If this works, save the file before closing the program, in case you want to use it again.Ĭhoice number three: conversion with GPSBabel or PoiEdit
TOMTOM CLICK MAP WAYPOINT DOWNLOAD
If your program can open this file, you may be able to download it to your GPS receiver. GPX files can include tracks, but the file I have provided here does not, because tracks may cause problems on devices that do not use BaseCamp or MapSource. This format is GPX, used for the exchange of GPS data among various programs. If you have some other GPS program on your computer, and it cannot open the GDB file above, click here.Īfter downloading the file and saving it, run your GPS program and open the file. Information at (Click on Support, Updates & Downloads, and Mapping Programs to locate the free download.) Some of Garmin’s automotive GPS units can receive waypoints as “POI”s, meaning “points of interest.” Garmin provides a program called “POI Loader” for converting GDP files to POI data and loading it into the auto unit.
Save the file before closing the program, in case you want to use it again. Connect your GPS receiver and download the waypoints and tracks to it by clicking on the program’s download icon and following the directions. The waypoints and tracks should be displayed. If you have Garmin’s “BaseCamp” or “MapSource” program on your computer, and a compatible GPS receiver with download capability, click here.Īfter downloading the file and saving it, run BaseCamp or MapSource and open the file. You have four choices in downloading the waypoints: These tracks are generally truer than the highway alignments given on the current federally issued topographic maps.
One of the files also includes the tracks I recorded on my GPS unit as I followed the various highways.
These are the latest waypoints/POIs, with all corrections and updates included. GPS waypoints (also called POIs) for use with Canadian Rockies Geology Road Tours, instructions for preparing Ben’s rock-testing acid, and updates and corrections to the bookįeel free to copy or download the information below.
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