[OSM-newbies] Interfacing with Garmin eTrex

Andy Allan gravitystorm at gmail.com
Wed Feb 20 12:49:52 GMT 2008


On Feb 20, 2008 12:42 PM, ael <law_ence.dev at ntlworld.com> wrote:
> Anne Wilson wrote:
> > 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.
>
> No. Set it to Garmin.
>
> I suggest that you install gpsbabel - that will enable you to collect
> tracks etc with a command like
>   gpsbabel -t -i garmin -f /dev/ttyS1  -o gpx -F track.gpx

There's a nice little script on the wiki to wrap around gpsbabel and
makes things more userfriendly:

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/How_to_get_data_from_a_Geko_201#For_Linux

I used to use it until I got an SD card for my Venture Cx.

Cheers,
Andy

> If you use a camera as well, gpscorrelate is very useful.
> gpsman is also extremely comprehensive and can also read (and write)
> directly to eTreks as well as almost everything else.
>
>
> > Now what?  How do I get the info from the
> > Garmin onto my laptop?
>
> gpsbabel as above.
>
> > Sorry for so many questions, but getting started is always the hard bit :-)
>
> The gpsman documentation is a challenge for a newbie. Well worth the
> effort.
>
> ael
>
>
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