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Waypoints: gpsbabel -i garmin -f /dev/ttyS0 -o gpx -F current_waypoints.gpx
Waypoints: gpsbabel -i garmin -f /dev/ttyS0 -o gpx -F current_waypoints.gpx
Tracks:  gpsbabel -i garmin -f /dev/ttyS0 -o shape -F garmin_track
 
Tracks:  gpsbabel -t -i garmin -f /dev/ttyS0 -o shape -F garmin_track


== Sending data to Garmin eMap ==
== Sending data to Garmin eMap ==

Revision as of 06:06, 6 August 2007

Getting waypoints into the eMap from ArcMap

  1. Create a point shapefile in WGS84
  2. Use GPSbabel

You can convert the shapefile to a GPX file and then edit the GPS to add xml "name" tags which will appear on the map in the eMap.

gpsbabel -i shape -f GarminWaypointsShapefile -o gpx -F Gar.gpx

Reading from Garmin eMap

Waypoints: gpsbabel -i garmin -f /dev/ttyS0 -o gpx -F current_waypoints.gpx

Tracks: gpsbabel -t -i garmin -f /dev/ttyS0 -o shape -F garmin_track

Sending data to Garmin eMap

Waypoints

I clear out unwanted points, delete all waypoints from the Garmin and then load the new points

gpsbabel -i gpx -f current_waypoints.gpx -o garmin -F /dev/ttyS0
gpsbabel -i gpx -f Gar.gpx -o garmin -F /dev/ttyS0