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quote:Originally posted by jtice:The only thing I see for the GPSr is the comport setting, and track postion. How do I upload the waypoints from my GPSr to MS Streets and Trips? S&T does not offer any direct GPS connect methods. To get points from your GPS into S&T, you can use something like ExpertGPS to retrieve the points from your GPS and then export them as a CSV file that can be imported into S&T. GPSBabel can also read waypoints from your Garmin or Magellan GPS and export them in a CSV format that is very friendly to S&T, as well as two dozen or so other formats.

quote:Originally posted by Rygel:It seems that when I convert my maps over to Pocket S&T all the pushins are shifted to the right by a large amount. Which S&T? I know 2002 had this problem. I *think* it was fixed in S&T 2003. If memory serves me correctly, it only affects points East of the 90th meridian (Mississippi River or so). The other solution is to use GPSBabel or GPXView to create the pushpins. While you can't do route points with either, GPSBabel will convert just about any known waypoint format, include GPX and geocaching.com .loc to pushpins. GPXView will convert your GPX files to pushpins on the handheld device. Unfortunately, neither will extract points from the S&T .EST file. To the best of my knowledge, there is no solution available from Micro$oft. The above two solutions are free of charge. ... alex

quote:.. and you can convert your saved S&T pushpins from S&T .est files into other formats that can be read by programs such as EasyGPS and others. What program reads waypoints from .EST files and exports something else? Thanks!

quote:Ok, may be a dumb question but...the amazon page says it integrates with GPS receivers - does this mean all of them? I am new to this, but I though Magellan used MapSend and Garmin used MapSource - how is this different? This price is much better than either of those products and may change my mind on which to buy. You can plug your GPS into to and see where you are in the Streets and Trips program (it will track your location on it's map). You cannot, however, load any sort of map from S&T into any sort of GPS, nor can you transfer waypoints. Hope that helps. ... alex

quote:Originally posted by tirediron:Just wondering if anyone out there with first-hand knowledge of both can advise. I have heard that S&T 2003 has a lot of flaws in it. I have a chance to buy a 2002 for about half-price, but would rather spend a little extra money if the '03 version is worth it. Thoughts, advice.... Thanks! I've used both. And I haven't noticed a single difference between the two. Perhaps I don't use the flawed parts? . It appears to me that the only major difference appears to be the map data/points-of-interest database. ... alex

quote:Originally posted by Paul & Suzanne:Using GeoBuddy I was able to get my .loc format pocket query results into Streets & Trips. Since changing my queries to return results in the GPX format, I have been unable to figure out how to import the info into S&T. Is there a way to do this? I don't know about geobuddy, but gpsbabel does what you are asking (converts a GPX into something that S&T will happily swallow). ... alex

quote:I did go with Pepper. Too bad. I was going to suggest Nimrod. or perhaps 'blot'

1. Yes. 2. 1-2 seconds from www.time.gov. 3. Gold/Platinum 4. Firmware 4.06. alex

quote:Originally posted by Aldhizer:I just purchased a new Merdian Platinum but I cannot upload anything to it. I downloaded a waypoint from my GPS to my computer, but I cannot upload any regions to the GPS. I have a 128mb card installed, but I am obviously doing something wrong. I get an error that says that it cannot connect to the GPS on Com1. The NMEA protocol is turned off on the GPS. When it goes to autodetect, it finds the GPS on Com1, and as I said, it downloads with no problem, but just won't upload. Any help? Which mapsend (streets, topo, streets & destinations) as well as a version #? What Operating System are you using? Do you have a PDA by any chance? ... alex

quote:Originally posted by Centex Trekker:Hey, SilverBob. Where do you change the settings in Netscape 7 so it doesn't add the .asp extension. I had the same problem. I just manually deleted the .asp before download, but if I could have it done automatically, so much the better. Check out This thread. It explains the problem and has a step-by-step "fix" for Netscape. Same basic thing goes for Mozilla.

It's bait. (see this thread)

quote:BTW, does it take a little while for things to update when you change your prefrences? I think pictures get reviewed before they are allowed to be shown. I'd imagine it keeps the funky stuff out of the forums... ...

quote:Originally posted by Bcre8iv:I want to store a few geocahing pages, that have the clues and gps coordinates so I don't have to print them out. Become a geocaching.com Premium Member. Configure a GPX PocketQuery Get GPXView installed on your PocketPC. Then you just wait for the caches to autmatically roll in. Copy a single file to your PPC and you're good to go. There's about a hundred-dozen other ways, but that would get you where you say you want to be. ... alex

quote:Originally posted by pizzachef:What about her boyfriend? Oh man... I'm feeling that one all the way over here....

