[Qgis-user] GPX, OS Grid References and Google Earth

[Lene Fischer]

Hello Des
 
I´m also using GPSmap62
This GPS gives me trouble downloading and uploading via QGIS...
 
So this is how I do:

Use Explorer to find your Garmin Unit
Click on GPX
Find the GPX file Waypoints_dd_mm_yy.gpx
Copy the file to your disk.
 
 
>From QGIS
Click on Plugin>GPS>GPS Tool
Choose Load GPX file
 
 
Your waypoints will be  loaded in the mapwindow.
For adding extra coloums, you have to save the GPX as a Shapefile.
 
RightClick on the file in Layers
Change CRS
 
 
RightClick on the waypoint-layer and remove
 
Add Vectorlayer
 
 
Open Attribut table
Toggel Editing Mode (Ctrl E)
New Column (Ctrl  W)
 
 
Regards
Lene Fischer
Ass. Professor
 
Danish Center for Forest, Landscape and Planning
University of Copenhagen
Nødebovej 77A
DK- 3480 Fredensborg
Phone: 0045 40115084
Mail: LFI at LIFE.KU.DK
Skype: lene.fischer.dk


>>> "Des Callaghan" <des.callaghan at ecostudy.co.uk> 22-04-2012 12:22
>>>

Hello Forum,
 
I’ve just began to use QGIS, which looks like a wonderful piece of
software. I wonder if anyone can help me with a query. I have a
hand-held Garmin GPSMAP 62s GPS with which I collect waypoints while out
in the field, stored in a *.gpx file. Within QGIS I wish to:
 
Import the gpx file and have the waypoints plotted as points within the
BNG projection (EPSG:27700), each labelled according to their individual
‘wpt’ tag held within the gpx file.
Create a new column within the table created from the gpx file and
populate this with the OS Grid Reference for each waypoint (e.g.
SD4568798345). 
Add a Google Earth layer as background
 
Any help with achieving this would be very much appreciated. Many
thanks in advance.
 
Best wishes,
Des
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