

 Utilities for GPS Up/Download and Navigate GPS
         Rolf Bleher, DK7IN      6.3.1998


Here is my collection of batch files for easy manipulation of GPS data.
I use G7TO to up- and download my data, I store it in text files for easy
editing. I use Navigate GPS for display tracks and creating routes with
scanned maps. I use a Garmin GPS-II+ V2.11 and G7TO V3.02.12.

You need
   G7TO            http://www.proaxis.com/~crh/gps/g7to/g7to.htm
   GAWK            a UNIX utility for DOS
   NAVIGATE GPS    http://www.intranet.ca/~pmouland/index.html

Usage
  I store my data in text files with special extensions for each type of data.
    .WPT   waypoint
    .TRK   tracks
    .RTE   routes
  These extensions are added automatically to the filename you enter.
  The data files have to be in the Navigate GPS directory. .trk files
  can be displayed in Navigate GPS. An AWK script is used to renumber
  the waypoints from Navigate. It sometimes assigns multiple waypoints
  with the same name, so not all will be uploaded to the GPS receiver.
  I change the icon symbol to the traceback symbol. It's now easy to
  delete all the route waypoints at once.


Software


Waypoints
  GPS2WPT name   read waypoints from GPS and store it in text file
  WPT2GPS name   upload waypoints from text file to GPS

Tracks
  GPS2TRK name   read tracklog from GPS and store it in text file.
                 The tracklog can be displayed in Navigate GPS.
  TRK2GPS name   Upload tracklog to GPS

Routes
  GPS2RTE name   Download route from GPS and store it in a text file
  RTE2GPS name   Upload route to GPS
  NAV2RTE name   Store routes created in Navigate to a text file
  NAV2GPS        Upload routes created Navigate GPS to the GPS receiver.
  RTE2NAV name   Loas text file routes into Navigate GPS.

Utility
  GPSVolt        readout of the battery voltage
  


You have to change the path for the NavRoute.awk in
   NAV2RTE.BAT, NAV2GPS.BAT and RTE2GPS.BAT



Have fun
Rolf                   http://www.qsl.net/dk7in    dk7in@qsl.net
