Taking serial data from a modem and creating GUI

[CLanderos]

I am trying to use LabView to read in data from serial port and use Labview as a GUI.  The GUI will be used to display telemetry data from a UAV and if possible diplay location on map. 

thanks

[Albert.Geven]

reading in serial data is easy,especially when an instrument driver is available.

Displaying it on a map, I would use the picture control as the background map.
You can read in any jpeg or png picture that way.