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GPS ActiveX Component
Khalid Amin Khan
aminkhan@k-tron.net
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Reference:
Khan et al., 2011, An ActiveX control for embedding GPS capability in custom
applications, GPS Solutions, Vol.15, No.4, Pages.433–439.
DOI 10.1007/s10291-011-0236-6
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1. List of Files
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File/Folder			Description
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GPS ActiveX Source Code		Source Code of the GPS ActiveX Component, which can
				be compiled using Visual Basic 6

GPS ActiveX Setup		Setup Installer of the GPS ActiveX Component

VB Application Source Code	Sample VB Project to demonstrate the usage of 
				GPS ActiveX Component

Sample Data			Sample NMEA 0183 Data files
				- Static Point Data: Islamabad, Pakistan
				- Track Data: Muree to Islamabad, Pakistan
				- Static Point Data: Near Stanford University,CA,USA
				- Track Data: Charlotte to Clemmons,NC,USA

USB to Serial Drivers		USB to Serial Drivers for Win OS (98,2K,XP,Vista)

Recommended GPS Units		List of Recommended/Tested GPS Units
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2. Instructions

* Unzip all ZIP files they will create folders with the same names.
* To use the GPS ActiveX Component, it must be installed using the Setup Installer.
* After installing the GPS ActiveX Component you can test the sample data given in
  the 'Sample Data.Zip' using the compiled test program GPSTest.EXE located in
  "VB Application Source Code.Zip"
  After executing the GPSTest.EXE program, click "Open NMEA File" button (located at 
  the top-middle of the form) followed by "Process NMEA" to load and process the
  NMEA 0183 files. [This program uses .NME extension for NMEA 0183 Data files]
* Latest GPS Units and Laptops do not have a Serial Port, therefore a USB to Serial 
  port driver must be installed according to your hardware. (Two most commonly used 
  drivers are provided).
* The installed GPS ActiveX Component can be accessed from VB, VC and Delphi. The
  sample VB Project can be used to understand the working/functionality of this 
  component.
* Consult the list of recommended GPS units. A GPS mouse is ideally suited for such
  applications. It connects with the computer's USB port, requires no additional
  power supply/batteries and costs below US$ 50.