Just a quick guide diving into using a GPS module with the Pico (you could most definitely do this with any MicroPython microcontroller as well). We have written a nice little library that handles a lot of the GPS parsing and UART communication, and we end it by putting it all together with some other Piicodev modules to build a device that takes in a target location and uses your current location to display the direction and distance to there. A fun little project, check it out if you are keen!: “How to add GPS to a Raspberry Pi Pico | Get Real-Time Location in Your Project!”
Very cool! I wonder if it would be possible to get better location accuracy with multiple low budget, economic GPS modules. Maybe with some fancy software tricks like sensor data fusion or something. Would love to see more GPS related stuff… Thanks!
Now that’s a question! I’m unsure if you would get a better reading using the measurements of multiple of these. You might be able to get better real-time location with an IMU and a GPS, but to get a more precise location, you might need to get a better GPS module. Let us know if you do explore anything cool though!
