Davemurph Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 I was told there was a way to use Google earth with GPS, without subscribing to it. Just looking for instructions on how to bypass the subscription and figure out how to use my GPS with google earth. Quote Link to comment
+Lil Devil Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 Google Earth will open GPX files. So use something else like EasyGPS or MapSource to get the data out of your GPS and save it in GPX format. Then open the GPX file with Google Earth. Quote Link to comment
Magellin Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 I aint to sure you can. However I do know for GE to werk you need an Internet Connection, It constantly DL's info (kinda like a web browser). Another thing by reading is that the WPT isnt allways where it should be (50+feet). generac mapping software will suffice the #'s are what count! Quote Link to comment
+Lil Devil Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 Another thing by reading is that the WPT isnt allways where it should be (50+feet). That's only partly correct. If you use the Geocache browser in Google Earth then the locations will be a bit off. You can see this by moving the map a tiny bit then waiting for it to redraw. The cache locations will shift a little as a new random offset is added. Opening a GPX file will always show the correct location with no offset. Quote Link to comment
+Sputnik 57 Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 It took some digging without the search function working , but here is a long thread by crackhead describing a Google Earth app Quote Link to comment
+tands Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 Well you know the google search engine isn't gonna turn up what you're looking for don't you? So... just use Yahoo's search engine and bingo, the site is motionbased.com Look Ma, no hyperlinks! - T of TandS Quote Link to comment
+EScout Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 Google Earth will open .gpx files and show waypoints and tracks. If you have a Garmin, use the program G7towin which allows you to convert your tracks and waypoints to .gpx. It is good for separating tracks, just delete what you do not want and convert the remaining. You can also use GSAK to import and save as .gpx. If you have Explorist or Meridian files, you can convert them directly in GPSBable. Try putting your tracks on Google Earth. You can name and color each differently. Quote Link to comment
robertlipe Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 Google Earth will open .gpx files and show waypoints and tracks. If you have a Garmin, use the program G7towin which allows you to convert your tracks and waypoints to .gpx. It is good for separating tracks, just delete what you do not want and convert the remaining. You can also use GSAK to import and save as .gpx. If you have Explorist or Meridian files, you can convert them directly in GPSBable. You do know that GSAK and Google Earth both use exactly the same tool to do this, and that tool works equally well with Garmins, Explorists, and Meridians, right? What's the name of that tool again? Quote Link to comment
+geognerd Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 What's the name of that tool again? Hint: Click the link on the left side of robertlipe's signature. Quote Link to comment
robertlipe Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 What's the name of that tool again? Hint: Click the link on the left side of robertlipe's signature. It's harder to be ironic, sarcastic, or even ascerbic in the absence of search.... Quote Link to comment
Davemurph Posted December 29, 2005 Author Share Posted December 29, 2005 OK, so I got my data onto Google earth, but now I was wondering if there's any way to make a route and mark waypoints on Google Earth, then export them to my GPS Quote Link to comment
+user13371 Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 ...any way to make a route and mark waypoints on Google Earth, then export them to my GPS Yes. Use GPS Babel. Save your data out of Google Earth in KML format, then use GPS Babel to translate the KML file to whatever your GPS needs. Quote Link to comment
+media601 Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 Save your data out of Google Earth in KML format, then use GPS Babel to translate the KML file to whatever your GPS needs. Since GSAK uses the GPS Babel engine, could this also be accomplished with GSAK? Quote Link to comment
+The Frantic Cachers Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 For displaying my tracks on google earth I upload my tracks to Motion Based and from there I can open it up directly in google earth and then save them for later.... my son enjoys watching the flyovers of where we just hiked Quote Link to comment
+Pasha Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 Save your data out of Google Earth in KML format, then use GPS Babel to translate the KML file to whatever your GPS needs. Since GSAK uses the GPS Babel engine, could this also be accomplished with GSAK? Well, it uses GPSBabel "under the hood". GSAK itself doesn't really do any conversions (though it'll write out data in several formats natively); Babel does them. GSAK is the database app, and Babel is the glue that lets GSAK (and Google Earth, and etc.) talk with everything else. So, no, not directly with GSAK. Quote Link to comment
+Cowboy59 Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 Yes you can! Go to the file menu and select open. Change the file type to Gps and select your desired file. Quote Link to comment
superstition Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 You can also import a gpx file into Trimble Adventure Planner, select the share check box under the trip properties menu item (this menu item posts your trip to the web to share with friends and family), and go to trimbleoutdoors.com and seach for your trip. When viewing any trip on the web in the trip summary page you can autolaunch Google Earth - it's very cool. Check out some of the GPS tracks in Google Earth from the Backpacker Magazine trips posted on the Trimble site. Here is a link to cool one from Glacier National Park. Glacier National Park in Google Earth Quote Link to comment
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