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Am I going about this the right way? Ive got tons of structure and submerged Islands placemarked on G. Earth from satelight images when the lake was 8-10 ft low, trying to drag, save, or open them in Humminbird PC so I can upload them on my SD and ultimately on my 385ci. I am so new to this kind of stuff and any help would be appreciated....Also I have around 200 or so Waypoints that I CANNOT loose, im worried Ill mess something up:rolleyes::o
Not sure about how to answer your question but I do have a suggestion for the "can't lose waypoints". Write em down or log em into a spreadsheet. Never a bad idea to have a data backup. Good friend of mine dropped his Garmin a few weeks back, now it won't turn on and he lost a bunch of waypoints...
you need to save your way points first so you dont lose them,always a good ideal............. i dont use humminbird pc but i thought that id help you..........heres how i just did what i think that your wanting to do...................... first download free program.......gps babel....... make a folder on desk top.......... save google earth waypoints as kml files............use babel to convert to dgb files...........put the dgb files in the folder that i created........... opened huninbird pc............clicked on file and opened the folder that has the dgb files................humminbird pc says something on the line of this is not a gpx do you want to convert .to gpx. i clicked yes and it converts then loads the files. i can view and edit the files................... i also tryed to just convert kml to gpx, using babel then loaded in humminbird pc............that didnt work....... i think the dgb works for what you want.......give it a try and let me no how it worksQuote:
Originally Posted by Splitshot82
GPSBabel: convert, upload, download data from GPS and Map programs .......................... heres a link to were you can get babel.............. good luck.....
huh?Quote:
Originally Posted by kosmo
dittoQuote:
Originally Posted by crappiegirl1
Its realky not that hard to do.theres a lot that you can do with googl earth if you have maps to over lay
I’ve used both the GPS Babel and MN DNR Garmin programs to do this.
I’ve got two pdf files on how to do this but unfortunately I get a message that they are too large of a file to attach for this web site. :(
Shoot me an e-mail requesting them and I should be able to e-mail them back to you.
gwalters at johnsonoutdoors dot com
Greg,
If the files are too big for Papermouth's email server (most email servers will reject really big files) you can use yousendit.com
All you need is papermouth's email address. Upload the files to yousendit.com and it sends him a link from which he can download the files.
bdorman,
Thanks, I haven’t used yousendit.com yet as I have been using TransferBigFiles.com https://www.transferbigfiles.com/
It has a free version that does not come with a limited trial date.
Use this converter to convert your GE KML file to GPX file format. HB PC can convert GPX files. You have to do one point at a time, but what is time?
This is easy to do. Import the KML (KMZ) file then convert and save the converted file. It will be saved as a GPX file.
GPS Visualizer: Convert GPS files to plain text or GPX
Download the Navionics App on your smart phone. It's about $9.00 Isolines are 1' so you never need to deal with google earth again. Pick your spot on the map and it will tell you the cord. Done deal. Nothing to convert, etc. etc.
Thanks to all, HB Greg my email is [email protected]..... I really do need to convert the files though.. Google earths sat images from 2007 show ALOT of submerged islands, laydowns long stretching points with clusters of stumps, etc...from when they had the lake drained down for dam repairs, and would be way easier to placemark these and convert the file to make them waypoints, I am 23 have a 7 week old newborn, work 40 hours a week and try my best the utilize the little time i have on saturdays to catch as many slabs as possible.
Im going to try that Canepole, Thanks again for the help!
Just sent a link to download the files to your e-mail Papermouth. Let me know if they work for you.
Here are links to the two programs:
GPS Babel
GPSBabel Download
MN DNR Garmin
DNR Garmin Application: Minnesota DNR
That Garmin applications has issues with Windows 7, 64 bit. Works with xp ok.
Babel works really well with my windows 7 64 bit
Garmin app don't.Quote:
Originally Posted by kosmo
i was just playing with the humminbird pc program.remember the dgb files that i talked about, ive got like two hundred or so in a folder. i just opened them in hummibird pc. it took maybe 1.5 seconds the program converts them to gpx you can edit or send them to sd card. good luck
HB Greg, Ive got your email downloaded the pdf, downloaded Babel 1.4.2 followed your instuctions got to the point where I had to open in HB PC and got the error gpx is not valid but wouldnt get the do you still want to open it box.... Thank you so much for all your help, im almost there but frustrated...
open the gpx file in easy gps then save. Then try HB PC. Sometimes this works. I don't know why though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Percidae_Papermouth
Papermouth,
If Cane Pole’s fix did not work; try sending me the original *.kmz file from Google Earth and I will look at it during lunch to see if I can get it to work.
sorry.i meant (gdb)Quote:
Originally Posted by kosmo
i just tried it again. if i save google earth placemark as kml then convert with gpsbabel to gpx then open in humminbird pc. i will get era .but i can save google earth placemark as kml then convert with gpsbabel to gdb then open in humminbird pc. this works humminbird pc will open the gdb and convert it to gpx
Got worried about losing my waypoints or something happening to my gps, so I stored them on my computer. Then I thought about how computers crash, so I bought another gps and transfered all waypoints to a spare unit. (Just bought a Garmin etrex 10 to store waypoints)