is 50.1/100..
GPS 2 IP works most of the time. If it is not working for you, we recommend you excersise some patience and retry later or Contact Support.
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