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

[Lene Fischer]

Hi Jake
I don´t  know the GPSMap60, but for other (older) Garmins I use the
following instructions:
 
Plugin>GPS>GPS Tools
Choose Download from GPS
 
Fill in the dialog. But.... Sometimes it gives me problems. In these
cases I use GPSBabel to transfer data from GPS to GPX file.
 
GPSBabel are included in GPS Tools. But some of the parameters makes
"trouble".
 

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


>>> "Jake Maier" <j.m at jmforestry.com> 23-04-2012 14:41 >>>

I have the gpsmap60 and this seems not to work for me. Is the 62
different in that respect or do I make a mistake trying it.
My explorer cannot find the garmin unit. Only if I set it to mass
storage does it display some information, but then it’s only the maps
within the unit.
Thanks for any help
Jake
 
 

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[mailto:qgis-user-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Lene Fischer
Sent: Monday, April 23, 2012 4:54 AM
To: Des Callaghan; qgis-user at lists.osgeo.org
Subject: Re: [Qgis-user] GPX, OS Grid References and Google Earth

 

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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