gpsd software package provides 3.11-3, you can install in your Debian 8 (Jessie) by running the commands given below on the terminal,
$ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install gpsd
gpsd is installed in your system.
Make ensure the gpsd package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep gpsd *
You will get with gpsd package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Debian 8 jessie |
| Section | Miscellaneous |
| Package | gpsd |
| Version | 3.11-3 |
| Description | 3.11-3 |
| Sub Section | Misc |