Saving GPSr track

[+Kitebuggyboy & Ninkle]

Last week we walked the West Highland Way and took our GPSr with us. We've got the track still on it, and I'd like to save it so that we can run it through Memory Map and Google Earth. How do I get it off the GPSr and onto the PC? It's a Garmin Foretrex 101. Is there a piece of software that we need, or can I somehow drag it across?

 

Help, please!

Edited September 5, 2007 by Kitebuggyboy & Ninkle

[The Toughs]

AFAIK you open memory map, then at the top, click GPS then import from gps. Sorted

[+keehotee]

Pair your GPS with Memory map (GPS / GPS Setup / Garmin, Serial connection, COM1 (possibly),

then GPS / Import from GPS / Marks, routes, tracks.

[+jerryo]

Download easyGPS

 

:-)

Edited September 5, 2007 by jerryo

[The Toughs]

Already answered so I edited my reply. Why can't you delete a post? Grrrr.

Took me ages to work it out, sorry, cant remember how i did it, was so long ago

[+Kitebuggyboy & Ninkle]

Already answered so I edited my reply. Why can't you delete a post? Grrrr.

 

Cheers, thats the kind of thing I'm looking for. We've got Memory Map, but I want to save the track seperately so that I can use various programmes to look at the route.

[+Kitebuggyboy & Ninkle]

Ha ha! Now you've edited your post, but I got to read it before you did. EasyGPS sounds ideal, ta.

[+keehotee]

We've got Memory Map, but I want to save the track seperately so that I can use various programmes to look at the route.

Once it's in Memory Map, you can save it as pretty much anything you want...( .mmo, .csv, .gpx, .shp, .loc, .upt, .rte, .log, .usr, .mxf, .rxf, .txf, .txt)

[+jerryo]

Ha ha! Now you've edited your post, but I got to read it before you did. EasyGPS sounds ideal, ta.

I'll put it back then. Sort of a summary it'll be

[+FollowMeChaps]

I agree fully with EasyGPS - it's free!

 

However, once downloaded save the file in the default .gpx format THEN go to GPS Visualiser, browse to find the file you saved in "Upload your GPS data files here", click the "Create KML file" button and it will give you a link that once opened will show you your tracks, and waypoints if you saved those as well, overlaid on Google Earth, the geocachers favourite tool. Make sure you zoom in and enjoy the detail, you'll be amased how accurate it is.

 

It's particularly amazing if GE is detailed in your area. Use the tilt function as it shows height as well - very effective if you track a flight!

Edited September 6, 2007 by FollowMeChaps