'Ask the GPS Expert' Category
Recommended Web sites with GPS trails in GPX format
Michael B. from Washington asks: “I’m interested in using my GPS for hiking and I found the Backpacker.com web-site has hikes with trail routes that I can export to ExpertGPS. I was hoping that there were other such sites you can recommend that have a more complete list of hikes/maps.”
Can ExpertGPS output points to MS Excel in “Name, X, Y” format?
Peter K. from Canada needs a way to export coordinate data from his GPS receiver to Microsoft Excel in a simple format: Point Name, X, Y. Dan Foster shows how to create a preset column layout in the ExpertGPS waypoint list so that Peter can just copy and paste his data into Excel in [...]
How to import buoy coordinates from MS Excel
ExpertGPS user Stephen P. is having trouble copying and pasting buoy data from Microsoft Excel into ExpertGPS. Dan Foster points out some common problem areas when working with tables of waypoint data, and introduces a new feature in ExpertGPS designed specifically to make working with US marine data easier.
How can I convert a GPS tracklog into a point shapefile?
An ExpertGPS Pro user from Pennsylvania asks how to convert his Garmin tracklogs (recorded in a helicopter) into X/Y point data in shapefile format, so he can distribute X,Y data of his company’s flight paths to clients. Dan Foster shows how to use the Convert to Route command in ExpertGPS to output his data [...]
Why can’t I find this address on your map?
Joe from South Carolina asks “I am trying to set up a waypoint for 408 richfarm ct, lexington, sc 29072. It plots it with the incorrect coordinates about 5 mi NE of proper location. (it is really off of richmond farm circle, which it plots correctly.) Is your source data outdated?? I want [...]
How can I transfer waypoints to a Raymarine GPS?
Harold H. asks “I have a Raymarine DS500, I would like to get information from my GPS Eagle intellimap 320, to display on the Raymarine, I see there is a plug in back of the GPS that is not used it has 2 pins in between the power and the transducer hook up. [...]
Displaying orthophotos with world files
ExpertGPS author Dan Foster explains how to import orthophotos, aerial photographs, maps, or other imagery into ExpertGPS Pro without having to recalibrate the images. ExpertGPS Pro users can import georeferenced imagery, and the software will automatically read the geo-referencing information from the world file.
How do I create a GPS waypoint for an address?
ExpertGPS author Dan Foster explains how to use the Go to Address command in ExpertGPS to create waypoints from addresses. This process is called geocoding. ExpertGPS contains a built-in geocoder which can convert addresses in several dozen countries into GPS waypoints.
How do I map a list of addresses?
Maxwell has an Excel spreadsheet containing 80 street addresses that he needs to be able to map. Dan Foster explains how to use the Go to Address command in ExpertGPS to create waypoints from geocoded addresses, and how to use a free batch geocoding service to process large lists like Maxwell’s.
How do I use a Lambert Conformal Conic Map in ExpertGPS?
Keith S. needs help calibrating a map of Mongolia. He knows the map uses the Lambert Conformal Conic projection, but he needs help figuring out what values to use in ExpertGPS so that the map will display correctly.
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