How to get google earth to work with GPS

I have the stock GPS that came with my CF-29 Mk4, but I guess Google Earth 5.0 doesn't recognize anything that's not Garmin or Magellan, so has anyone found a way for it to pick up your signal?

 

I never had an issue with it. Just tell it COM4 (That's where it should be though it may be on COM3) and it should work fine...

 

It was on Com3 (thats how it came) I swithced it to 4, but still can't get it to find my signal. I'm in a thin-walled trailer in Iraq, could that be blocking my signal?

 

With the OEM GPS... Yes the signal can be blocked more easily.

 

Are you using the free version of google earth? If so i don't think it supports GPS. You have to get the pro version. That said, you can get something like "earthbridge" to allow you to use GPS on the free version of GE. You should first verify that your GPS is working and getting a fix by downloadin some kind of GPS utility such as Winfast or Visual GPS.

Edit: Looks like there is now some support for GPS realtime tracking in the free version of Google earth 5.2. Here is the setup info I found:

Viewing Realtime GPS Information

If you have connected your portable computer to a GPS device, you can view GPS information in realtime. For example, you can view a live GPS track of your progress in a car on a laptop in Google Earth as you travel. To do this:

Connect your GPS device and portable computer as described in steps 1-4 of Importing GPS Data.
In the GPS dialog box, click the '>Realtime' tab.
Choose the appropriate options:
'Select protocol' - If you don't know which one to use, choose 'NMEA'.
'Track point import limit' - This is the maximum number of points imported per poll of the device. A smaller number can result in faster data but a less accurate depiction of your journey, while a larger number can mean the opposite.
'Polling interval (seconds)' - This is the frequency of which Google Earth collects data from the GPS device.
'Automatically follow the path' - Check this to have the 3D viewer center on and follow the current realtime GPS track.
Click Start to begin realtime GPS tracking.

 

the CF-29 com settings for gps are com 3 and baud rate of 4800, make sure you have the baud rate set right.

 

"I'm in a thin-walled trailer in Iraq"
So why do you need a GPS? You already know where you are!

 

for make sure.

 

Having just recently completed getting all the sand out of my ears from that place, I am pretty sure the GPS is to find a way out of there!

Until then, stay safe.