clock98 Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 Hi, I just purchased a Garmin Etrex Vista. I am specifically looking for software that will transfer the altitude data that one collects when making a track. I do not just want the altitude of each waypoint that I create, but for every point saved in order to create the track. Ex. I want to take the GPS with me skiing and then come home and create a graph of my altitude every 5 seconds throughout the day. can anyone help me with this?? Thanks a bunch!! Quote Link to comment
+Dog Knows Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 There is a program call GPS Utility that will display the elevation track. You can find it at http://www.gpsu.co.uk/. And it is free! Quote Link to comment
clock98 Posted April 27, 2004 Author Share Posted April 27, 2004 THANK YOU THANK YOU!! Quote Link to comment
clock98 Posted April 27, 2004 Author Share Posted April 27, 2004 Now, does anyone know if any of the Mapsource products transfer altitude data? Quote Link to comment
+mtn-man Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 Mapsource topo will transfer the data to a topographical map, but it will not render it in 3D. If you click on a point it will tell you the elevation, time and such. I have seen some great maps created from the DeLorme software. http://www.delorme.com/quads/default.asp National Geographic software will draw track and elevation profiles, but not in 3D. I can try to provide an example of that software for you later. Quote Link to comment
+Record Holders Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 MapSource will plot the elevation of a track. Under track propeties, choose "Show Profile...". BTW 6.0 beta now shows the profile of a route as well, if you have a topo product. Quote Link to comment
+PDOP's Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 (edited) GPS Trackmaker is another freeware program that will plot elevation profiles. A word of caution. Do not use the save track feature on your GPS as it will reduce the number of trackpoints. Edited April 27, 2004 by PDOP's Quote Link to comment
+mtn-man Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 MapSource will plot the elevation of a track. Under track propeties, choose "Show Profile...". BTW 6.0 beta now shows the profile of a route as well, if you have a topo product. I'll be downloading the upgrade tonight! Quote Link to comment
clock98 Posted April 28, 2004 Author Share Posted April 28, 2004 Thanks mtn-man and pdop! I am wanting to take the data and put it into an Excel spreadsheet. I would assume that since topo does it, then pretty much all of the Mapsource products do it. I emailed two different departments at Garmin to see what they say. I'm going to try that new software tonight. Quote Link to comment
clock98 Posted April 28, 2004 Author Share Posted April 28, 2004 So far GPS Utility from the UK is working out best for me. It by far is the most powerful tool that I have seen from the suggestions here. Plus I can save all of the altitude data in a spreadsheet format and it also has your current speed saved with the altitude trackpoints. If anyone can suggest others, lets see them! Quote Link to comment
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