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Forum: Computers, Internet, Tech stuff 12-22-2019, 01:31 AM
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Posted By Winston
Send us a copy of the GPX file and we'll see if...

Send us a copy of the GPX file and we'll see if we can do something with it. We know there are programs/utilities for file conversion, but before searching, let us give it a try. Send to...
Forum: Computers, Internet, Tech stuff 12-21-2019, 11:57 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 6,285
Posted By Winston
The tracks that we import are .TXT (text) files...

The tracks that we import are .TXT (text) files in the following format:

BEGIN LINE
decimal.lat,-decimal.long
decimal.lat,-decimal.long
.
.
.
decimal.lat,-decimal.long...
Forum: Computers, Internet, Tech stuff 12-21-2019, 08:18 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 6,285
Posted By Winston
We can partially solve your problems. Go back to...

We can partially solve your problems. Go back to our Post #7 of this thread. There we posted DeLorme 10 screen prints, actually three laid over one-another to explose the lower panel (that has to...
Forum: Computers, Internet, Tech stuff 12-10-2019, 02:56 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 6,285
Posted By Winston
A potpourri of thoughts inspired by these recent...

A potpourri of thoughts inspired by these recent posts:

BIFURCATION - - Navigation & Documentation

Dave, we’re like you, we hardly ever plan . . . and, yes, it feels like we “randomly decide”...
Forum: Computers, Internet, Tech stuff 12-08-2019, 04:35 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 6,285
Posted By Winston
Wow - - dictill and booster, you guys have our...

Wow - - dictill and booster, you guys have our head spinning - - maybe our system isn’t as complex as we thought! But in any event, some of our confusion may be that each of us is heading in...
Forum: Computers, Internet, Tech stuff 12-05-2019, 02:36 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 6,285
Posted By Winston
Thanks for the additional information. Your...

Thanks for the additional information. Your approach looks particularly useful when trying to 'recreate' a record of a route already taken - - in situations where one hasn't recorded the route...
Forum: Computers, Internet, Tech stuff 12-04-2019, 01:02 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 6,285
Posted By Winston
Possibly you could amplify on your system - - is...

Possibly you could amplify on your system - - is it Google Maps or the Garmin that creates the actual track file? And if it is Google, then what 'waypoints' are you capturing from the Garmin? And...
Forum: Computers, Internet, Tech stuff 11-21-2019, 06:49 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 6,285
Posted By Winston
Success. We couldn't make Google output or...

Success. We couldn't make Google output or download a track file in any format, but did find there are other programs that can do it. They're not as flexible in 'finding locations' when creating...
Forum: Computers, Internet, Tech stuff 11-21-2019, 03:28 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 6,285
Posted By Winston
Dave, Our obsession with finding Geocaches...

Dave,

Our obsession with finding Geocaches in every county sent us back to Alaska this summer:

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49100724112_6b9380f34c_b.jpg

Unfortunately most of the...
Forum: Computers, Internet, Tech stuff 11-21-2019, 03:12 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 6,285
Posted By Winston
Dick, The short answer is yes, but as you...

Dick,

The short answer is yes, but as you noted, a manual plotting is tedious. The basic file format for plotting tracks is this:

BEGIN LINE
32.36615,-86.45665
32.365233,-86.4571...
Forum: Computers, Internet, Tech stuff 11-18-2019, 08:35 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 6,285
Posted By Winston
Dick, Our Surface doesn't have a GPS built...

Dick,

Our Surface doesn't have a GPS built in. If it did, we're wondering if we'd get the same compromise on receiver performance . . . as the Surface, like our cell phone, is not completely...
Forum: Computers, Internet, Tech stuff 11-18-2019, 07:04 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 6,285
Posted By Winston
Tracking & Plotting Travels - - Exploring Alternative Implementations

When we first discovered ‘ground-based’ travel in the fall of 2012 (i.e. driving), we coincidentally stumbled onto the practice of recording and plotting detailed track files of our travels. We had...
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