topic Connecting a GPS to a laptop via USB in Mapping Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/connecting-a-gps-to-a-laptop-via-usb/m-p/344709#M3756 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Staff at my office would like to connect a GPS puck to a Panasonic ToughBook. One option I've seen is to create a virtual COM port from a USB, making the GPS available in ArcMap. Does anyone have any experience doing this? What software(s) have you used to create the virtual COM port?</P><P></P><P>Any help you can provide is greatly appreciated.</P><P>Chris Anderson</P><P>Research Associate, Cartographer, Graphic Designer</P><P>Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 08 Dec 2015 16:37:01 GMT Chris_Anderson 2015-12-08T16:37:01Z Connecting a GPS to a laptop via USB https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/connecting-a-gps-to-a-laptop-via-usb/m-p/344709#M3756 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Staff at my office would like to connect a GPS puck to a Panasonic ToughBook. One option I've seen is to create a virtual COM port from a USB, making the GPS available in ArcMap. Does anyone have any experience doing this? What software(s) have you used to create the virtual COM port?</P><P></P><P>Any help you can provide is greatly appreciated.</P><P>Chris Anderson</P><P>Research Associate, Cartographer, Graphic Designer</P><P>Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 08 Dec 2015 16:37:01 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/connecting-a-gps-to-a-laptop-via-usb/m-p/344709#M3756 Chris_Anderson 2015-12-08T16:37:01Z