Debian GIS Project
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GPS
GPS related programs

Set of Debian packages which are dealing with GPS devices and data.

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If you discover a project which looks like a good candidate for Debian GIS to you, or if you have prepared an unofficial Debian package, please do not hesitate to send a description of that project to the Debian GIS mailing list

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GPS

Debian GIS GPS packages

Official Debian packages with high relevance

foxtrotgps
??? missing short description for package foxtrotgps :-(
Maintainer: Paul Wise
Versions of package foxtrotgps
ReleaseVersionArchitectures
bullseye1.2.2+bzr331-1~deb11u1amd64,arm64,armhf,i386
bookworm1.2.2+bzr331-1amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x
Debtags of package foxtrotgps:
fieldgeography
hardwaregps
interfacex11
roleprogram
scopeutility
systemembedded, laptop, mobile
uitoolkitgtk
useviewing
x11application
Popcon: 16 users (1 upd.)*
Versions and Archs
 License: DFSG free
gpsbabel
??? missing short description for package gpsbabel :-(
Versions of package gpsbabel
ReleaseVersionArchitectures
sid1.10.0+ds-2amd64,arm64,armhf,i386,loong64,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x
bullseye1.7.0+ds-7amd64,arm64,armhf,i386
bookworm1.8.0+ds-5amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x
trixie1.10.0+ds-1amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x
forky1.10.0+ds-2amd64,arm64,armhf,i386,loong64,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x
Debtags of package gpsbabel:
fieldaviation, geography
interfacecommandline
roleprogram
scopeutility
useconverting
works-with-formatxml:gpx
Popcon: 216 users (60 upd.)*
Versions and Archs
 License: DFSG free
Git
gpsd
??? missing short description for package gpsd :-(
Versions of package gpsd
ReleaseVersionArchitectures
trixie3.25-5+deb13u1amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x
bullseye3.22-4amd64,arm64,armhf,i386
bookworm-proposed-updates3.22-4.1+deb12u1amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x
forky3.27.5-0.1amd64,arm64,armhf,i386,loong64,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x
sid3.27.5-0.1amd64,arm64,armhf,i386,loong64,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x
bullseye-security3.22-4+deb11u1amd64,arm64,armhf,i386
bookworm3.22-4.1amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x
Debtags of package gpsd:
fieldgeography
hardwaregps
interfacedaemon
networkserver, service
roleprogram
Popcon: 1435 users (82 upd.)*
Versions and Archs
 License: DFSG free
Git
gpsd-clients
??? missing short description for package gpsd-clients :-(
Versions of package gpsd-clients
ReleaseVersionArchitectures
bullseye3.22-4amd64,arm64,armhf,i386
bookworm3.22-4.1amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x
bookworm-proposed-updates3.22-4.1+deb12u1amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x
forky3.27.5-0.1amd64,arm64,armhf,i386,loong64,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x
bullseye-security3.22-4+deb11u1amd64,arm64,armhf,i386
sid3.27.5-0.1amd64,arm64,armhf,i386,loong64,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x
trixie3.25-5+deb13u1amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x
Debtags of package gpsd-clients:
fieldgeography
interfacex11
networkclient
roleprogram
uitoolkitathena, ncurses
useviewing
x11application
Popcon: 61 users (83 upd.)*
Versions and Archs
 License: DFSG free
Git
gpsman
??? missing short description for package gpsman :-(
Versions of package gpsman
ReleaseVersionArchitectures
bookworm6.4.4.2-4all
sid6.4.4.2-9all
forky6.4.4.2-9all
trixie6.4.4.2-9all
bullseye6.4.4.2-4all
Debtags of package gpsman:
fieldgeography
interfacex11
networkclient
roleprogram
uitoolkittk
useorganizing
works-withimage, image:vector
x11application
Popcon: 24 users (11 upd.)*
Versions and Archs
 License: DFSG free
Git
Screenshots of package gpsman
gpstrans
??? missing short description for package gpstrans :-(
