# QGC shows me a gps error with my m500 drone and M8N gps

Source: https://forum.modalai.com/topic/1752/qgc-shows-me-a-gps-error-with-my-m500-drone-and-m8n-gps
Category: Development Drones (https://forum.modalai.com/category/44/development-drones)
Tags: m500
Posted: 2023-01-27 18:39:19 UTC by José Quintanilla
Replies: 3 · Views: 537

## José Quintanilla · 2023-01-27 18:39:19 UTC

Sometimes QGC shows me the position of the drone and sometimes it say the message No gps lock, and I don't really know why, and, even if the gps is showing on the QGC map, the  led on the GPS is blue, so it means that its not geting the position, [GPS_LIGHTS](https://docs.px4.io/main/en/getting_started/led_meanings.html). I tried to follow this guide with a similar problem [GPS NOT ACQUIRING](https://forum.modalai.com/topic/100/gps-not-acquiring?_=1674760280208), but I couldn't fully understand it

Here are some pictures of my problem
[QGC_GPS_MAP](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bEbq_vYX8RutbOKLXU1ZXyI3opklJB0C/view?usp=sharing)
[QGC_GPS_CONFIG](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Z__TuKGTwbPz7S_PjMjRGymh7V3QaW69/view?usp=sharing)

## Reply by Chad Sweet (ModalAI staff) · 2023-01-28 01:09:04 UTC

are you outdoors? You need to be outdoors to receive GPS.

## Reply by José Quintanilla · 2023-01-29 21:31:50 UTC

The picture is indoors

## Reply by Chad Sweet (ModalAI staff) · 2023-01-29 21:42:46 UTC

You need to be outdoors, with clear visibility to the sky, to receive GPS