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Hi Pierre or anyone else that has success with connecting to a GPS with QGIS through the GPS plugin.<br><br>I am trying to connect a Garmin GPS that has a com to usb converter cable. Other apps. read my GPS from COM3, and work just fine.<br><br>I just installed QGIS 1.4, and GPS babel is installed, and I have set the PATH under environmental variables so that QGIS will see gpsbabel. But whenever I go to download from my GPS, I either get the message that 'GPS Babel would not start', or 'this layer could not be added to the map'<br><br>What is the code that you are using for your GPS unit under devices in the GPS Device Editor?<br>The default for Garmin under the waypoint command is %gpsbabel -w -i garmin -o gpx "%in" "%out"<br>I've also tried %babel -w -i garmin -f COM: -o gpx -F gps.gpx but have not had luck.<br><br>Thanks,<br><br><div>
<div>Paul <br></div></div><br><br><br><br>> Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:54:20 +0100<br>> From: pierrechevaliergeol@free.fr<br>> To: a.neumann@carto.net<br>> Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] Hello<br>> CC: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org<br>> <br>> All right, I haven't tried it. Actually, I don't use the print <br>> composer, I usually export maps from the mapper, which works fine for <br>> me. I try the print composer right now. Oh, it has changed much. Let's <br>> see...<br>> <br>> But I still think that a graticule displayed on the mapper would be very <br>> helpful, when you work on maps.<br>> <br>> A+<br>> Pierre<br>> <br>> PS: sorry, I first replied out of the list.<br>> <br>> Andreas Neumann claviota:<br>> > regarding the coordinate grid:<br>> ><br>> > this is now in the print composer (Version 1.4 and above). No more<br>> > complicated workarounds or separate plugins ... This new feature is<br>> > available when a map item is selected and active in the print composer.<br>> > Activate the grid with the checkbox and make your settings. I am sure that<br>> > there are special cases not handled in the print composer, like grid in a<br>> > different coordinate system than your data (eg. data in UTM and grid in<br>> > degrees (lat/lon)). But most general cases should be possible now.<br>> ><br>> > Andreas<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > On Wed, January 13, 2010 9:29 am, Pierre Chevalier Géologue wrote:<br>> > <br>> >> Good morning,<br>> >><br>> >> Brett Adams claviota:<br>> >> <br>> >>> Hi Pierre,<br>> >>> I'm a geophysicist in Australia, working primarily in Nickel and IOCG.<br>> >>> Just started my own consultantsy this year and started with Qgis last<br>> >>> week. My requirements of Qgis sound very similar to yours.<br>> >>> <br>> >> Certainly. You geophysicists like bright colours, and we geologists<br>> >> have more dull colours, but after all, we are dealing with the same<br>> >> thing: rocks, displayed on maps! ;)<br>> >> So I believe we should have similar requirements!<br>> >><br>> >> <br>> >>> How are you getting a coordinate grid around your maps?<br>> >>> <br>> >> Not easily. Usually, I generate several graticules using the<br>> >> appropriate plugin, which creates a shapefile for each graticule. I<br>> >> have to manually change the srid, and then I overlay all my graticules,<br>> >> using different transparencies, to get a neat visual effect. I also<br>> >> play with labels, according to map scale and the step of graticule.<br>> >><br>> >> <br>> >>> I'm hoping you have a better (faster) system than me.<br>> >>> <br>> >> I'm afraid not... ;(<br>> >><br>> >> <br>> >>> My process works but is a bit of stuffing about. I generate a vector<br>> >>> grid, edit the DBF file, reimport the DBF then get the labels organised.<br>> >>> <br>> >> All right: then, you end up with points with a little cross symbol, if I<br>> >> understand well, with labels around them.<br>> >><br>> >> I believe this is a feature that would be needed by many of us, qgis<br>> >> users. I had the plan to try to write a plugin to do a neat graticule,<br>> >> generated every time the map is changed, with coordinates every 1km, or<br>> >> 100m, or 1000km, depending on the zoom, or 1°, or 30", etc. depending on<br>> >> the srid (which may be different from the map). But no time...<br>> >> So many software packages already do this neatly, so I guess it should<br>> >> not be too difficult to adapt their code. I'm thinking of viking, for<br>> >> instance.<br>> >><br>> >> A+<br>> >> Pierre<br>> >><br>> >> --<br>> >> ____________________________________________________________________________<br>> >> Pierre Chevalier Géologue EI<br>> >> Mesté Duran<br>> >> 32100 Condom<br>> >> Tél+fax : 09 75 27 45 62<br>> >> 05 62 28 06 83<br>> >> 06 37 80 33 64<br>> >> Émail : pierrechevaliergeolCHEZfree.fr<br>> >> icq# : 10432285<br>> >> skype : pierre.chevalier1967<br>> >> http://pierremariechevalier.free.fr/pierre_chevalier_geologue<br>> >> ____________________________________________________________________________<br>> >><br>> >><br>> >><br>> >> _______________________________________________<br>> >> Qgis-user mailing list<br>> >> Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org<br>> >> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-use<br>> <br>> -- <br>> ____________________________________________________________________________<br>> Pierre Chevalier Géologue EI<br>> Mesté Duran<br>> 32100 Condom<br>> Tél+fax : 09 75 27 45 62<br>> 05 62 28 06 83<br>> 06 37 80 33 64<br>> Émail : pierrechevaliergeolCHEZfree.fr<br>> icq# : 10432285<br>> skype : pierre.chevalier1967 <br>> http://pierremariechevalier.free.fr/pierre_chevalier_geologue <br>> ____________________________________________________________________________<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Qgis-user mailing list<br>> Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org<br>> http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user<br> </body>
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