# BR2 Used as a surface vessel with GPS antenna **URL:** \ **Category:** QGroundControl\ **Created:** [August 15, 2019, 2:06am UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/br2-used-as-a-surface-vessel-with-gps-antenna/5769 "2019-08-15T02:06:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![dtrail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtrail](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/u/dtrail)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2019, 3:17pm UTC](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/br2-used-as-a-surface-vessel-with-gps-antenna/5769/4 "2019-08-15T15:17:12Z")
Hi Kevin, FYI running side by side windows for QGround and Ping and recording with a screen recorder is exactly what I envisioned and was hoping for. Thanks again, Doug Trail **WT Industries, LLc** **Houston, Texas** **832-731-7098** ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/bluerobotics/original/2X/2/2fc3aba0b690070a2ae57bcf3c245dcbe75435c3.jpeg "kklemens") [kklemens](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/u/kklemens) [Kevin](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/u/kklemens) Blue Robotics Applications Engineer ``` August 15 ``` Here is the reference for [GPS positioning](http://www.ardusub.com/developers/gps-positioning.html). > Is it as simple as running external antenna from BR2 above water line? Yes, a few of us have tried these modifications and a compatible GPS module plugged into the GPS port on the Pixhawk works. This was done back in the day (2016), but everything still works with the current software releases: [Report on internally mounted GPS sensor](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/report-on-internally-mounted-gps-sensor/468) > If I could simply view ROV position in Map View simultaneously with Ping Viewer data it would work for my immediate needs. Ping sonar data (acoustic range) isn’t integrated into QGC yet, but you can set up both windows on your monitor and see both. Something like this: --- _[View the full topic](https://discuss.bluerobotics.com/t/br2-used-as-a-surface-vessel-with-gps-antenna/5769)._