GPS Software for Garmin Handheld - (Crumb Trail Download)

[Robert Easton]

I was wondering if there was a software package that would allow me to
download the "crumb trail" maps from my handheld GPS. I'm using a Garmin
GPS 12, (a hell of a buy at $100). It has "data in" and "data out" pins. I
know you can hook it up to a laptop computer for certain applications. All
I was interested in was downloading the crumb trail maps after a flight.
Any info appreciated. Thanks, Robert

[Larry Dighera]

On Sat, 03 Jun 2006 02:31:24 GMT, "Robert Easton"
> wrote in <0w6gg.1593$td6.16@trnddc02>::

>I was wondering if there was a software package that would allow me to
>download the "crumb trail" maps from my handheld GPS.

http://www.tapr.org/~kh2z/Waypoint/
Program purpose:

To be able to upload and download Routes, Tracks, and Waypoints from a
Garmin* GPS to a PC, simplifying the processes of creating and editing
these data. Saved data files can be in ASCII format with comma
delimited fields and can be easily edited using Windows Notepad or
Wordpad, taking advantage of their Cut and Paste capability. Supported
recievers include the 38, 40, 45/45XL, 12/12XL, II/II+. Supported
except for icons include the III/III+, 90, 92, 120, 175, and eTrex.
The eMap, Street Pilot, 162, and 295 are NOT supported.

Feature Summary:

Upload and download data directly from a Garmin GPS.
Exports waypoint, route and track data into text format.
Exports waypoint, route and tract data into SA3/SA4 (Street Atlas
v3.0/v4.0). Seems to also work with MapNGo 3.0, but I do not have MNG
and have not tested it.
Imports waypoint and route data from SA3/SA4.
Imports track data from SA4.
Allows creation of waypoints and routes in SA3/SA4 and then uploads
them to the GPS-45.
Exports waypoint and track data to OVL (MapExpert v2.0) format.
Imports track data from OVL.
Allows creation of tracks in OVL format and then uploads them to the
GPS.
Writes and reads Almanac into binary format.

[tom]

Robert Easton wrote:
> I was wondering if there was a software package that would allow me to
> download the "crumb trail" maps from my handheld GPS.

I do this with National Geographic TOPO!. It is a neat program that
gives you a whole state of topographic maps in one package. Connected
to a gps, it will allow both upload of waypoints and routes, and
download of waypoints and your track. After a flight, I like to
download the track and relive my flight on the maps.

The program and data come on six or eight cds, but you can copy the
data over to a dvd and have everything on one disk, or copy to your
hard drive and not mess with disks at all. I've got several western
states on my desktop computer, and reference them for all sorts of
reasons.

Another neat feature is to build an elevation profile of a line drawn
on the map, (or your downloaded track.) Used in the planning stages of
a flight, you can see the elevation of terrain on your proposed flight
path.

tom

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Robert Easton wrote:
> I was wondering if there was a software package that would allow me to
> download the "crumb trail" maps from my handheld GPS. I'm using a Garmin
> GPS 12, (a hell of a buy at $100). It has "data in" and "data out" pins. I
> know you can hook it up to a laptop computer for certain applications. All
> I was interested in was downloading the crumb trail maps after a flight.
> Any info appreciated. Thanks, Robert

If you want a flight planner that can load your Garmin 12 with
Airports, etc. as well as download the track log, you might want to try
AirPlan http://www.razorsedgesoft.com/airplan