Data transfer - GPS/Google Earth

[benri]

Does anyone know of a "cheap/shared" program where you can read/transfer data and waypoints from an sd card in a lowrance gps to google earth and vice versa?

[bmamo]

Try this:
http://www.gpsbabel.org/

Got this info from:
http://www.doctorsonar.com/googleearth.htm

Google for:
lowrance to google earth

There are many more links should this not work for you.
Good luck! 



You will need the following tools to accomplish waypoint importing and exporting.

• Google Earth (free download)
• GPSBabel (free download) www.gpsbabel.org/

            This program converts different companies' waypoints to other companies' waypoint formats.

• You must be able to import and export waypoints from your Lowrance (always save as Version 2 for now)

            HDS models http://www.hightechfishing.com/importexport.html
            LCX/LMS models http://www.hightechfishing.com/advancedwaypoint.html




Google Earth labels waypoints as Placemarks.
The Places folder on the left side of Google Earth is where you access them.

• Import Lowrance waypoints
• Convert Lowrance file (.usr) to GPXXML in GPSBabel
• Select Tools on the top toolbar of Google Earth, select GPS, import from file and OK

            They will be loaded to the Temporary Places in the Places folder

• Navigate Google Earth to view your waypoints
• Create Placemarks

The top toolbar in Google Earth is where you select Placemark to create them. Select the Placemark tool, and use the pan cursor to click and drag the Placemark to anywhere on the map.




To Export Placemarks to lowrance from google earth:

• Right click on your Placemarks
• Save Placemarks as .kml
• In GPSBabel import as Google Earth (Keyhole) Markup Language
• Export as Lowrance USR

bmamo

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[bmamo]

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[savioursajdbis]

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[benri]

thanks bmamo. Great! I'll try it out

[shanook]

Very well explained bmamo thanks...

[skip]

Nice research/links Bmamo, very helpful. (Topic Stickied)

[bmamo]

thanks guys

[malvizzu]

Great write-up man much appreciated!