Are you getting the most out of your Garmin GPS V?
Now you can, with ExpertGPS!
The Garmin GPS V is fully supported by ExpertGPS GPS Map Software.
Download your Garmin GPS V waypoints, routes, and tracks to your computerBackup your GPS V 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 V, 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 V waypoints, routes, and tracks over USGS topo maps and aerial photos
ExpertGPS downloads your waypoints, routes, and tracks from your GPS V and displays it over seamless USGS topo maps and aerial photos.
Calculate Area (Acreage) using your Garmin GPS VCalculate area with your Garmin GPS V. ExpertGPS automatically calculates the acreage of any parcel, field, or tract no matter how irregular, when you record the boundary with your Garmin GPS V or trace it over the maps in ExpertGPS.
View your Garmin GPS V 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 V
Convert Garmin GPS V waypoints and tracks to ACAD's DXF drawing format
ExpertGPS allows you to convert your GPS V tracklogs and waypoints to AutoCAD's DXF format in two easy steps. Send AutoCAD DXF to your Garmin GPS V
Convert Garmin GPS V 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 V, 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 V as well.
The Garmin GPS V can hold 500 waypoints. Waypoints on the Garmin GPS V can contain up to 15 characters. Waypoint comments or notes can contain up to 48 characters.
These are the waypoint symbols for the Garmin GPS V that are displayed in ExpertGPS:

The GPS V can hold 20 routes, each containing up to 50 turns or stops. Route names on the Garmin GPS V can contain up to 13 characters.
The GPS V can hold 11 tracks. Saved tracklogs on the GPS V can have up to 250 trackpoints. The active tracklog holds 2048 trackpoints. Track names on the Garmin GPS V can contain up to 13 characters.
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