Comments on: Importing GIS Data Into a GPS Unit http://freegeographytools.com/2007/importing-gis-data-into-a-gps-unit Exploring the world of free tools for GIS, GPS, Google Earth, neogeography, and more. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:05:04 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Recap Of Exporting/Importing GIS Data To/From A GPS Unit Series | Free Geography Tools http://freegeographytools.com/2007/importing-gis-data-into-a-gps-unit/comment-page-1#comment-96 Recap Of Exporting/Importing GIS Data To/From A GPS Unit Series | Free Geography Tools Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:19:06 +0000 http://freegeographytools.com/?p=44#comment-96 [...] Importing GIS Data Into a GPS Unit [...] [...] Importing GIS Data Into a GPS Unit [...]

]]> By: Leszek Pawlowicz http://freegeographytools.com/2007/importing-gis-data-into-a-gps-unit/comment-page-1#comment-95 Leszek Pawlowicz Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:27:33 +0000 http://freegeographytools.com/?p=44#comment-95 Yes, qGIS now does support saving GPX data as shapefiles - thanks for that. But you still can't import shapefile data into a GPS from qGIS - it only supports uploading a GPX data layer, and even there I had trouble getting it to work. I've never heard of "GPSkmlshp" - where can I find it? Yes, qGIS now does support saving GPX data as shapefiles – thanks for that. But you still can’t import shapefile data into a GPS from qGIS – it only supports uploading a GPX data layer, and even there I had trouble getting it to work.

I’ve never heard of “GPSkmlshp” – where can I find it?

]]> By: wildintellect http://freegeographytools.com/2007/importing-gis-data-into-a-gps-unit/comment-page-1#comment-94 wildintellect Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:55:08 +0000 http://freegeographytools.com/?p=44#comment-94 1. QGIS now lets you save the shapefiles. 2. I was just toying with GPSkmlshp which should work if you want to do it all command line or embed it in your application. 1. QGIS now lets you save the shapefiles.
2. I was just toying with GPSkmlshp which should work if you want to do it all command line or embed it in your application.

]]> By: Leszek Pawlowicz http://freegeographytools.com/2007/importing-gis-data-into-a-gps-unit/comment-page-1#comment-93 Leszek Pawlowicz Mon, 29 Jan 2007 01:26:07 +0000 http://freegeographytools.com/?p=44#comment-93 Quantum GIS does work as a frontend for GPSBabel in Windows, but you can't save the imported GPS data in shapefile format, only in GPX format. GPSBabel handles shapefiles only through the command line interface, and doesn't always handle them correctly. I've never been able to successfully upload data to my GPS unit (Garmin 60Cx) using GPSBabel in Windows, only download. Don't have Linux, so I can't comment on that. Quantum GIS does work as a frontend for GPSBabel in Windows, but you can’t save the imported GPS data in shapefile format, only in GPX format. GPSBabel handles shapefiles only through the command line interface, and doesn’t always handle them correctly. I’ve never been able to successfully upload data to my GPS unit (Garmin 60Cx) using GPSBabel in Windows, only download. Don’t have Linux, so I can’t comment on that.

]]> By: Anonymous http://freegeographytools.com/2007/importing-gis-data-into-a-gps-unit/comment-page-1#comment-92 Anonymous Sun, 28 Jan 2007 15:41:37 +0000 http://freegeographytools.com/?p=44#comment-92 Linux users can use GPSBabel to upload/download any data to/from various GPS units. QuantumGIS can serve as GUI frontend for GPSBabel. It will work on Windows and MacOS X too. Linux users can use GPSBabel to upload/download any data to/from various GPS units. QuantumGIS can serve as GUI frontend for GPSBabel. It will work on Windows and MacOS X too.

]]> By: Rich http://freegeographytools.com/2007/importing-gis-data-into-a-gps-unit/comment-page-1#comment-91 Rich Sat, 27 Jan 2007 14:49:28 +0000 http://freegeographytools.com/?p=44#comment-91 You can open multiple GIS file formats in OziExplorer and them export them to your GPS as tracks. I believe you can do this with the free version by opening them on a "blank map." You can open multiple GIS file formats in OziExplorer and them export them to your GPS as tracks. I believe you can do this with the free version by opening them on a “blank map.”

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