Streets and Trips to Garmin MapSource?

[ls1geezer]

Sorry if this question has been asked before but I couldn't find it with search.

I have Microsoft Streets and Trips 2007. I have several routes saved as *.est files is there any way to transfer these files into MapSource/City Navigator and then to my Garmin etrex vista HCx?

Thanks

[+trainlove]

Probably with GPSBabel you can do it.

You might have to 'export' from Streets & Trips first to something since I never heard of .est files but babel might know that.

[Ken in Regina]

You cannot export anything from Streets&Trips. Once it's in there, it's in there forever.

 

GPS Babel says it will import *.est files but it appears to only work for S&T2007 and older. It fails on my S&T2008 files.

 

...ken...

Edited December 1, 2008 by Ken in Regina

[+PDOP's]

S&T recalculates the route each time the program is opened and usually only stores the start and end points. The exception to this is when you add intermediate points as described here (link)

 

You can convert from .est files using ST2GPX. It o is a companion project to GPSBabel that imports/extracts data to/from Streets & Trips/AutoRoute/Mappoint in GPX format.

[Ken in Regina]

You can convert from .est files using ST2GPX. It o is a companion project to GPSBabel that imports/extracts data to/from Streets & Trips/AutoRoute/Mappoint in GPX format.

Yes, that's what launched when I asked GPSBabel to read a .est file. It failed on my S&T2008 files. It appears to only work for files up to S&T2007.

 

EDIT: Oops, I just checked the ST2GPX website linked above and it looks like it might only handle up to S&T2004 formats. I'm not sure when the first significant format changes occured after 2004. It definitely won't handle S&T2008 or Mappoint2009 formats.

 

...ken...

Edited December 1, 2008 by Ken in Regina

[+DonB]

There is a free program called Gps utility that will convert .est files to several different formats.

 

www.gpsu.co.uk

[+DonB]

Groundspeak did it

Edited December 1, 2008 by DWBur

[+DonB]

Groundspeak did it

Edited December 1, 2008 by DWBur

[+DonB]

Groundspeak did it. this is getting a little ridicules.

Edited December 1, 2008 by DWBur

[+DonB]

one more time

Edited December 1, 2008 by DWBur

[+trainlove]

one more time

DWBur.

Basically when the site seems slow, don't press the [submit] button over and over again and again. Have some patience. Open another IE window and you will most likely see that your post has gotten through even though your original window may never finish. I actually copy my posts into the clipboard for the unlikely chance that it really burps, a very rare occurrance.

Ray.

[+DonB]

one more time

DWBur.

Basically when the site seems slow, don't press the [submit] button over and over again and again. Have some patience. Open another IE window and you will most likely see that your post has gotten through even though your original window may never finish. I actually copy my posts into the clipboard for the unlikely chance that it really burps, a very rare occurrance.

Ray.

The only reason I pressed it again was because it timed out after 45 seconds and told me to try again...4 times, thanks for the advice.

[Ken in Regina]

There is a free program called Gps utility that will convert .est files to several different formats.

 

www.gpsu.co.uk

Thanks for the tip. It works with Streets&Trips 2008 and also with Mappoint 2009.

 

...ken...