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How easy is it to write custom programs/software for a GPS?

Hello experts:

I am a .Net developer (Visual C#, Visual Basic, ASP.Net, etc.) and know a bit about programming. What I want to do is extend the capabilities of a GPS (Global Position System) with some custom apps/software. How can I go about doing this? Do different vendors have different development languages, etc.? In an ideal world, I would just write an application is C#, download it onto a GPS and we will be good to go. Anyway, please guide me in the right direction if you know.

Thanks!

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Mike Tomlinson

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Well, ideally, it wouldn't matter the make and model. For example, I can theoretically run my .Net applications on any computer which can download the framework (at least pc's anyway).

As far as I know, any thing with a chip in it is programmable, you just need to know how to do it.

So, I guess what I am asking is:

Is there an open standard that allows for anybody to write custom GPS applications. OR ... is it restricted by some sort of licensing based on the device (like Game Programming, if you want to create a game for Nintendo, you have to pay the console maker some fee for the platform)

By the way, I found GPS.Net by googling. Seems to do something like what I want. Has anyone used that ever successfully?

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I wasn't expecting there would be, but I think there is no "ideal" world solution. By that I mean, have a GPS program on a server somewhere, anyone with a GPS device can pay and download it on their GPS. ... Anyway, thanks all!