+Eddol Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 I have a Triton 500 and have been entering locations and info by hand. It takes longer than finding the geocache. The list to download directly to a GPS does not include Magellan. Is there a way I can do it? I am new and found three today. Loved it! Ed. Quote Link to comment
+SkellyCA Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 I recommend becoming a premium member so you can take advantage of the Triton's paperless capability You have to use Magellan's VantagePoint software. You need to be a premium member to download gpx files. If you are not a premium member, follow the same procedure using the .loc files, except for the use of pocket queries; and you will not get the info listed at the bottom, only the location of the caches.. You can use either step 2a, 2b or 2c to get the caches from the website in VP. 1. On the page of a cache, click GPX eXchange File(or LOC Waypoint File) and save it to your hard drive; I organized mine into different folders, basically by city(I usually name them the same as on the website; make sure that the file name ends in .gpx or .loc(accordingly)) 2. Choose option a, b or c. a. Upload the .gpx/.loc file into Vantage point; from Vantage Point software, click the Import Icon, 3rd from the left; then select the file from your hard drive. You can only do one file at a time, pain in the butt. b. To import multiple gpx/loc files at once, open the folder that contains the gpx/loc files and open VP. Select the files(hold down CTRL and click the ones you want); then drag them into VP c. Create a Pocket Query; unzip zip it; then import in into VP. 3. Transfer the file to GPSr. Connect your unit the the computer via usb. Then Click the Transfer From PC to My GPS icon where it says Snyc. Then a window will popup and to can select waypoints or geocaches; I uncheck both boxes. Then click the plus sign next to geocaches; then chech the boxes next to all the caches you want to transfer; it'll do how many ever you select. Then click OK and let it do it's thing. What you will get on your Triton(if using .gpx files) is… 1. Name 2. Short Description 3. Long Description 4. Cache Type 5. Coordinates 6. Hint 6. Short Description 7. Long Description The other Ed. Quote Link to comment
+Eddol Posted December 16, 2009 Author Share Posted December 16, 2009 Ed. Thanks for your helpful advice. I am new to Geocaching and wasn't sure I'd like it until I found my first 3 yesterday. I am now ready to become a premium member. Ed. Quote Link to comment
+BigCarbonFootprint Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 I recommend becoming a premium member so you can take advantage of the Triton's paperless capability You have to use Magellan's VantagePoint software. You need to be a premium member to download gpx files. If you are not a premium member, follow the same procedure using the .loc files, except for the use of pocket queries; and you will not get the info listed at the bottom, only the location of the caches.. You can use either step 2a, 2b or 2c to get the caches from the website in VP. 1. On the page of a cache, click GPX eXchange File(or LOC Waypoint File) and save it to your hard drive; I organized mine into different folders, basically by city(I usually name them the same as on the website; make sure that the file name ends in .gpx or .loc(accordingly)) 2. Choose option a, b or c. a. Upload the .gpx/.loc file into Vantage point; from Vantage Point software, click the Import Icon, 3rd from the left; then select the file from your hard drive. You can only do one file at a time, pain in the butt. b. To import multiple gpx/loc files at once, open the folder that contains the gpx/loc files and open VP. Select the files(hold down CTRL and click the ones you want); then drag them into VP c. Create a Pocket Query; unzip zip it; then import in into VP. 3. Transfer the file to GPSr. Connect your unit the the computer via usb. Then Click the Transfer From PC to My GPS icon where it says Snyc. Then a window will popup and to can select waypoints or geocaches; I uncheck both boxes. Then click the plus sign next to geocaches; then chech the boxes next to all the caches you want to transfer; it'll do how many ever you select. Then click OK and let it do it's thing. What you will get on your Triton(if using .gpx files) is… 1. Name 2. Short Description 3. Long Description 4. Cache Type 5. Coordinates 6. Hint 6. Short Description 7. Long Description The other Ed. I am able to perform the actions mentioned above, however they only load as waypoints, I can not get them to load as geocaches so I can import the description or hint data. what is not happening here. I was able to do this once sometime ago, but can not get it to work now. Quote Link to comment
+SkellyCA Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 I recommend becoming a premium member so you can take advantage of the Triton's paperless capability You have to use Magellan's VantagePoint software. You need to be a premium member to download gpx files. If you are not a premium member, follow the same procedure using the .loc files, except for the use of pocket queries; and you will not get the info listed at the bottom, only the location of the caches.. You can use either step 2a, 2b or 2c to get the caches from the website in VP. 1. On the page of a cache, click GPX eXchange File(or LOC Waypoint File) and save it to your hard drive; I organized mine into different folders, basically by city(I usually name them the same as on the website; make sure that the file name ends in .gpx or .loc(accordingly)) 2. Choose option a, b or c. a. Upload the .gpx/.loc file into Vantage point; from Vantage Point software, click the Import Icon, 3rd from the left; then select the file from your hard drive. You can only do one file at a time, pain in the butt. b. To import multiple gpx/loc files at once, open the folder that contains the gpx/loc files and open VP. Select the files(hold down CTRL and click the ones you want); then drag them into VP c. Create a Pocket Query; unzip zip it; then import in into VP. 3. Transfer the file to GPSr. Connect your unit the the computer via usb. Then Click the Transfer From PC to My GPS icon where it says Snyc. Then a window will popup and to can select waypoints or geocaches; I uncheck both boxes. Then click the plus sign next to geocaches; then chech the boxes next to all the caches you want to transfer; it'll do how many ever you select. Then click OK and let it do it's thing. What you will get on your Triton(if using .gpx files) is… 1. Name 2. Short Description 3. Long Description 4. Cache Type 5. Coordinates 6. Hint 6. Short Description 7. Long Description The other Ed. I am able to perform the actions mentioned above, however they only load as waypoints, I can not get them to load as geocaches so I can import the description or hint data. what is not happening here. I was able to do this once sometime ago, but can not get it to work now. Make sure you are downloading the .gpx files and not the .loc files. If you are doing Pocket Queries, make sure they are .gpx files. The gpx files are the ones with all the info. The loc files are just waypoints Quote Link to comment
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