Serial Object GPS Example Code

Read tracklog data from Garmin eTrex GPS devices.

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This file contains the example code for the May 2003 News and Notes article "Importing Data via the Serial Object in MATLAB". The included M-code will read track log data from a Garmin eTrex GPS (Global Positioning Satellite) device and produce an analysis and visualization of that data. See the readme file (and the News and Notes article, posted on the MathWorks web site) for further details.

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Peter Webb (2026). Serial Object GPS Example Code (https://ch.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/3223-serial-object-gps-example-code), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

General Information

MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
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1.1.0.0

Added BSD license.

1.0.0.0