Guest Chris Juricich Posted July 7, 2001 Share Posted July 7, 2001 So, at the website I see a GPS location and an opportunity to convert it to some other format (NAD27, UMT, or this EasyGPS thing), but how do I do this? I connect my GPS via the cable to my PC? I download via the PC to the GPS device? What? Can I enter the GPS coordinates of a cache directly into the 'GO TO' location on my little Garmin eTrex by myself? Any help appreciated!! Quote Link to comment
Guest makaio Posted July 8, 2001 Share Posted July 8, 2001 The conversion of WGS84 (the format the coords are posted in) to NAD27 or UTM is strictly a personal preference. Most of us simply enter them as posted (in WGS84 format) and leave them as is. If you want to convert them, either click the link "convert to NAD27 or UTM" which will take you to www.jeeep.com 's conversion page, or simply enter the coords into your unit in WGS84 format, then change your units format to NAD27 or UTM and the coords will update to that format automatically. Regarding downloading the coords onto your GPS (unrelated to the format issue)...you can enter the listed coords manually. Or, you can attach your GPS to your PC using the necessary PC interface cable and download the cache info (name/coords) into your GPS by clicking the "Download to EasyGPS for Groundspeak" link. This implies you have installed EasyGPS (see the Software forum for info on obtaining this free product). When you click this link, the cache info will download int the EasyGPS software running on your PC. From there, you can 'upload' it into your GPS. Hope this helps. [This message has been edited by makaio (edited 08 July 2001).] Quote Link to comment
Guest Chris Juricich Posted July 8, 2001 Share Posted July 8, 2001 It does-- thanks. But I have to load it on my @#$%!! pc and not my Mac, unfortunately... Quote Link to comment
Guest macman Posted July 8, 2001 Share Posted July 8, 2001 Ahh another Mac person. It's great not to feel alone in the geocaching community. Long live Macs. Quote Link to comment
Guest BigDoggie Posted July 10, 2001 Share Posted July 10, 2001 Calling Mr Mac! Calling Mr Mac! The train has left the station! Quote Link to comment
Guest The 19th Posted July 12, 2001 Share Posted July 12, 2001 quote:Originally posted by Chris Juricich:But I have to load it on my @#$%!! pc and not my Mac, unfortunately... If you're looking for Mac+GPS stuff, there's a short thread going on here: http://forums.Groundspeak.com/ubb/Forum13/HTML/000305.html that talks about the physical connection and the software. Quote Link to comment
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