[Freegis-list] [off-topic]GPS files-format: is there any standard specification?

[Arnulf Christl]

Amaury Jacquot wrote:
> Anselm Hook wrote:
> 
>>This article comments that garmin no longer supports NMEA.
>>
>>http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/5745
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>> - a
>>
>>On Tue, 21 Jun 2005, strk wrote:
> 
> 
> not a problem.
> the protocol in question is documented & supported by gpsd

Tell me more about "gpsd"? I just bought a splendid Garmin, color 
display and all but it sucks maximum regarding interface and formats!!! 
The USB interface only and exclusively delivers the binary gdb format 
which cannot be read by GPSBabel as i had to learn. We are collecting 
GPS data big time and currently i need to have an XP up and running to 
get the stuff downloaded from the GPS with MapQuest, then save it as 
NMEA transform it to WKT and upload it to PostgreSQL with 
AddGeometryFromText.
I want to have an internet interface where i can dump the darned binary 
Garmin gdb and a PHP saves it as GML with GeoServer. That would be nice. 
Anybody out there with snippets on this road?

Best,