On Tuesday 26 February 2008 19:54:44 Mark Williams wrote: > Andy Robinson (blackadder) wrote: > > Anne Wilson > > > >> Sent: 26 February 2008 10:32 AM > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: Re: [OSM-newbies] Losing tags > >> > >> On Tuesday 26 February 2008 10:11:12 Anne Wilson wrote: > >>> On Tuesday 26 February 2008 09:59:55 Andy Robinson (blackadder) wrote: > >>>> Make sure you are not downloading a "saved" track from the Garmin. > >>>> That doesn't have timestamps and the OSM import process requires there > >>>> to be timestamps on the trace points. You only get timestaps when you > >> > >> download > >> > >>>> the "Active" log. There doesn't need to be any waypoints in the file. > >>> > >>> Now you've got me. Do you mean that I have to download immediately I > >>> get back from walking, without saving? If so, everything I've done so > >>> far is no good at all. > > Just to clarify one point, 'Saved tracks' here means saved by menu on > the Garmin - If you have a memory card or can set your device to > function as USB stick (eg Vista Cx which I use), the tracks saved on the > card as you use it normally, are fine. > > So you can clear your tracks, carry on mapping, and still have 2 months > worth of useful data on board, and upload tracks much later. > It really is incredibly confusing :-)
Anne
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