quote:Originally posted by cash:T N39°32.2600' W107°19.9340' 1773.0 3/14/2003 01:39:39 0 255 3663 12.9 You may need to convert your degrees to decimal degrees (I know that works for data import). The other data you can map into whatever fields you like. i.e. T 39.53766 -107.33333 1773.0 3/14/2003.... But I think what you will end up with is a big "track" of pushpins. ... alex

quote:What is the best method to import the track data from a Meredian Platinum to MS Streets & Trips 2003? Aside from the basic file format problem, I also noticed the file generated using the card utilities only contains 499 track points. Does S&T do tracks? For what it's worth, the Meridian will hold 2000 points per track. To get more than 2000 track points, you'd need to segment your tracks by saving them to the SD card periodically and starting over with a fresh track. ExpertGPS is a nice tool for working with tracks, especially multiple tracks. ... alex

quote:Originally posted by Sportcat:I'm not a member of the Magellan_Meridian group on Yahoo. Can you tell me what #27 says? I never realized it made you "sign in." Sorry 'bout that: 27) Known Issue – Map Size Limits Thanks to "jvavrus2000" <jvavrus@earthlink.net> With the 3.08 version of the Meridian firmware, size restrictions on the size of map files has been removed. However, the existing MapSend software does not know this, and will try to restrict the size of maps unless told otherwise. First, using Windows Explorer, navigate to the MapSend installation directory. This should be under C:Program FilesMagellan. Open the MAPSEND.INI file using your favorite text editor. Inside this file, there is a parameter called "Conv_Memory_Size" which is the maximum region size in bytes. Multiply this number by four, and you should be able to have much larger regions. If this line does not exist, then add the following line (case sensitive)under the [Device Defaults] section: Conv_Memory_Size=65536 Note that the larger the region is, the longer your computer will take to process this region. Processing a 64MB region is likely to take a very long time. You are much better off making smaller maps, and loading multiple map files on your SD card, as described in question 13. alex

quote:Originally posted by Sportcat:Trying to upload some regions to my Meridian Platinum. I have a 64mb SD card in the unit. It's only letting me upload a maximum of 16mb per region. Therefore I'm having to upload multiple regions. I'd like to have just one bid upload. Anyone else have this "problem?" Your answer is in the Magellan Meridian FAQ. Pay close attention to item #27. alex

Is it just me or is the GPS Units & Software forum going retro back to 2001/2002? (laymans terms: I don't see anything posted in the last 9 months or so.) ??? alex

quote:It seems to not work on some, others are ok. Here's what I'm seeing: After hunting up Tiny Tiger's current home, clicking on "make this page printer friendly" reveals: Da Windy BegalTraditional CacheSize: Otherby Da Begal Apparently "size = other" doesn't print anything about the cache size on the regular page. I verified this with one of my archived caches. ... alex

quote:Originally posted by isleskipper:Has anyone encountered such a problem? Is there a fix, other than returning it for another one? There are several ways to attempt to revive a dead meridian outlined in the Meridian FAQ. The one that isn't listed, however, is to hold down the power button for a few seconds. Sometimes a quick button press doesn't get it. Hope this helps! alex

quote:Originally posted by Renegade Knight:GPSBable may allow you to appent the current file but you will have to figure that out. gpsbabel -i gpx -f existing.gpx -f new.gpx -o gpx -F existing.gpx Will slurp up "existing" and "new" and rewrite a new, merged "existing.gpx" file. If you get into merging, you may want the most recent gpsbabel that supports data filters such as duplicate suppression, as well as ClayJar's "exported" tag that prefers newer over older stuff when merging GPX files of different ages. The above line becomes: gpsbabel -i gpx -f existing.gpx -f new.gpx -x duplicate,shortname -o gpx -F existing.gpx Unfortunately, most of the really cool stuff isn't available in the GUI for gpsbabel and is currently only available from the command line. ... alex

quote:Originally posted by Cracker7M:I am looking for those for the Map330, Sportrak Map, and Meridian GPS (Green/Yellow). Magellan Revisions ... alex

quote:I can use EasyGPS to add new items to my list but cannot export it into MS S&T without losing all the links. I have tried GPSBabel and GEOBuddy. GPSBabel won't drop the links on you if you use the "s_and_t" output format designed for streets & trips. Other formats (such as csv) will appear to work, but are not geared towards S&T. To use the "s_and_t" option, you'll need the latest beta available from the gpsbabel website or compile your own from the CVS source tree. I don't know if you tried command line or the GUI front-end, but a command to merge four GPX files and spit out "S&T happy" CSV looks like: gpsbabel -i gpx -f 877.gpx -f 1883.gpx -f 51.gpx -f 61.gpx -o s_and_t -F geocache.csv You'll end up with something similar to: Name,Latitude,Longitude,Name 2,URL,TypeGC512,30.342833,-91.719033,Passing Thru,http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=1298,""... If you wanted geocaching.com .loc files, you'd just replace "-i gpx" with "-i loc". Once you get the hang of it, it's a very efficient conversion system. ... alex

quote:Originally posted by DyverDown:I downloaded a bunch of cache data, opened it in EasyGPS (to correct some of the location data) re-saved it as a .loc file then opened GeoBuddy to save it as a CSV file for Microsoft Streets and Trips. GeoBuddy gives me an error "Unknown tag:9" If I just download the data and then open it with GeoBudy it works fine. What am I doing wrong? Is there something I need to change in the preferences or is this a know bug? Is there a work-around? You're doing it all right. When you save a ".loc" file from EasyGPS, it's not the same format as a geocaching.com ".loc" file, so Geobuddy cannot read it. If geobuddy can handle GPX files, your best bet is to save from EasyGPS as a GPX file. If not, the other solution is to use something like GPSBabel that can convert geocaching.com .loc and GPX into something useable by Streets and Trips. Going the GPX route, you'd also only need one file as EasyGPS reads/writes GPX. Hope this helps...