+I'm lost! Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 I'v down loaded the EasyGPS program and have no map on the right screen and don't know where to look for one? I also would like to know how you keep all of the waypoints together on one page, I downloaded 2 and ended up with 2 different files. If anyone can help it would be greatly apprecaited. thanks Quote Link to comment
+Chuy! Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 I'm lost on the map in the right screen. EasyGPS don't have a map. To keep waypoints on one file, create a master file and copy and paste the waypoints into it as you download them. Quote Link to comment
+BGunner01 Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 I'm in agreement w/ Chuy re: no maps on the right side of EasyGPS. I only know one way of downloading coordinates for several caches into an EasyGPS file at one time. That is done by using the little check boxes on the right hand side of the Search Results page after you've done a search. Check the boxes of each cache you want to look for and then go to the bottom of the page and click on the Download Waypoints button. That will download all those coordinates, but I think it only works on one page of search results at a time, i.e., you can't select caches on three different pages and have them all download at once. Another way I occasionally use is described in my post on this discussion. Quote Link to comment
+geognerd Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 With respect to the map, are you guys using the latest version? A map view was added to EasyGPS a couple of weeks ago (v2.0 I think), and just 2 days ago Topografix added support (v2.0.2) for the x-series Garmins and nuvi. Quote Link to comment
+I'm lost! Posted January 27, 2006 Author Share Posted January 27, 2006 Thanks for the replies. I have been messing around with it. I made a file so every time I download one I don't get an icon on my desktop. Yet I don't understand why if know I download say 10 waypoints, then later I come back and download 10 more way I can't get them to go onto the same page as the last 10? I don't want to have a page for every time I download, I want them all saved on one page. So it might look like this. geocaching06 1 2 3 4 5 these may have been saved first. then I come back and save 6 7 8 9 10 all on one page not 2 pages of files, all one page. Should I just get the Gsak can that to what I would like it to, alomg with a map so I can have an idea of where I am going as far as streets an parks. and when plan a day can you set up routes to load into the GPS I have sporttrack map. I would like to set it up so if I want to do any number of caches I can do them in an ordely fashion. Lets say I found 1 then from there I want to go to 2 while bieng guided from where 1 was found, so-on and so-on. Sorry for all the ? Quote Link to comment
+BigBirdNL Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 About the mapview of EasyGPS: it's a nice feature... Unless you live outside the US and no map shows up... Unless you want more choice of different map types... If you want maps with your caches, try CacheMaps. It offers you a lot of options on mapping. Quote Link to comment
+BigBirdNL Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 I cannot get any map out of this new EasyGPS version! Should it show a map or just the waypoints relative to each other? What mapserver is it using? Or does it use Mapsource (which I don't have)? For me it looks like a strange feature, but maybe someone can explane the use of it... BigBird Quote Link to comment
+Coastiegirl04 Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 here is what i found out about the maps in easygps.. its suppose to look like that.. if you want an actual map, you have to buy and download expertgps.. so its suppose to be blank.. so why they added this feature i don't know, but that is how its suppose to be.. hope this helps.. here is the email respose i got from the tech who helped me Hello Lindsey, Sunday, January 29, 2006, 4:15:52 PM, you wrote: LB> Am sorry i can not find this file, it is not there! i have not seen it anywhere! But that is not my problem.. The maps, in the screen where suppose to be at is just a blank screen, is it suppose LB> to be like that or is there a map of streets that are there, or what? That's what you are supposed to see. EasyGPS plots your GPS data over a white background. If you want to see your GPS plotted over topo maps, aerial photos, or your own scanned trail maps, try http://www.expertgps.com -- Dan Foster TopoGrafix - GPS Software, Waypoints, and Maps *ignore the part about a file* Hope this helps you! Quote Link to comment
+Chuy! Posted February 1, 2006 Share Posted February 1, 2006 Aha; didn't know of the new version. I wish they would list what was added/deleted/upgraded. What I don't like about the new version is the inability to sort by both N/S and E/W coors. Now, you can only sort by N/S. Quote Link to comment
+I'm lost! Posted February 2, 2006 Author Share Posted February 2, 2006 Thanks for all the responce. I scratched the Easygps and got Gsak, and am using google Earth to reference my caches so I have an idea of were I am going on the streets. again thanks. Quote Link to comment
The_Brownies Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Actually crack head has one up on EasyGPS. He build a cool little program that takes LOC or GPX files and plots them on Google Earth for free. If I'm not mistaken it will work for everyone including NON-US Cachers. Quote Link to comment
+longlifenoodle Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 I had the same problem with EasyGPS and scratched it and downloaded GSAK too. It is pretty neat, but I do notice my Explorist 210 seems to freeze up a little bit with it. I don't have alot of waypoints saved in and it seems a little coincidental that it should be freezing now that GSAK is being used. Anyone have this same problem? Quote Link to comment
+Big-AlH Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 Thanks for all the responce. I scratched the Easygps and got Gsak, and am using google Earth to reference my caches so I have an idea of were I am going on the streets. again thanks. If you are in the US, give USA PhotoMaps a try. It basically does the same thing as ExpertGPS, but paying for it is optional. -al Quote Link to comment
+I'm lost! Posted February 3, 2006 Author Share Posted February 3, 2006 Actually crack head has one up on EasyGPS. He build a cool little program that takes LOC or GPX files and plots them on Google Earth for free. If I'm not mistaken it will work for everyone including NON-US Cachers. Getting files over to google earth isn't to bad, drag and drop. What I'd be interested in is a program that changes the GEOcache file # to the cache name when you download to the GPS or Goggle Earth? Quote Link to comment
+sbell111 Posted February 3, 2006 Share Posted February 3, 2006 GSAK is the tool for you. Quote Link to comment
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