diff --git a/orch-rs/Cargo.toml b/orch-rs/Cargo.toml
index c1d5a8d..ed829ed 100644
--- a/orch-rs/Cargo.toml
+++ b/orch-rs/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,3 +12,5 @@ json-patch = "1.0"
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0"
 tokio = { version = "1.27", features = ["full"] }
+serial = "0.4.0"
+serialport = "4.2.1"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/orch-rs/src/groundstation.rs b/orch-rs/src/groundstation.rs
index 30031b3..9a773c1 100644
--- a/orch-rs/src/groundstation.rs
+++ b/orch-rs/src/groundstation.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ pub trait GroundStation {
                           // fn subsribers(&mut self)
                           // fn subscribe(&mut self, subsriber: &dyn Fn(GroundSationStatus));
                           // whatever else might be needed for this?
+    fn get_gps(&mut self);
 }
 
 // this stuff will probably get moved out to some sorta test module later
@@ -47,6 +48,9 @@ impl GroundStation for MockGroundStation {
         self.orientation.1 += 0.1;
         self.orientation.1 %= 360.0;
     }
+    fn get_gps(&mut self) {
+        todo!()
+    }
 }
 
 pub struct MobileGroundStation {}
@@ -59,6 +63,10 @@ impl GroundStation for MobileGroundStation {
     fn update(&mut self) {
         todo!()
     }
+
+    fn get_gps(&mut self) {
+        todo!()
+    }
 }
 
 pub struct PhysicsGroundStation {}
@@ -71,4 +79,9 @@ impl GroundStation for PhysicsGroundStation {
     fn update(&mut self) {
         todo!()
     }
+
+    fn get_gps(&mut self) {
+        todo!()
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/orch-rs/src/main.rs b/orch-rs/src/main.rs
index 108fc1b..c66bd60 100644
--- a/orch-rs/src/main.rs
+++ b/orch-rs/src/main.rs
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ async fn main() {
 
     // TODO: setup logging
 
-    let ws_state = Arc::new(WsState::new());
+    let ws_state: Arc<WsState> = Arc::new(WsState::new());
 
     // it should probably generate groundstations from a config file
     tokio::spawn({
-        let ws_state = ws_state.clone();
+        let ws_state: Arc<WsState> = ws_state.clone();
         async {
             let gs = MockGroundStation::new("test".into(), "nowhere".into(), (0., 0.));
             groundstation_handler(gs, ws_state).await;
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ async fn main() {
         .serve(app.into_make_service())
         .await
         .unwrap();
+
+
 }
 
 async fn ws_handler(