looking for a GPS with a good API
api, gps
Solution
If you want to talk to a Garmin GPS, you can check out their developer website. They've got resources ranging from talking to Web Services all the way to doing low-level Serial & USB I/O to interface directly with the devices.
Problem
I'm looking for a GPS with a good API. I would like to be able to send an address to it, and tell it to navigate to that address. I also need to pull the current location from the GPS. I'd like to be able to do this with the GPS hooked up to a laptop by bluetooth or even just a USB cable. I've looked at the Dash a little, but the monthly subscription is a downside. Also, I would like to keep the location and addresses on our private network. I'm a .NET programmer, so a .NET friendly API is best for me. Bonus points if you can show me some examples of using an API to push and pull data to and from the GPS.