[Qgis-user] GPS interface

[werner at macho.cc]

Hi!

Depending on which Operating System you are using I suggest either to 
use the tool coming with you Garmin (MapSource?)
Or in the OpenSource World there is a nice program which works 
perfectly with Garmin. It is called QtLandkarteGT [1].

QGIS is not a "GPS"-Managing Program - it is able to connect to 
GPS-devices but only for the purpose of downloading data or displaying 
actual position.

If you want to upload something to your device you have to use a format 
which your device is able to understand and use a program that is able 
to upload to your device.

Hope that helps
kind regards
Werner

[1] http://www.qlandkarte.org/

Am 06.08.2012 08:16, schrieb Christy Ihlo:
> Hello All,
>
>  I would like to upload shapefiles through QGIS into my Garmin 62 GPS
> unit. I did a little research online and it appears that QGIS can 
> only
> upload files in the gpx format (please correct me if I'm wrong!). 
> Does
> anyone have any suggestions on alternative ways to accomplish this
> task?
>
>  Thank you!
>
>  Christy Ihlo
>  Intern, African People & Wildlife Fund
>  Noloholo Environmental Center
>  Loibor Siret, Tanzania
>  christy.ihlo at duke.edu [1]
>
>
> Links:
> ------
> [1] mailto:christy.ihlo at duke.edu