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Version 0.16 is now out. Among other changes, you can now record data from GPGGA sentences (such as altitude, number of satellites, etc) and you can toggle on and off exactly what you want to record.

Changes since version 0.14:
-Fixed MPH speedometer
-Altitude is now displayed
-First Run dialog
-Windows installer (NSIS) and .deb files
-Images for speedometer are now stored in the executable (so it will show up regardless of what directory the program is run from)
-Proper icon for the Windows version
-Settings are now saved in the user's home directory (under ".gpsrecord")
-Rearranged directory structures a bit
-You can now "toggle" on/off exactly what you want to record
-Added support for recording data from GPGGA sentences
-Added ability to switch the speedometer scale between 0-160 and 0-320

Version 0.14 is now out. If you experienced any problem communicating with your GPS, upgrade now. This version fixes many issues that the previous version had, adds in a few things and improves the overall quality of the program. Also, I have added some documention to help with using the program if you need help (accessible from the help menu or F1, or readme.htm).

Changes:
-Timeout if no data was recieved for 3 seconds
-SVG speedometer now on Linux
-Improved time keeping (there was a 60 second jump every minute)
-More efficent method for calculating circle radius (for lateral acceleration)
-Improved handling of raw data from the GPS, should work with a larger variety of GPS's now.
-Revised the readme documention.
-Help will take you to a (local and static) web page now instead of nowhere.
-Recording conditon input fields only accept numbers now.... read more

Version 0.12 is now out. This release mostly fixes problems for the Windows version, however there are a few new features. You can now list connected devices and I have rearranged the settings dialog a bit. Also, I got the opportunity to test the Windows version out properly and discovered it wasn't working, so that has been corrected. All other changes are bug fixes or small changes not really worth mentioning.

This is the first release so far. It has been tested and works for sure on Linux, I haven't had the opportunity to test it thoroughly on Windows yet as I can't get GPS reception at my PC with Windows. There is no Mac version at the moment, but I believe it would be trivial to get a version build for it.

For analyzing the CSV files, I suggest using using MaxQData Chart (http://www.maxqdata.com/downloads.htm) and importing the file (see the flight parse file I have included with the download).... read more