Franson GpsTools

Franson GpsTools makes it really simple to develop GPS, tracking, mapping and basic GIS applications in Visual Studio. A rich set of samples and documentation is included. Used successfully by thousands of developers world wide!Support for Windows, PocketPC, WindowsCE, ActiveX and .NET (1.0, 1.1 and 2.0). Easy access to GPS position, speed and satellite information from Visual Basic, C# or Internet Explorer. Using the examples provided you will be up and running within minutes! Supports NMEA.Raster map support. Draw icons, shapes, ellipses and text. on the map using geographic coordinates. Connect GPS to map. Zoom and rotate map. Draw objects on multiple layers.Vector map support. Draw polygons and polylines. Load, display, save and manage ESRI Shapefiles. Some basic GIS functionality is included as well.