Grasscatcher
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My Mistake! ....and I learned something in the process. I do a lot of trail mapping with my 76CS and a lot of the tracks that Ive downloaded from it into Topo are WELL more than the length required to log 500 points. .and here's what is wierd. I always clear the active track log at the beginning of the trail then I save the track at the end of whatever I'm mapping , Go to the next one and repeat the process, starting with clearing the active track log. AND I always clear the tracklog before downloading into my PC to prevent "double downloading " the last track+the active tracklog Even the LONG tracks (longer than 500 t points) are saved and downloaded complete with no gaps or truncated. If I hand draw a track in either Mapsource or Expert GPS and try to upload into my GPSr THAT is when I find out it won't take a track of greater than 500 points. Sounds like it's a one directional limitation ???
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Maximun trackpoints in a 60c is 10,000............ Not 500
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Delrome, Nat. Geographic, Others
Grasscatcher replied to GeoidPS's topic in GPS technology and devices
Are you sure you were using NG Topo? NOT the same Topo that I have. Their maps are digitally scanned USGS 7.5min quads, which are the most detailed topo maps available. They are 1:24000 scale initially and then in the program you can enlarge up to 400%. What would make you think that "they" only zoom in to 1.5 miles? In addition to magnifing 400% you can also use a "Hotspot magnifier" to spot viewat an even greater magnification! -
External Antenna Comparison?
Grasscatcher replied to Grasscatcher's topic in GPS technology and devices
Thanks for the input ! Oh Yeah, Allory, I use your site(Great, I might add) for my home page, so I don't know how I missed that one ! Getting Old and Senile I guess...... Thanks again. -
Has anyone seen a comparison in actual performance between the older Garmin GA27 and the newer GA25 and possibly the Glisson MCX external antennas? I'm already aware that external antennas work well (improve signal strength reception), just wondering if the newer ones actually have been proven to work any better than my 10 yr old "27".
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If you also go into Setup, Units, and change your Distance/Speed units to Yards then you can do your projections in "Yds"...at least that's the steps on my Map76CS
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Don't know but I'd suggest uninstalling and re-installing. Something must have gotten corrupted during upgrade. I've got ver 4 and printing works fine.
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Delrome, Nat. Geographic, Others
Grasscatcher replied to GeoidPS's topic in GPS technology and devices
I have,and regularly use 8 different mapping programs. For ease of learning/use and for map quality my favorite is NG Topo. ($99 /state) For compatibility with other programs (file types etc) my favorite is Topografix Expert GPS. Also Expert GPS has Aerial Photos($59 ) Every program has it's strong / weak points, but as a regular user of several different ones those are the ones I find myself using when I need to do something. Only as my personal opinion, DeLorme is kinda "Mickey Mouse".They like to tell you what you want instead of listening and providing a means to do it -
Odometer Take Vertical Climb Into Consideration?
Grasscatcher replied to royta's topic in GPS technology and devices
One more comment about the Topo profile. ..If you had Topo and placed your cursor on the end point of the profile and looked just above the taskbar on the left hand side just below the 37.05, It would say "Terrain Distance(includes ups and downs" 37.05. Also one more comment about the "walking rolling odometer"(notoriously inaccurate) and "mechanically measured and surveyed"distance. If that profile is from the starting line to the finish line of the exact course that you will be running , then you will be running a 37.05 mile course. Enjoy your shortened race, or run an extra 2.95 mile so that you can calculate an accurate pace /mile. I've run 7 marathons, all "measured and certified", several of which were later shown to be inaccurate distances. The point?, relax and enjoy the run, because the sun will still come up the next day whether you win or place last. -
Odometer Take Vertical Climb Into Consideration?
Grasscatcher replied to royta's topic in GPS technology and devices
Tands--- Doing it the theoretical way,on thecomputer in Topo...... In the example profile you gave, the "3705" is the distance "On the Ground" including elevation changes. (ie odometer reading) If you knew your exact starting waypoint coordinates and your ending coordinates then you can easily calculate the actual straight line ,point to point distance. Use UTM coordinates, it's easier. Since you have Topo, you can do it there easily like you did the profile. Use the "compass" tool and place the "anchor" on the starting waypoint, then go to the end waypoint and click, and the length of the direction line is your straight line distance. (In "Preferences" have "feet" selected for distance choice) As has been previously suggested, you will be surprised how small the diference actually is, especially in real world "travel conditions". In Topo I constructed a sample direction line between two waypoints 2748 ft apart, and checked the profile. The line went straight over the top of a nearby "fourteener" and the % average grade (in Topo) showed to be 80%+. On ground distance showed to be 3578 ft...so 830 ft difference due to the extreme incline example conditions. Save the starting point and ending point on your ultra run, come back and download it into Topo and you can definitively answer your own question for all of us, by seeing which distance your GPSr odometer most closely agrees with. -
I've been reading the different entries on the "WAAS 36" posting with interest. Where would the most informative material on GPS Satellites be found? Isn't there a website or (s) somewhere that shows sat positions at any given time and information on them ? Can someone point me toward something like that? I don't need highly technical specifics.....more like "Satellites for Dummies" ....gotta start somewhere.
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In SW Colorado this am I'm getting a solid lock and FULL strength on 36. Had D's on every sat 12 ft accuracy in deep mountain valley area 76CS Earlier I saw 33,34,35,47 at various times but lock only on 35 for a short.
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Topo Tracks To Expert Gps
Grasscatcher replied to Grasscatcher's topic in GPS technology and devices
Hey! That worked slicker than owl poop!!! Thanks for the workaround! As many tracks as I need to move, it will be a time consuming PITB, but it is at least possible . That is what I am thankful for! THANK YOU Dan Foster...."Mr Expert GPS" -
Topo Tracks To Expert Gps
Grasscatcher replied to Grasscatcher's topic in GPS technology and devices
Here is a sample of the "as exported" comma delimited file. ...or I can send it by e-mail....whatever. This one is just a hand drawn track, converted to route, then exported as comma delimited. TOPO! GPS Data Format UTM NAD83 ElevFeet UTC-Time TOPO! GPS Route,001 TO 044 001,13S,291259,4218364,12196,01/26/2006,21:53:23, 002,13S,291274,4218257,12235,01/26/2006,21:53:24, 003,13S,291374,4218043,12188,01/26/2006,21:53:24, 004,13S,291575,4217613,12074,01/26/2006,21:53:24, 005,13S,291747,4217450,12051,01/26/2006,21:53:24, 006,13S,291884,4217270,11965,01/26/2006,21:53:24, 007,13S,291934,4217162,11899,01/26/2006,21:53:24, 008,13S,292107,4217017,11826,01/26/2006,21:53:24, 009,13S,292316,4216941,11710,01/26/2006,21:53:24, 010,13S,292440,4216937,11587,01/26/2006,21:53:24, -
I have numerous (8) different GPS/mapping and "Conversion"programs , but apparently that is not enough to find the correct combination..... Topo, Arc Explorer, USAPhotomaps, MapSource, Expert GPS,G7ToWin,DNRGarmin,GPSU The task I need to accomplish is to move MULTIPLE Topo "tracks" into Expert GPS.....even if it is "one at a time" I know this problem is a result of NG Topo not being able / willing to be compatible with open source file file format, however, that does not change what I need to accomplish. The tracks are no longer in my GPSr......ONLY in the TOPO program in a "tpo" file. There are several maps with multiple tracks of Snowmobile trails, ATV trails, and Hiking trails that have been compiled over several years. NG Topo will not export "tracks", but will export "routes", so I have converted "track" to "route" in Topo and exported as comma delimited text , and several of the other (few) choices that Topo has for exports, but as yet have not been able to successfully get a Topo track into Expert GPS. Several times I thought I had it made but ended up with no waypoints on the track (no visible track). That's kinda like being only slightly fatal. I would appreciate any help. If you don't have the Topo program, I can send you a sample "track converted to route and exported as comma delimited" file to play with. If you have the Topo program, just hand draw a track and convert it to route within the program (use "adding enough waypoints to closely follow the track") then export to see/get the exported format.
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Dan, If "Easy" is compatible with the new "xs",can "Expert" be far behind?
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Sidewinder I've got the same versions and also a 76CS and I've hooked up to my laptop and live tracking works fine......However I did it with an old serial cable (one from an old 12XL)........havent tried it with USB hookup
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KA7CJH If you have had some previous versions, you might be able to get to level 3,but you may have to do some copying and pasting of a particular file, but to have level 4 or 5 of a different state I'm 99% sure you have to purchace the that state version.
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Area Calculation Using Previously Saved Waypoints?
Grasscatcher replied to kiwitonita's topic in GPS technology and devices
The units will only do area calculation internally using the track method. However......I had to do an area calculation the way you need to do it once and here's how. Go to the first corner and while standing there, "clear tracklog", then save a waypoint, turn unit off.(leave it off until you get to next point) Go to second point, turn unit on and let it obtain "lock", save waypoint, turn unit off, etc,etc,etc Unit will draw straight "tracks" between "off" and "on " points without actually having to follow the fence line since that is impossible. When you get to the last corner, after having saved your last waypoint, save the track and it will show the enclosed area. The waypoints will actually have nothing to do with it except the will be located where the "track" bends or makes a corner. I believe that is the only way to do it internally within the unit. In other software, USAPhotomaps and Expert GPS, you can do it. Dan Foster from Topografix (see some of his posts on this forum) can explain the particulars better than I. Good Luck -
After you turn the unit on, be sure it has obtained a good "lock". When you are at the point whereyou want to start your track, page to the track page and "clear track log". It will only clear the "active" track, not any "saved" tracks. Then your unit will start showing the "bread crumb trail" starting at that point when you start moving. Later. when AND WHERE you want to stop mapping, "save" the track (the entire track). If you later want to download the track into your PC, as the LAST OPERATION before you download, do the "clear tracklog" operation again.Why? Because even if you "save" a track it does not delete it. the bread crumb trail continues in the "active" tracklog until it is deleted. Let's say you saved three separate tracks using the above procedures(except for that last "clear tracklog" ). When you download the tracks into your PC, Tracks 1&2, would look fine. Track 3 would actually be "duplicated" (once as the Saved Track 3 and once as the Active" track). The active track would have "tails" on it to any location you turned your unit on after you "saved" Track 3 The Active track(breadcrumb trail) is automatic and continouus anytime your unit is on, so thats why you have to "clear it's brains" before starting to map a track that you want to save. Hope this helps.
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Transferring Files To Mapsource.
Grasscatcher replied to WVski's topic in GPS technology and devices
Be sure that each waypoint has a unique name. Compare the waypoint names you added to the original Mapsource list and see if there is a duplicate . Mapsource doesn't like duplicates and will hang-up -
Ng Topo Conversion To Gpx ?
Grasscatcher replied to Grasscatcher's topic in GPS technology and devices
I was afraid you were going to say that ! I do some Beta testing for them and have suggested that they add a GPX format to their export format....but as yet...nada. So much for all of MY expertise, power, and influence.......... Thanks for the reply. -
This is probably a direct question to robertlipe. Since I've worked with the NG Topo software for a number of years, I have numerous "tpo" files. Are you aware of a way to convert "tpo" file data to "gpx"? Expert GPS will handle the "tpg" waypoint file so that is not a problem. It's just since TOPO went to a single file type instead of separate "tpo & tpg" files What I can't do with Topo is export the tracks in a format that I can then import into another program like USAPhotomaps, Expert GPS or MapSource, where I can do area calculations or plot the track on aerial photos The three softwares above will handle the gpx files and do area calculation. Topo software is by far the most user friendly and "logical" but like every other piece of software, it doesn't quite do everything.
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Sounds like you are missing the original software....I can burn you a copy of my original installation disk. It has everything that originally came with mine. Send me a mailing address by e-mail
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I'm sitting here with my installation cd from my PEG S360. I just sent to you by e-mail a link to Sony support that I got to from my installation of Palm Desktop for Sony Clie