Mappers Blog: Use an external GPS to work with Mapper on Android

As my colleagues at Orienteering Mappers Int. reported some difficulties to get their external GPS linked to OCAD on a Windows OS, I thought I would just test how well this went  with Mapper on Android...

fig.1. Heading for a happy end: Mapper on Android and SXBlue II GPS.

To get to use an external GPS on Mapper there are two basic steps to do:

1) Pair the GPS with your phone via Bluetooth.

• Put the GPS on
• Enable the phones Bluetooth
• Scan for new devices
• Pair phone and GPS by entering the PIN.

2) Mock your phone to the external GPS position 

• Install the app Bluetooth GPS on your phone
• Get developper status on your phone
• Change the setting "Allow Mock Locations" to yes
• Open Bluetooth GPS; connect; enable Mock GPS provider.

Done.