Versions of package gpstrans
ReleaseVersionArchitectures
sid0.41-13amd64,arm64,armhf,i386,loong64,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x
forky0.41-13amd64,arm64,armhf,i386,loong64,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x
trixie0.41-11amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x
bookworm0.41-7amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x
bullseye0.41-7amd64,arm64,armhf,i386
Debtags of package gpstrans:
fieldgeography
interfacecommandline
networkclient
roleprogram
usedownloading
works-withimage, image:vector
Popcon: 19 users (10 upd.)*
Versions and Archs
 License: DFSG free
Git
marble
??? missing short description for package marble :-(
Versions of package marble
ReleaseVersionArchitectures
bookworm22.12.3-1amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x
trixie25.04.0-1amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x
bullseye20.12.3-1amd64,arm64,armhf,i386
forky26.04.0-1amd64,arm64,armhf,i386,loong64,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x
sid26.04.0-1amd64,arm64,armhf,i386,loong64,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x
upstream26.04.1
Debtags of package marble:
fieldgeography
interfacex11
roleprogram
sciencevisualisation
uitoolkitqt
useanalysing, learning, measuring, routing, viewing
works-with-formatxml:gpx
x11application
Popcon: 225 users (376 upd.)*
Newer upstream!
 License: DFSG free
Git
mtkbabel
??? missing short description for package mtkbabel :-(
Versions of package mtkbabel
ReleaseVersionArchitectures
sid0.8.4-0.3all
forky0.8.4-0.3all
trixie0.8.4-0.3all
bookworm0.8.3.1-1.2all
bullseye0.8.3.1-1.2all
Debtags of package mtkbabel:
fieldaviation, geography
hardwaregps
interfacecommandline
roleprogram
scopeutility
useconverting
works-with-formatxml:gpx
Popcon: 60 users (1 upd.)*
Versions and Archs
 License: DFSG free
Git
Screenshots of package mtkbabel
navit
??? missing short description for package navit :-(
Maintainer: Gilles Filippini
Versions of package navit
ReleaseVersionArchitectures
bullseye0.5.5+dfsg.1-2amd64,arm64,armhf,i386
bookworm0.5.6+dfsg.1-2amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x
trixie0.5.6+dfsg.1-4amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x
sid0.5.6+dfsg.1-5amd64,arm64,armhf,i386,loong64,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x
upstream0.5.7
Debtags of package navit:
fieldgeography
hardwaregps
interfacex11
roleprogram
usesearching, viewing
x11application
Popcon: 16 users (4 upd.)*
Newer upstream!
 License: DFSG free
Git
Other screenshots of package navit
VersionURL
0.5.0~svn5643+dfsg.1-1ubuntu1https://screenshots.debian.net/screenshot/navit/12954
0.5.0~svn4776+dfsg.1-1~bpo60+1https://screenshots.debian.net/screenshot/navit/9087
 Screenshots of package navit
navit-gui-gtk
??? missing short description for package navit-gui-gtk :-(
Maintainer: Gilles Filippini
Versions of package navit-gui-gtk
ReleaseVersionArchitectures
sid0.5.6+dfsg.1-5amd64,arm64,armhf,i386,loong64,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x
bookworm0.5.6+dfsg.1-2amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x
bullseye0.5.5+dfsg.1-2amd64,arm64,armhf,i386
trixie0.5.6+dfsg.1-4amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x
upstream0.5.7
Debtags of package navit-gui-gtk:
fieldgeography
roleplugin, shared-lib
uitoolkitgtk
Popcon: 9 users (5 upd.)*
Newer upstream!
 License: DFSG free
Git
Screenshots of package navit-gui-gtk
qmapshack
??? missing short description for package qmapshack :-(
Versions of package qmapshack
ReleaseVersionArchitectures
sid1.20.2-1amd64,arm64,armhf,i386
forky1.20.2-1amd64,arm64,armhf,i386
trixie-backports1.20.2-1~bpo13+1amd64,arm64,armhf,i386
trixie1.17.1-1amd64,arm64,armhf,i386
bookworm-backports1.17.1-1~bpo12+1amd64,arm64,armhf,i386,mips64el,mipsel
bookworm1.16.1-2amd64,arm64,armhf,i386,mips64el,mipsel
bullseye1.15.2-1amd64,arm64,armhf,i386
Popcon: 104 users (54 upd.)*
Versions and Archs
 License: DFSG free
Git
Screenshots of package qmapshack

