Changes for version 0.02 - 2017-05-17

  • reworked initialization code so that a file can be sent in to replay past data and for testing on systems that don't have gpsd. (closes #4)
  • on() is now called by default in new() if in socket mode, and off() is likewise called in the destructor
  • new() now has a 'metric' option to convert to using imperial/standard measurements where applicable (closes #1)
  • added 'signed' option in new() to convert from signed lat/lon to alpha (eg: from -1.23 to 1.23S) (closes #3)
  • added direction(), converts from degree heading to compass direction (eg: NNE, SW etc) (closes #2)

Modules

Parse, extract use the JSON output from GPS units