On Wednesday 20 February 2008 12:36:29 Andy Robinson (blackadder) wrote: > Anne Wilson wrote: > >Sent: 20 February 2008 12:18 PM > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: [OSM-newbies] Interfacing with Garmin eTrex > > > >This is my first effort, using a borrowed eTrex. I have my first track on > >the > >gps, and have bought a RS232 to USB interface as my laptop doesn't have a > >serial port. My OS is Linux. > > > >I have set the interface to NMEA OUT - I think someone told me this was > >best, > >but I can't find where I read it. Now what? How do I get the info from > >the > >Garmin onto my laptop? Do I need a specific software package for the > >download? If I install GPSbabel does that do the job? > > > >Sorry for so many questions, but getting started is always the hard bit > > :-) > > Anne, > > Welcome to the addictive world of OSM mapping :-) > > You need to use the Garmin format from the eTrex not the NMEA format. oh, > and don't save you tracks on the eTrex either, it's the active log that you > need because this contains the timestamps and all the data you need instead > of a sampled reduced set. > > To get the data off use GPSBabel software. There are a number of GUI front > ends for it so its quite easy to use. > > Hope this helps but feel free to ask more. You will find plenty of help on > the wiki too. > I'll look for the front-ends later, but at the moment I'm impatient to get started, so I'll settle for the commands given by others :-) Thanks
Anne
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