USB GPS advice needed

[palmickey]

I am looking to buy a GPS receiver, that I can plug into an HP Touchpad (via usb)

I do plan to install android (currently I still have webOS installed).

The smaller the gps receiver is, the better (as long as it works).

I need to be able to read and save the data the GPS receives, in ascii.

I actually prefer to read Latitude and Longitude but other data that I can find formulas to do the conversion for, is fine.

I am assuming I also need a driver of some sort.

Is there a GPS receiver for which I can obtain the needed drivers for Android, Windows 7, windows 8, Linux, and possibly even Web OS?

Is there one that has the drivers built in, plug and play, for any of the above operating systems?

The functionality must NOT have a dependency on having a live internet connection.

I prefer usb over bluetooth, however bluetooth would probably meet my needs. Both options might be better.

Thank you.

 

[palmickey]

Ok,
So far I have discovered (through reading various discussions on the web) that the android OS does not have a way to accept gps data through a usb port.

I found this on a web site where I was looking for a driver, for android, for the gps I was considering purchasing.


I ended up buying one that uses bluetooth. I might find I like that better, as no wired connection between the gps receiver and the tablet.

I ordered a Tomtom Mkii Bluetooth GPS Receiver for USA Canada Worldwide.

Has anyone used this gps with the android OS?

 

[NickleJim]

Please post up when you get it up and running.
I might be interested in your setup.
I was using WAZE on my Galaxy Note for a trip from Los Angeles to Sacramento. At one point I took a road that went through the mountains and whenever I lost cell phone service, WAZE stopped working. I thought when a phone says it has GPS - it meant that it worked from those satellites in the sky.

 

[Crashumbc]

Please post up when you get it up and running.
I might be interested in your setup.
I was using WAZE on my Galaxy Note for a trip from Los Angeles to Sacramento. At one point I took a road that went through the mountains and whenever I lost cell phone service, WAZE stopped working. I thought when a phone says it has GPS - it meant that it worked from those satellites in the sky.

I'm not familiar with WAZE but "most" phone based map/navigation programs require internet access to function.

I know Google maps does, (note: supposedly the newest one will let you "cache" the local area)