+TerraFirmaCacher Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 If I download a LOC or GPX file from geocaching.com, will the Garmin software recognize it and be able to send the information to my 60CS unit? I realize this is a stupid question, please have mercy. Quote Link to comment
Spinny Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 If you have MapSource 6.5 or later, you can do GPX; 6.9 handles LOC. I got 6.02 with my Garmin Quest and downloaded the free patch to update it to 6.9, and have imported several LOC files with no difficulty at all. Quote Link to comment
+TerraFirmaCacher Posted December 30, 2005 Author Share Posted December 30, 2005 If you have MapSource 6.5 or later, you can do GPX; 6.9 handles LOC. I got 6.02 with my Garmin Quest and downloaded the free patch to update it to 6.9, and have imported several LOC files with no difficulty at all. Which file type is better? Loc or Gpx? Quote Link to comment
Spinny Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 Methinks GPX, it carries tons more information. I just tested with LOC because I'm not a premium member so that's all I have access to at the moment. Quote Link to comment
+TerraFirmaCacher Posted December 30, 2005 Author Share Posted December 30, 2005 If you have MapSource 6.5 or later, you can do GPX; 6.9 handles LOC. I got 6.02 with my Garmin Quest and downloaded the free patch to update it to 6.9, and have imported several LOC files with no difficulty at all. An additional followup question, are the notes and hints imported to your Garmin unit as well? You can actually view that information on your Garmin unit? Quote Link to comment
Spinny Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 That last one I'll have to defer to someone with premium access, sorry. I'd expect a true guru to be along before too much time passes. Quote Link to comment
+ShowStop Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 If you have MapSource 6.5 or later, you can do GPX; 6.9 handles LOC. I got 6.02 with my Garmin Quest and downloaded the free patch to update it to 6.9, and have imported several LOC files with no difficulty at all. An additional followup question, are the notes and hints imported to your Garmin unit as well? You can actually view that information on your Garmin unit? I'm not sure if you can do that when you open the GPX/LOC file in Mapsource. I use GSAK to deal with my GPX files and it formats the hint and the other info I want into the notes field of my Garmin 60c. You should look into the GSAK software. Its really nice and has tons of features. www.gsak.net Quote Link to comment
+Thrak Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 Do yourself a favor - get GSAK. You can try out GSAK free - in fact you can use it free forever if you want to do so. After a while you get a nag screen but you can still use it. I tried it out and paid the $28 to register it. It's the most useful thing you will find for your GPSr. Since you are a premium member you can do a Pocket Query. The site will send you a file and you just drag it onto the GSAK icon and it unzips automagically. Then you tell GSAK to send it to your GPSr and you end up with all the caches loaded into the machine. You don't get the hints, logs, etc. The GPSr only allows so many characters of data to be stored. GSAK will let you decide what data to send but the number of characters that will display is very limited. GPX files have much better info than LOC files. Quote Link to comment
+Les Nomades Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 I tried it out and paid the $28 to register it I think it still is 20.00 USD. Quote Link to comment
+TerraFirmaCacher Posted December 30, 2005 Author Share Posted December 30, 2005 Do yourself a favor - get GSAK. You can try out GSAK free - in fact you can use it free forever if you want to do so. After a while you get a nag screen but you can still use it. I tried it out and paid the $28 to register it. It's the most useful thing you will find for your GPSr. Since you are a premium member you can do a Pocket Query. The site will send you a file and you just drag it onto the GSAK icon and it unzips automagically. Then you tell GSAK to send it to your GPSr and you end up with all the caches loaded into the machine. You don't get the hints, logs, etc. The GPSr only allows so many characters of data to be stored. GSAK will let you decide what data to send but the number of characters that will display is very limited. GPX files have much better info than LOC files. I saw something about a "Pocket Query" when I signed up as a member. Honestly, finding WHAT or HOW to work with the membership benefits is a challenge. Prior to your post, I really wasn't for sure what a Pocket Query was. Now, if I just figure out how to create and download them. The Geocaching.com crew really needs needs an informative page clearly explaining what member benefits ARE and HOW to use them. Quote Link to comment
+GOT GPS? Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 I tried it out and paid the $28 to register it I think it still is 20.00 USD. I think that $28 was for GSAK and Cachemate, which is a Good setup. I don't use GSAK though, since I just use the *.GPX files to both the Map60C and Cachemate on the Palm m130. Quote Link to comment
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