We are looking for options to get GPS data from a Windows notebook based solution.

We've worked with Panasonic Toughbooks, which work great, are rugged, and have built-in GPS and everything we need.

Now we are looking for a platform we can deploy cheaply that will run our .NET app, have internet connectivity, and GPS capability.

We can purchase a cheap notebook/netbook and use an Aircard or other Cellular card for connectivity, but can we programmatically access GPS from a cellular card (I'm assuming most have built-in GPS)? We need to pull reasonably accurate lat/lon information on location (doing site surveys).

I've never used a cellular card, so I'm operating in the dark on this.

We don't want to have to resort to a USB or other external GPS unit if at all possible.