Are you getting the most out of your Magellan NAV 6500?
Now you can, with ExpertGPS!
The Magellan NAV 6500 is fully supported by ExpertGPS GPS Map Software.
These ExpertGPS tips will help you get the most out of your NAV 6500:
Download your Magellan NAV 6500 waypoints, routes, and tracks to your computer
Backup your NAV 6500 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 NAV 6500, 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 Magellan NAV 6500 waypoints, routes, and tracks over USGS topo maps and aerial photos
ExpertGPS downloads your waypoints, routes, and tracks from your NAV 6500 and displays it over seamless USGS topo maps and aerial photos.
Calculate Area (Acreage) using your Magellan NAV 6500
Calculate area with your Magellan NAV 6500. ExpertGPS automatically calculates the acreage of any parcel, field, or tract no matter how irregular, when you record the boundary with your Magellan NAV 6500 or trace it over the maps in ExpertGPS.
View your Magellan NAV 6500 data in Google Earth
With ExpertGPS, you'll be able to view all of your 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 boating waypoints and tracklogs. And, we've also added the ability to download KML files back to your Magellan NAV 6500
Convert Magellan NAV 6500 waypoints and tracks to ACAD's DXF drawing format
ExpertGPS allows you to convert your NAV 6500 tracklogs and waypoints to AutoCAD's DXF format in two easy steps. Send AutoCAD DXF to your Magellan NAV 6500
Convert Magellan NAV 6500 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 Magellan NAV 6500, and then use ExpertGPS to upload your GPS data and export it as a shapefile. And you can Send GIS layers to your Magellan NAV 6500 as well.
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Magellan NAV 6500 Specifications
Waypoints
The Magellan NAV 6500 can hold 100 waypoints. Waypoints on the Magellan NAV 6500 can contain up to 6 characters. Waypoint comments or notes can contain up to 20 characters.
These are the waypoint symbols for the Magellan NAV 6500 that are displayed in ExpertGPS:
Routes
The NAV 6500 can hold 20 routes, each containing up to 30 turns or stops.
Tracks
The NAV 6500 can hold 1 track, containing 1250 points.
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