Sherriff

Hi, I want to get into a little Visual Basic programming to spice up the current software out there that can extract info from your GPS. I am not a super programmer but I like to play around. Anyone have any info on how to connect and or extract the data from the GPS. I can connect using DAO or ADO to databases but not sure how a GPS works? Any help would be great. Thanks. Sherriff

I was just looking to enhance my street navigation and find a use for my laptop. Nothing too fancy. Thanks for all the very useful info. Sherriff

Hi, is there software out there that can allow your GPS signal to be shown moving on some mapping software? We has some very expensive stuff here at work but I wanted to know if there was a simple program out there. Shareware maybe? Thanks Sherriff

Thanks, that did the trick. Thought I was going to be looking for a new GPS. Thanks again Sherriff

Hi, I just passed my one year warrenty by two weeks and now my GPS will not aquire any satellites at all. I have the Garmin Etrex Legend with software version 3.5. Any idea if there is a reset button? I changed my batteries, a few times, let it sit outside on a clear day in an open areas for hours. Nothing. Please help. Thanks Also, any idea what these cost to service? jsherrif@hamilton.ca Sherriff

Nice Jeep, the best way to go caching if you ask me. I am an old school Jeep over. I have had a few and currently have a 1985 Jeep CJ7 Laredo. Love it! Sherriff

I recently saw a cache listing that asked the user to do the following: 'Now mark a waypoint in this EXACT spot. Project this waypoint 261.7 metres at a bearing of 223 degrees True North. There you will find the cache. That's it, that's all. Good luck. " Can someone tell me how to do this? Can I do this on my Etrex Legend? Thanks Sherriff

I am in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada which is in between Niagara Falls and Toronto. Nice area with a beautiful escarpment running all though Sounthern Ontario. Problem is, since I started caching and placing caches, I realize how sparse our public green space really is. I never really considered it before and now I am just disgusted. I realize I am in a large city with a huge population but the green spaces are tiny and just jammed in between highways, bridges etc. I was fortunate enought to live for a year in a small town British Columbia on the West cost of Canada. Out there, the crown land forests go for miles and miles. I guess I have just had a real eye opener....Also, one of our conservation areas in the city is still all wild and untouched. Nothing has been done to the area yet as far as setting up a gate house or walking paths. I went in there and it was a dumping ground for garbage, tires, shingles. Very sad really.... Any thoughts?? Thanks Sherriff

Hi, I am from Canada where we cannot seem to get really good source data for our Legend. We can try to buy the discontinued Canada Recreation CD but the data is really for major cities only(Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa and Vancouver). My question is, I am a cartographer with access to alot of local digital map data. Is there any way I can make my own base data to load on my Legend. I realize I can add routes and waypoints but I am talking about a new basemap for streets, trails etc... Please let me know. Thanks Sherriff jsherrif@hamilton.ca