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 =back
 
+=head2 Plugin C<gps>
+
+The C<gps plugin> connects to gpsd on the host machine.
+The host, port, timeout and pause are configurable.
+
+This is useful if you run an NTP server using a GPS for source and you want to
+monitor it.
+
+Mind your GPS must send $--GSA for having the data reported!
+
+The following elements are collected:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item B<satellites>
+
+Number of satellites used for fix (type instance "used") and in view (type
+instance "visible"). 0 means no GPS satellites are visible.
+
+=item B<dilution_of_precision>
+
+Vertical and horizontal dilution (type instance "horizontal" or "vertical").
+It should be between 0 and 3.
+Look at the documentation of your GPS to know more.
+
+=back
+
+Synopsis:
+
+ LoadPlugin gps
+ <Plugin "gps">
+   # Connect to localhost on gpsd regular port:
+   Host "127.0.0.1"
+   Port "2947"
+   # 15 ms timeout
+   Timeout 0.015
+   # PauseConnect of 5 sec. between connection attempts.
+   PauseConnect 5
+ </Plugin>
+
+Available configuration options:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item B<Host> I<Host>
+
+The host on which gpsd daemon runs. Defaults to B<localhost>.
+
+=item B<Port> I<Port>
+
+Port to connect to gpsd on the host machine. Defaults to B<2947>.
+
+=item B<Timeout> I<Seconds>
+
+Timeout in seconds (default 0.015 sec).
+
+The GPS data stream is fetch by the plugin form the daemon.
+It waits for data to be available, if none arrives it times out 
+and loop for another reading.
+Mind to put a low value gpsd expects value in the micro-seconds area (500 us) since 
+the waiting function is blocking.
+
+This only applies from gpsd release-2.95.
+
+=item B<PauseConnect> I<Seconds>
+
+Pause to apply between attempts of connection to gpsd in seconds (default 5 sec).
+
+=back
+
 =head2 Plugin C<hddtemp>
 
 To get values from B<hddtemp> collectd connects to B<localhost> (127.0.0.1),