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title: GPS and Google Earth
date: "2007-03-14T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - links
wp_id: 105
description: I found a great way to map paths by connecting a GPS receiver to Google Earth. It effectively turns a laptop and a budget GPS into a full-featured navigator for a fraction of the cost.
keywords: [gps, google earth, mapping, navigation, diy, hardware]
---

[How to use a GPS with Google Earth](http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/001623.php) and map your path. Which is also a way to use your laptop and [any GBP 30 GPS receiver](http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=GPS+receiver&tag=sanand-20) to create a GBP 100 GPS navigator.