You can also try DNRGPS, which is also open source and very works very well with Garmin GPS machines.
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/mis/gis/DNRGPS/DNRGPS.html On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 7:27 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi! > > Depending on which Operating System you are using I suggest either to use > the tool coming with you Garmin (MapSource?) > Or in the OpenSource World there is a nice program which works perfectly > with Garmin. It is called QtLandkarteGT [1]. > > QGIS is not a "GPS"-Managing Program - it is able to connect to > GPS-devices but only for the purpose of downloading data or displaying > actual position. > > If you want to upload something to your device you have to use a format > which your device is able to understand and use a program that is able to > upload to your device. > > Hope that helps > kind regards > Werner > > [1] http://www.qlandkarte.org/ > > Am 06.08.2012 08:16, schrieb Christy Ihlo: > >> Hello All, >> >> I would like to upload shapefiles through QGIS into my Garmin 62 GPS >> unit. I did a little research online and it appears that QGIS can only >> upload files in the gpx format (please correct me if I'm wrong!). Does >> anyone have any suggestions on alternative ways to accomplish this >> task? >> >> Thank you! >> >> Christy Ihlo >> Intern, African People & Wildlife Fund >> Noloholo Environmental Center >> Loibor Siret, Tanzania >> [email protected] [1] >> >> >> Links: >> ------ >> [1] mailto:[email protected] >> > > ______________________________**_________________ > Qgis-user mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/**mailman/listinfo/qgis-user<http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user> >
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