Official Debian packages with lower relevance

gpscorrelate
??? missing short description for package gpscorrelate :-(
Versions of package gpscorrelate
ReleaseVersionArchitectures
forky2.3-0.1amd64,arm64,armhf,i386,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x
bookworm2.0-3amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x
sid2.3-0.1amd64,arm64,armhf,i386,loong64,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x
trixie2.3-0.1amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x
bullseye2.0-2amd64,arm64,armhf,i386
Debtags of package gpscorrelate:
fieldgeography
hardwarecamera
interfacecommandline
roleprogram
useorganizing
works-withimage, image:raster
works-with-formatjpg, xml:gpx
Popcon: 17 users (7 upd.)*
Versions and Archs
 License: DFSG free
Git
Other screenshots of package gpscorrelate
VersionURL
2.0-2https://screenshots.debian.net/screenshot/gpscorrelate/18948
 Screenshots of package gpscorrelate
gpscorrelate-gui
??? missing short description for package gpscorrelate-gui :-(
Versions of package gpscorrelate-gui
ReleaseVersionArchitectures
forky2.3-0.1amd64,arm64,armhf,i386,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x
trixie2.3-0.1amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x
bookworm2.0-3amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x
bullseye2.0-2amd64,arm64,armhf,i386
sid2.3-0.1amd64,arm64,armhf,i386,loong64,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x
Debtags of package gpscorrelate-gui:
fieldgeography
hardwarecamera
interfacex11
roleprogram
uitoolkitgtk
useorganizing
works-withimage, image:raster
works-with-formatjpg
x11application
Popcon: 22 users (6 upd.)*
Versions and Archs
 License: DFSG free
Git
Other screenshots of package gpscorrelate-gui
VersionURL
2.0-2https://screenshots.debian.net/screenshot/gpscorrelate-gui/18949
 Screenshots of package gpscorrelate-gui
navit-graphics-gtk-drawing-area
??? missing short description for package navit-graphics-gtk-drawing-area :-(
Maintainer: Gilles Filippini
Versions of package navit-graphics-gtk-drawing-area
ReleaseVersionArchitectures
bookworm0.5.6+dfsg.1-2amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x
sid0.5.6+dfsg.1-5amd64,arm64,armhf,i386,loong64,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x
trixie0.5.6+dfsg.1-4amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x
bullseye0.5.5+dfsg.1-2amd64,arm64,armhf,i386
upstream0.5.7
Debtags of package navit-graphics-gtk-drawing-area:
roleplugin, shared-lib
uitoolkitgtk
Popcon: 16 users (5 upd.)*
Newer upstream!
 License: DFSG free
Git
Screenshots of package navit-graphics-gtk-drawing-area
viking
??? missing short description for package viking :-(
Versions of package viking
ReleaseVersionArchitectures
bullseye1.8-4amd64,arm64,armhf,i386
bookworm1.10-2amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,mips64el,mipsel,ppc64el,s390x
trixie1.10-4amd64,arm64,armel,armhf,i386,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x
forky1.11-1amd64,arm64,armhf,i386,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x
sid1.11-3amd64,arm64,armhf,i386,loong64,ppc64el,riscv64,s390x
upstream1.11+git20260111.6447dc4
Debtags of package viking:
fieldgeography
hardwaregps
interfacex11
roleprogram
uitoolkitgtk
useanalysing, downloading, editing, learning, organizing
works-with-formatxml:gpx
x11application
Popcon: 99 users (30 upd.)*
Newer upstream!
 License: DFSG free
Git

Packaging has started and developers might try the packaging code in VCS

gpx2shp
convert GPS or GPX file to ESRI Shape file
Versions of package gpx2shp
ReleaseVersionArchitectures
VCS0.71.0-8all
Versions and Archs
 License: GPL-2+
Debian package not available
Git
Version: 0.71.0-8

Convert GPS or GPX file to ESRI/Shape file. Include the tools gps2shp and gpx2shp. These are very useful when using collected GPS points with existing GIS tools like qgis and GRASS.
qlandkartegt
GPS mapping (GeoTiff and vector) and GPSr management
Versions of package qlandkartegt
ReleaseVersionArchitectures
VCS1.8.1+ds-9all
Versions and Archs
 License: GPL-3+
Debian package not available
Git
Version: 1.8.1+ds-9

This package provides a versatile tool for GPS maps in GeoTiff format as well as Garmin's img vector map format. QLandkarteGT is the successor of QLandkarte. Among various improvements (e.g. 2D/3D map rendering and reduced resource demands) the major difference is its device-independent architecture.

Additionally, QLandkarteGT serves as a frontend to the GDAL tools, to make georeferencing of scanned maps feasible for users. In contrast to similar tools (e.g. QGis) its straightforward interface is especially suited for non-scientific users.
*Popularitycontest results: number of people who use this package regularly (number of people who upgraded this package recently) out of 284154