mola_gnss_to_markers
- Software
- Navigation and mapping
- Tool
A ROS 2 node that turns GNSS (GPS) readings into markers drawn as ellipsoids on a MOLA georeferenced map, for visualization.
Made by The MOLA SLAM framework, Spain (checked on github.com/MOLAorg (opens in a new tab)).
Source on GitHub: github.com/MOLAorg/mola_gnss_to_markers (opens in a new tab). Facts read at commit 78b4c66 (opens in a new tab).
Licenses
- Code
- BSD-3-Clause (opens in a new tab)
Read by Robotheca from LICENSE (opens in a new tab) (BSD-3-Clause) at commit 78b4c66 (opens in a new tab), on 16 Oct 2026.
- Commercial use
- Yes
What it does
- Takes GNSS readings and a MOLA georeferenced map as input and publishes visualization markers.
- Draws each GNSS datum as an ellipsoid on the map.
- Launched with a ROS 2 launch file that accepts topic names, line width and marker color as arguments.
- Subscribes to a NavSatFix GPS topic and a georeferencing metadata topic.
- Publishes Marker messages on an output topic for display in visualization tools.
Written by Robotheca from the project's README (opens in a new tab) at commit 78b4c66.
Getting started
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- How to start
- The project's README (opens in a new tab)
Maintenance
- Status
- Active: a commit in the last 90 days
- Newest commit
- 28 Sept 2026 on develop
- Latest release
- None published on GitHub
Checked on GitHub on 16 Oct 2026.
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