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NAME

Net::GPSD::Point - Provides an object interface for a gps point.

SYNOPSIS

  use Net::GPSD;
  $obj=Net::GPSD->new(host=>"localhost",
                      port=>"2947");
  my $point=$obj->get;           #$point is a Net::GPSD::Point object
  print $point->latlon. "\n";    #use a "." here to force latlon to a scalar

or to use Net::GPSD::Point objects in you own code.

  use Net::GPSD::Point;
  my $point=Net::GPSD::Point->new();
  $point->lat(39.5432524);
  $point->lon(-77.243532);
  print $point->latlon. "\n";

DESCRIPTION

CONSTRUCTOR

new

  my $point=Net::GPSD::Point->new();

METHODS

initialize

fix

Returns true if mode is fixed (logic based on the gpsd M[0] or O[14])

  my $fix=$point->fix;

status

Returns DGPS status. (maps to gpsd S command first data element)

  my $status=$point->status;

datetime

Returns datetime. (maps to gpsd D command first data element)

  my $datetime=$point->datetime;

tag

Returns a tag identifying the last sentence received. (maps to gpsd O command first data element)

  my $tag=$point->tag;

time

Returns seconds since the Unix epoch, UTC. May have a fractional part. (maps to gpsd O command second data element)

  my $time=$point->time;

errortime

Returns estimated timestamp error (%f, seconds, 95% confidence). (maps to gpsd O command third data element)

  my $errortime=$point->errortime;

latitude aka lat

Returns Latitude as in the P report (%f, degrees). (maps to gpsd O command fourth data element)

  my $lat=$point->lat;
  my $lat=$point->latitude;

longitude aka lon

Returns Longitude as in the P report (%f, degrees). (maps to gpsd O command fifth data element)

  my $lon=$point->lon;
  my $lon=$point->longitude;

latlon

Returns Latitude, Longitude as an array in array context and as a space joined string in scalar context

  my @latlon=$point->latlon;
  my $latlon=$point->latlon;

altitude aka alt

Returns the current altitude, meters above mean sea level. (maps to gpsd O command sixth data element)

  my $alt=$point->alt;
  my $alt=$point->altitude;

errorhorizontal

Returns Horizontal error estimate as in the E report (%f, meters). (maps to gpsd O command seventh data element)

  my $errorhorizontal=$point->errorhorizontal;

errorvertical

Returns Vertical error estimate as in the E report (%f, meters). (maps to gpsd O command eighth data element)

  my $errorvertical=$point->errorvertical;

heading

Returns Track as in the T report (%f, degrees). (maps to gpsd O command ninth data element)

  my $heading=$point->heading;

speed

Returns speed (%f, meters/sec). Note: older versions of the O command reported this field in knots. (maps to gpsd O command tenth data element)

  my $speed=$point->speed;

speed_knots

Returns speed in knots

  my $speed=$point->speed_knots;

climb

Returns Vertical velocity as in the U report (%f, meters/sec). (maps to gpsd O command 11th data element)

  my $climb=$point->climb;

errorheading

Returns Error estimate for course (%f, degrees, 95% confidence). (maps to gpsd O command 12th data element)

  my $errorheading=$point->errorheading;

errorspeed

Returns Error estimate for speed (%f, meters/sec, 95% confidence). Note: older versions of the O command reported this field in knots. (maps to gpsd O command 13th data element)

  my $errorspeed=$point->errorspeed;

errorclimb

Returns Estimated error for climb/sink (%f, meters/sec, 95% confidence). (maps to gpsd O command 14th data element)

  my $errorclimb=$point->errorclimb;

mode

Returns The NMEA mode. 0=no mode value yet seen, 1=no fix, 2=2D (no altitude), 3=3D (with altitude). (maps to gpsd M command first data element)

  my $mode=$point->mode;

q2u

LIMITATIONS

The object allows users to set values for each method but, most likely, this is not what most users will want.

SUPPORT

DavisNetworks.com supports all Perl applications including this package.

BUGS

Email to author and submit to RT.

EXAMPLES

AUTHOR

Michael R. Davis, qw/gpsd michaelrdavis com/

LICENSE

Copyright (c) 2006 Michael R. Davis (mrdvt92)

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

SEE ALSO

Geo::Point, Net::GPSD