[OSM-newbies] Interfacing with Garmin eTrex

[Anne Wilson]

On Wednesday 20 February 2008 12:36:29 Andy Robinson (blackadder) wrote:
> Anne Wilson wrote:
> >Sent: 20 February 2008 12:18 PM
> >To: newbies at openstreetmap.org
> >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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