etalon91 Posted March 24, 2003 Share Posted March 24, 2003 Hi all, I have a quick question regarding my Garmin Legend. This is what I would like to do, but I'm not sure how to go about doing it: Let's say I'm standing at a Waypoint I just created, and would like to move 100 meters infront of me. How can I programmically set this on the GPS Unit? Or how can I set my waypoint to be 100 meters infront of me? Thanks. Quote Link to comment
+bartacus Posted March 24, 2003 Share Posted March 24, 2003 quote:Originally posted by XC Rob 700:Let's say I'm standing at a Waypoint I just created, and would like to move 100 meters infront of me. How can I programmically set this on the GPS Unit? Or how can I set my waypoint to be 100 meters infront of me? The term for what you're trying to do is Projecting a Waypoint. On the waypoint detail screen, select the drop-down menu at the top right (just to the left of the X), and choose Project Waypoint. It will create a new waypoint at the distance and bearing (from the original waypoint) that you specify. Detailed instructions are on page 26 of the owner's manual, or page 36 of the downloadable PDF version. Quote Link to comment
geoStrider Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 Bartacus nailed it. The only other concern you might want to look out for is when the bearing is not an integer degree. Suppose you need a bearing of 151.5 degrees. The "error" introduced due the the 0.5 degree could be appreciable in the field depending on the distance over which it is projected. One solution would be to set your Legend to "mils" to better reflect the fractional bearing since there are 6400 mils in 360 degrees. You do this by selecting mils in the Display input area on the Heading submenu of the Setup menu. This is generally not often needed, but has helped me out on occassion. It saves on having to calculate a second bearing/offset for correction. Veni, Vidi, Cachi ... Quote Link to comment
Yellow Trickster Posted April 15, 2003 Share Posted April 15, 2003 I also have a Garmin Legend and am trying to project a waypoint. The distance is given in feet but it looks like the Legend can only accept it in miles? Is there a way to switch it to feet or will I need to convert it to miles and round to the nearest tenth? -Dan Quote Link to comment
+gnbrotz Posted April 15, 2003 Share Posted April 15, 2003 You are correct in that you can only project in tenths of miles (about 528 ft.); but, if you switch to metric for distance measurement, you can project in hundredths of kilometers (about 33 feet, or 10 meters). When I still want something more accurate than that, I project long, the watch my distance as I go. When my distance remaining matches the difference between my projected and desired distance, I'm there. Greg N 39 54.705' W 77 33.137' [This message was edited by gnbrotz on April 15, 2003 at 05:08 PM.] Quote Link to comment
+EScout Posted April 15, 2003 Share Posted April 15, 2003 Legend Project-to You can set the project-to distance to one hundredth of a mile, or .01. This is 52.8 feet. Or use metrics. Quote Link to comment
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.