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    Any Vb Programmers Out There?

    in GPS technology and devices

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    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

    Garmin Etrex Legend Problem

    in GPS technology and devices

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    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

    Projecting A Coordinate

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    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

    Disturbing Conclusions After Geocaching

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    :lol: 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

    Help with Creating Map data (Garmin Legend)

    in GPS technology and devices

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    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

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