gpsd
| gpsd | |
|---|---|
| Original authors | Remco Treffkorn, Derrick Brashear |
| Developer | Eric S. Raymond |
| Stable release | 3.27.5
/ 14 January 2026 |
| Written in | C, Python |
| Operating system | Linux, *BSD, Mac OS X, Android |
| Platform | Any |
| Size | ~120K LOC |
| Available in | English |
| Type | GPS software |
| License | BSD license (2-clause) |
| Website | gpsd |
| Repository | |
gpsd is a computer software program that collects data from a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver and provides the data via an Internet Protocol (IP) network to potentially multiple client applications in a server-client application architecture. Gpsd may be run as a daemon to operate transparently as a background task of the server. The network interface provides a standardized data format for multiple concurrent client applications, such as Kismet or GPS navigation software.
Gpsd is commonly used on Unix-like operating systems. It is distributed as free software under the 2-clause BSD license.