![]() ![]() It’s a true pain to get the inReach collections setup for a handheld device and try to force it to not upload activities to Garmin Connect as you need both to get your handheld to pair and sync. If you don’t have an inReach device, you can still use it with some of their handhelds or watches like Felix, instinct, GPSMAP 66 series and montana among other Outdoor models. Garmin Explore is in my opinion the light version of Garmin Earthmate where it sits on top of the inReach portal. The small fee to gain premium features is worth it.īut now the question was how do I get my Garmin tracks to GaiaGPS? Garmin Explore Is the Export Tool Basically everything I wanted to do either on my phone or tablet. They offer dozens and dozens of map layers, offline mode and track recording. GaiaGPS is a web, smartphone, tablet portal allowing you to basically do everything except editing gpx tracks on their service. Overland ERS Helped Me To Discover GaiaGPSĪs I was prepping for another season of truck camping with my Kodak Canvas truck tent, I stumbled across a number of overlanders who were using this smartphone/tablet app for their navigation and I decided to check it out. So I needed another app to manage my data especially since I’ve been transitioning to new GPS devices and having the all-in-one inReach isn’t an option anymore as I’ve moved to ZOLEO for satellite communication.Ĭheck out The latest GARMIN devices I recommend (as of December 2020). But the portal does not appear to be a priority to Garmin and still locks you in pretty tight in the eco-system. And certainly I’ve added a lot of tracks recorded from my inReach devices over the last 7 years. ![]() Bye Bye Garmin BasecampĪt one point, I thought that the inReach portal would be the next platform to manage my tracks & waypoints. ![]() For years now, I’ve been adding tracks to my Garmin basecamp collection but as my personal computer usage goes to more portable devices like a smartphone or tablet (all the content you’ve seen from me in 2020 has come from an iPad Pro) and being attached a computer to manage my tracks or waypoints isn’t the best scenario. You can also learn more about importing GPS data files in ArcGIS Explorer Desktop by taking a look at the Add GPS Data Files Explorer help topic.I’ve been slowly trying to get away from the Garmin eco-system for the last few months. Right-click on the menu and look for the GPS toolbar:Īnd you can find out more about it in the ArcGIS Help (just search for GPS). ArcMap enables you to create a direct connection to a GPS unit for live input. If you are interested in a live feed from a GPS device, you have another option. Note that the symbols are exactly the same. Below we’ve also connected to the ArcGIS Online world imagery basemap which serves as our foundation for displaying the now-converted GPX file, just like we used in Explorer. Start ArcMap, then drag and drop the layer package onto your map. We chose layer package since not only does ArcMap support LPKs, but the layer package also captures the symbols for display in ArcMap. You can choose to share as either a layer package, KML, or Explorer map content file. Next, right-click the layer in contents and choose Share. Next, we’ll add the GPX file to Explorer by choosing Add, then GPS Data Files, as shown below:Īfter making choices and clicking Add, we now have our GPX file displayed in ArcGIS Explorer Desktop with all the correct symbols. The first step is to export your data to a GPX file using your GPS device (a format just about all of them support). Suppose you’d like to get those into ArcMap for further work or analysis, how would you do that? An easy way is using ArcGIS Explorer Desktop. So, you have a GPS and have been cruising around all day collecting waypoints and tracks which are now stored on your device. ![]()
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