= Gpsd
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GPSD, or GPS Daemon, is an open-source software program that establishes a service for managing GPS (Global Positioning System) data on a Unix-like operating system. It acts as an interface between GPS devices and applications that need to utilize location information. Key features of GPSD include: 1. **Device Independence**: It abstracts the complexities of interacting with various GPS hardware, allowing multiple applications to access location data from various GPS devices simultaneously without needing to know the specifics of those devices.
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