GPSTest.py

import gps
from datetime import datetime
from dateutil import tz

# Set up time zones
from_zone = tz.tzutc()
to_zone   = tz.tzlocal()

# Listen on port 2947 (gpsd) of localhost
session = gps.gps("localhost", "2947")
session.stream(gps.WATCH_ENABLE | gps.WATCH_NEWSTYLE)

# Convert decimal Lat/Long to Degrees/Minutes/Seconds format
def decdeg2dms(dd):
	positive = dd >= 0
	dd = abs(dd)
	mnt,sec = divmod(dd*3600,60)
	deg,mnt = divmod(mnt,60)
	deg = deg if positive else -deg
	return deg,mnt,sec

while True:
	try:
		report = session.next()
		# Wait for a 'TPV' report and display the current time
		# To see all report data, uncomment the line below
		#print report
		if report['class'] == 'TPV':
			if hasattr(report, 'time'):
				date = report.time.partition('T')[0]
				time = report.time.partition('T')[2].partition('.')[0]
				timedate = date + ' ' +  time
				utc = datetime.strptime(timedate, '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
				utc = utc.replace(tzinfo=from_zone)
				localtime = utc.astimezone(to_zone)
				print 'time:      ' , localtime
			if hasattr(report, 'lat'):
				print 'latitude:  ' , report.lat
				print '        :  ' , decdeg2dms(report.lat)
				if hasattr(report, 'epy'):
					print '   error:  ' , report.epy
			if hasattr(report, 'lon'):
				print 'longitude: ' , report.lon
				print '         : ' , decdeg2dms(report.lon)
				if hasattr(report, 'epx'):
					print '    error: ' , report.epx
			if hasattr(report, 'alt'):
				print 'altitude:  ' , report.alt
				if hasattr(report, 'epv'):
					print '   error:  ' , report.epv
			if hasattr(report, 'speed'):
				print 'speed:     ' , report.speed
				if hasattr(report, 'eps'):
					print 'error:     ' , report.eps
			if hasattr(report, 'track'):
				print 'heading:   ' , report.track
	except KeyError:
		pass
	except KeyboardInterrupt:
		quit()
	except StopIteration:
		session = None
		print "GPSD has terminated"