Are you getting the most out of your Garmin GPS II?
Now you can, with ExpertGPS!
The Garmin GPS II is fully supported by ExpertGPS GPS Map Software.
Download your Garmin GPS II waypoints, routes, and tracks to your computerBackup your GPS II waypoints, routes, and tracks by using ExpertGPS to transfer them to your laptop or desktop computer. Now you've got a safe backup of all of the important data on your GPS II, and you can take advantage of all of the features in ExpertGPS to create and print maps of your waypoints, routes, and tracks, convert them to other file formats, and share them with your friends and colleagues.
View your Garmin GPS II waypoints, routes, and tracks over USGS topo maps and aerial photos
ExpertGPS downloads your waypoints, routes, and tracks from your GPS II and displays it over seamless USGS topo maps and aerial photos.
Calculate Area (Acreage) using your Garmin GPS IICalculate area with your Garmin GPS II. ExpertGPS automatically calculates the acreage of any parcel, field, or tract no matter how irregular, when you record the boundary with your Garmin GPS II or trace it over the maps in ExpertGPS.
View your Garmin GPS II data in Google Earth
With ExpertGPS, you'll be able to view all of your driving trips over the aerial photos in Google Earth, showing exactly where you went. This feature is so popular in ExpertGPS, we've added a hot key (F7) that will automatically launch Google Earth and zoom in on your driving waypoints and tracklogs. And, we've also added the ability to download KML files back to your Garmin GPS II
Convert Garmin GPS II waypoints and tracks to ACAD's DXF drawing format
ExpertGPS allows you to convert your GPS II tracklogs and waypoints to AutoCAD's DXF format in two easy steps. Send AutoCAD DXF to your Garmin GPS II
Convert Garmin GPS II waypoints and tracks to ArcGIS SHP format
ExpertGPS makes it easy to update your GIS database with GPS data recorded in the field. Simply mark waypoints or record a tracklog on your Garmin GPS II, and then use ExpertGPS to upload your GPS data and export it as a shapefile. And you can Send GIS layers to your Garmin GPS II as well.
The Garmin GPS II can hold 500 waypoints. Waypoints on the Garmin GPS II can contain up to 6 characters. Waypoint comments or notes can contain up to 16 characters.
These are the waypoint symbols for the Garmin GPS II that are displayed in ExpertGPS:

The GPS II can hold 20 routes, each containing up to 30 turns or stops. Route names on the Garmin GPS II can contain up to 16 characters.
The GPS II can hold 11 tracks. Saved tracklogs on the GPS II can have up to 250 trackpoints. The active tracklog holds 1024 trackpoints. Track names on the Garmin GPS II can contain up to 13 characters.
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