Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/11/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Bob, Steve, Simon and Hugh for your comments and questions re GPS. It is very simple. My unit is a Garmin eTrex Legend HCx, meant for bicycling, hiking and similar outdoor activities. Steve, the software that came with the unit is Windows-only, but as you can see, it does not matter. After having saved the track at the end of the hike, the unit creates a file that can be read by Google Earth or a number of other applications. I simply copied that file to my Mac and opened it in Google Earth. By using Garmin's web-based service, I can upload the track and have it appear with more information, which the link I put in the caption. Again, nothing OS-specific there. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On Nov 23, 2009, at 5:54 PM, Robert D. Baron wrote: > What Steve said! This is fascinating. > > Nice work too, Nathan. I assume your fastest speed was achieved on a > downhill leg.....and I like the photo as well. <g> > > --Bob > > On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 9:35 AM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at > gmail.com> wrote: >> >> On Nov 23, 2009, at 7:30 AM, simon jessurun wrote: >> >>> It,s very cool.I carry a GPS with me allways about the size of an ice >>> cube.It stores upto 80000 waypoints at a programmable interval.After a >>> hike >>> or a flight just plug it in an usb port and it will export the waypoints >>> to >>> google earth or maps. >> >> which gps unit Simon, does it work with a mac, do you recomend it? >> >> >> thanks, Steve >> >> > >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >