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    Dealing with parking coordinates

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    Thanks for all the responses. I will review the info in the help center also.

     

    You need a waypoint manager. A waypoint manager is basically an application that will run on your computer that and load, manage, and export waypoints. Many people GSAK but there are other options as well. Since you're a premium member you can create pocket queries, which will give you a list of cache waypoints as well as all the additional waypoints associated with each cache. You can load the results into a waypoint manager, then send everything to your GPS. It's much more efficient then trying to send cache info from the website directly to your GPS one at a time.

     

    I have heard of GSAK, but it does not run on the Mac. Can you recommend a waypoint manager for the Mac?

    Dealing with parking coordinates

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    I have been experimenting with the "send to GPS" feature with my Garmin 62 and premium membership and it is amazing to have the cache data download right into the GPS! I am wondering however how to handle the parking waypoints. They can be typed into the 62 by hand, but entering data like that letter by letter on the Garmin is pretty cumbersome. Driving directions could be written down or printed but that kind of negates the "paperless" system.

     

    Are they on the cache page as Additional Coordinates?

    They should be sent to the GPS if they are.

    Try looking under waypoints.

     

    Caches get sent as GC1234, waypoint (parking) should be PK1234

     

    Yes, good call, looks like the two parking coordinates options were entered as "P" waypoints. But, there are no "GC" waypoints even though a geocache was entered. There is a "TH" waypoint that is close to the parking coordinate -- could that be the cache?

    Dealing with parking coordinates

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    I type the few that include parking coordinates into the Nuvi.

     

    That is something else that I considered, and a good excuse to buy another GPS! ;-)

     

    Does the Nuvi offer an alphanumeric screen for typing in coordinates, or do you scroll to each letter and hit "enter" like on the 62sc?

    Dealing with parking coordinates

    in How do I...?

    Posted

    I have been experimenting with the "send to GPS" feature with my Garmin 62 and premium membership and it is amazing to have the cache data download right into the GPS! I am wondering however how to handle the parking waypoints. They can be typed into the 62 by hand, but entering data like that letter by letter on the Garmin is pretty cumbersome. Driving directions could be written down or printed but that kind of negates the "paperless" system.

     

    So, I am looking for ideas. How do others handle this? You have loaded up your GPS and are setting out -- how do you figure out the driving/parking part?

     

    Thanks!

    Oregon 450 vs Garmin 62s

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    Lieblweb and Bamboozle, what about entering text on the 62? Is it a non issue because you make notes on another device or it just does not bother you or ...... ?

     

    This discussion is really helping me understand differences that I can't see at REI (plus they are out of stock), and I appreciate everyone's comments.

    Oregon 450 vs Garmin 62s

    in GPS technology and devices

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    well i guess yet another option would be to enter short notes in a log book of some kind, or into the smartphone, instead of directly into the GPS with plans to final edit later.

     

    text entry aside, any other features that stand out on one unit over the other? scrolling? map detail? screen legibility? more intuitive usability?

     

    thanks again

    Oregon 450 vs Garmin 62s

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    Both units have some attractive pricing right now.

     

    The touch screen of the 450 seems like it would be very convenient as typing in data would be much easier than the button input of the 62

     

    But

     

    An online review picks the 62s as having the best reception.

     

    From experienced users, which to choose and why? Primary use would be geocaching.

     

    Thanks for the help!

    Auto and Geocaching Device?

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    Which do you need most

    satnav with turn by turn directions and speech

    or

    GPSr for geocaching that can do Turn by Turn directions, that bleeps instead of speech.

     

    If the second would suffice then i would recommend the Garmin Oregon, great for caching and good as a satnav. :lol:

     

    is add-on software necessary for the Oregon to do the road navigation?

    Geocaching with the iPod Touch ONLY (An Ongoing Experiment)

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    Finally, if I did need internet access for anything (such as uploading a log find) I have my Verizon phone for that, which doubles as a "mifi" card. Simply put, I use software to convert my phone into a wifi hotspot, and my iPod can then surf the Internet via Verizon's 3G network. The downside is that the wifi sucks my cell's battery juice like a vampire, and eventually the battery dies after 2-3 hours. If I use it sparingly though, my iPod basically has access to the Internet anytime and anywhere there is a cell signal. :(

     

    KOP could you elaborate a little more on what is required for this (phone features/type/model, Verizon plan/package, etc.)? my wife is interested in our getting a "mifi" but i saw that instead of $60/mo for that there is the option of using a phone as a modem for what looks like $15/mo for the same amount of data (5GB). my thought was, "if that could work with an iPod Touch, it would be almost like having an iPhone but with Verizon instead of ATT."

     

    thanks!

    REI Sale

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    Topo 2008 on DVD "plays" on your PC--a very big advantage over the 400 series. The 400 maps only show on the unit's small screen. With the DVD and MapSource, you can plan trips and view your tracks on a large map on your PC's monitor. Save the cash and buy the DVD.

     

    this sounds like a real advantage. i am curious -- can this be done with the free maps from gpsfiledepot, and can this be done with the delorme maps and PN series?

     

    Using Mapsource--a part of the DVD, you can view all your free maps that work with Garmin. Geocaches appear on the PC-based maps and you can right click anywhere to find near caches via automatic hook-up to geocaching.com.

     

    so you are saying that with the 300, you have to buy the DVD to have this same feature using the free gpsfiledepot maps?

    REI Sale

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    Topo 2008 on DVD "plays" on your PC--a very big advantage over the 400 series. The 400 maps only show on the unit's small screen. With the DVD and MapSource, you can plan trips and view your tracks on a large map on your PC's monitor. Save the cash and buy the DVD.

     

    this sounds like a real advantage. i am curious -- can this be done with the free maps from gpsfiledepot, and can this be done with the delorme maps and PN series?

    Delorme PN-40 $269

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    and to the "other" RR, how are things way up there in Burnsville?

     

    Wonderful...since we are finally getting some sunshine :)

     

    OT: Hey, nice to see other folks in the neighborhood here! What a great place we live in for geocaching and exploring.

     

    Yep, I love it here and I agree...nice to see some local faces :anibad:

     

    me, three! WNC is wonderful!

     

    Burnsville makes me think of the great food at the NuWay Inn. but now i'm really getting OT.

    Delorme PN-40 $269

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted · Edited by ubievol

    peterb i hope that you will follow up with your experience with topo 8. hopefully the slope won't be as steep.

     

    RR when you say that it took you several days to do the state of Michigan, do you mean 3 or 4 8 hour days i.e. 24-32 hours total, or an hour here and there over several days i.e. 5-6 hours or so?

     

    and to the "other" RR, how are things way up there in Burnsville?

    Delorme PN-40 $269

    in GPS technology and devices

    Posted

    Roger that, Amazon.com and scroll down:

    http://www.amazon.com/Delorme-AE-7985-201-...8014&sr=8-1

    From DeLorme site, click here and then some more:

    http://shop.delorme.com/OA_HTML/DELibeCCtd...28705§ion=10463

     

    DeLorme link didn't work, but there are a lot of good shots and other info on Amazon. which turns out to be good news, bad news from my standpoint.

     

    the good news is to hear that the PN-40 has two critical features that i covet: sensitivity and speed.

     

    more good news is that there are included pre-cut maps (somehow i missed this) that reportedly have great detail. and if one wants to go beyond there are more options for 1:24k topo, aerial, etc.

     

    the bad news is that two engineers reviewed the unit on amazon, and report a steep learning curve with the software and some related issues.

     

    i'll probably hold for a while to see how cache register and topo 8 play out. and to see the PN-30.

     

    now, off to the wiki i go ...

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