Plugging a GPS module into a Pi, what do I need?

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Looking at this GPS module which has a USB-C connector.

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Adafruit Ultimate GPS GNSS with USB - 99 channel w/10 Hz updates

The Ultimate GPS module you know and love has a glow-up to let it be easily used with any computer, not just microcontrollers! With the built-in USB-to-Serial converter, you can now plug-n-play the Ultimate GPS into your computer, laptop, embedded Linux computer, and more. Power and transport...
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Can I plug this straight into the USB port and address it through gpsd or do I need to do something funky and connect it via GPIO?
 
I don't know anything about gpsd but the description says built in USB serial converter so it should show up as a serial port in /dev I'd think. I think this is how most GPS receivers work, as a serial device, and the protocol is also a standard so I expect it to be pretty much plug in, configure your port and off you go.
 
It's a serial (over USB) module, so i don't see why it wouldn't. The only thing you might need to be wary about is different baud rates, as (iirc) GPSd defaults to 4800 whereas that module is 9600 - you can adjust this through the '-s' option though.
 
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