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Code from http://thenerdcompany.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/demystifying-ublox-6-gps-module.html for reading GPS values with a Raspbery Pi
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gps.py
import serial
from pynmea import nmea
ser = serial.Serial("/dev/ttyAMA0",9600)
gpgga = nmea.GPGGA()
while 1:
data = ser.readline()
if (data.startswith('$GPGGA')):
gpgga.parse(data)
print("Lat: ", gpgga.latitude
print("Long: ", gpgga.longitude
print("Alt: ", gpgga.antenna_altitude, " ", gpgga.altitude_units
print("No of sats: ", gpgga.num_sats
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