USB GPS receiver compatible with Raspberry Pi

Question

I'm looking for a USB GPS receiver for turning a Raspberry Pi into a GPS navigation system.

Requirements:

Thumb-drive-like form factor
Compatibility with GPSD
Low power (shouldn't be a problem with any receiver, but the Pi is somewhat touchy about USB devices drawing too much power).
Price: less than $50

Nice to have:

hhaslam11 · Accepted Answer · 2015-09-25 03:10:27Z

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The Globalsat ND100 seems to be what you're looking for.

It's a bit bulky, but it seems to do everything you need it to do.

It's only $35USD
Has a thumb-drive-like form factor (Besides it being a bit bulkier than a thumb-drive)
It states to have "Very low power consumption"
According to this article, any GPS receiver that advertises NMEA-0183 compliance will work with GPSD; which this receiver does. So it should be compatible (Though I never tested it)

Edit: Looks like this actually uses Micro-USB, not standard USB. But a simple adapter should work (And still be well under your budget)

answered Sep 24, 2015 at 23:47

hhaslam11

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I think the correct adapter would be a "Micro B female to A male", and with the adapter (of whatever sort), the ND100 would be sticking out far enough that I'm worried it would break off or catch on something and get unplugged.
– Mark
Sep 25, 2015 at 3:06
Ah, yes; My mistake, that's the adapter I meant. I updated the link (Unless I got it wrong again, that'd be awkward..) I get what you mean by it might be too long, but from what I saw, this is the closest there was that was a thumb-drive form factor. Hopefully someone else can provide a better option that suits your needs..
– hhaslam11
Sep 25, 2015 at 3:15

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