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Figure 8.4: GPS plugin in QGIS
The GPS Plugin
The GPS plugin is part of the core distribution of QGIS. This means it is
included by default with your installation of QGIS. Like other plugins,
you have to load it before you can get at it from the Plugins toolbar. If
you don't know how to load a plugin in QGIS, take a look at Section D.4 ,
Plugins, on page 339 . Once you have the plugin loaded, you'll see a nice
little GPS icon on the toolbar. Clicking it will open the interface you see
in Figure 8.4 .
The first thing to notice is the four tabs across the top of the GPS
plugin dialog box. The first two (Load GPX File and Import Other File)
allow you to load data stored on a disk, a CD, or maybe a thumb drive.
The last two tabs (Download from GPS and Upload to GPS) provide the
tools needed to move data to and from your unit. Now that we have the
plugin loaded up and ready to go, let's begin by fetching some GPS data
from our unit so we can display it.