jan27jay Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 I am leaving in a couple of days for a driving trip across the country, and I wondered if there was a website somewhere where I can upload my tracks somehow so that others could see on a map not only where I am, but where I've been. If anyone could help me out with this I would be very happy. Quote Link to comment
+HHL Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 save your track to disk. convert it to gpx-file. run this url. load your track-gpx-file. save the map and post it at your site. happy mapping Quote Link to comment
+Alan2 Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 "Screen shot" the GPS map with your tracks displayed (Asuming you have the GPS mfrs mapping program)on your computer using the "Print Screen" key. Then create a jpeg picture using Windows Paint in Accessories. You can email the picture or post it on your web site. Quote Link to comment
jan27jay Posted March 10, 2005 Author Share Posted March 10, 2005 Sorry if this is a dumb question, but how do I convert the track to a .gpx file? Quote Link to comment
+Timpat Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 I use this awesome freebie program: USAPhotoMaps to do just exactly that. It allows you to download your GPS tracks & waypoints then fills the screen with TerraServer.com aerial photos (black/white) at various resolutions, or USGS Topo maps at various scales. With this program you could create multiple sections of topo showing your tracks. You save each section as a "screen shot" .jpg. The number of images would depend on the scale you choose. For example, for track maps over topo, at the "widest" scale of 32 meter resolution, the screen image is about 10 mi across. However, you can create much larger areas by following the directions under: File/Boundaries for Big Jpg. Quote Link to comment
+HHL Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 Sorry if this is a dumb question, but how do I convert the track to a .gpx file? i do it with Mac GPS Pro. happy hunting. Quote Link to comment
jan27jay Posted March 10, 2005 Author Share Posted March 10, 2005 I think 10mi maps might pose a problem for a road trip that is over 6000 miles. What I wanted to hear was that something like Google maps has a feature where you can just upload your tracks, and it shows it as a route on their map, so that others can check it out too. Quote Link to comment
+Alan2 Posted March 11, 2005 Share Posted March 11, 2005 Sorry if this is a dumb question, but how do I convert the track to a .gpx file? I believe G7TOWIN should work. You can download from GPS wypoints, tracks, routes and save as a gpx. I'm not sure but GSAK might do it too. Quote Link to comment
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