MarshallSoft GPS Component C/C++ and .NET toolkit reads and decodes industry standard GPS NMEA 183 navigation sentences from the RS232 serial port as well as computes great circle distances and bearings. Features include: - Supports both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows. - Uses the Windows API for serial port input. No special Windows driver is required. - Runs as a background thread unattended and is fully thread safe. - The most current GPS data is always available on demand. - Includes support functions such as mgcGreatCircle. - Can read any GPS NMEA 183 sentence, extracting each field - Can read and decode GPGGA, GPRMC, GPGLL, GPGSA, GPVTG, GPBOD, GPWPL and GPGSV navigation sentences. - Can graphically display latitude and longitude. - Provides ability to convert units. - Works with Bluetooth serial. - Work with USB ports that have a "USB to Serial Port" converter cable. - Can be used from GUI mode or console mode programs. - Supports Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/2003/XP/Vista/7. - MGC4C is implemented as a standard Windows DLL, which will work with all versions of Windows. - Supports most Windows C/C++ compilers (Microsoft [all versions Visual C++, C++ .NET, C#.NET, and Visual Studio], Borland, Watcom, LCC-WIN32, C++ Builder, MinGW, etc.). - Can be called from any program that is capable of calling the Windows API. - MGC functions can be called directly from both ANSI C programs and from C++ programs. - The license can be used with all supported computer programming languages. - Can be purchased with (or without) source code for the DLLs. - Documentation online as well as in printable format. - Free technical support and updates for one year. Royalty free distribution with your compiled application. Evaluation versions are fully functional.