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I'm looking for a USB GPS receiver for turning a Raspberry Pi into a GPS navigation system.

Requirements:

  • Thumb-drive-like form factor
  • Compatibility with GPSD
  • Low power (shouldn't be a problem with any receiver, but the Pi is somewhat touchy about USB devices drawing too much power).
  • Price: less than $50

Nice to have:

  • Support for satellite networks other than the US GPS system.
  • Support for various accuracy-augmentation systems.
  • Magnetic compass.
Mark
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The Globalsat ND100 seems to be what you're looking for.

It's a bit bulky, but it seems to do everything you need it to do.

  • It's only $35USD
  • Has a thumb-drive-like form factor (Besides it being a bit bulkier than a thumb-drive)
  • It states to have "Very low power consumption"
  • According to this article, any GPS receiver that advertises NMEA-0183 compliance will work with GPSD; which this receiver does. So it should be compatible (Though I never tested it)

Edit: Looks like this actually uses Micro-USB, not standard USB. But a simple adapter should work (And still be well under your budget)

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  • I think the correct adapter would be a "Micro B female to A male", and with the adapter (of whatever sort), the ND100 would be sticking out far enough that I'm worried it would break off or catch on something and get unplugged. – Mark Sep 25 '15 at 03:06
  • Ah, yes; My mistake, that's the adapter I meant. I updated the link (Unless I got it wrong again, that'd be awkward..) I get what you mean by it might be too long, but from what I saw, this is the closest there was that was a thumb-drive form factor. Hopefully someone else can provide a better option that suits your needs.. – hhaslam11 Sep 25 '15 at 03:15