GPS tips & tricks

gmcunni · Feb 21, 2012

I have a nice (but bulky) GPS - Garmin Etrex Vista HCx, that i've used for mountain biking and skiing. it has been a while since i used it and i've changed PCs since then. I'm trying to rebuild the necessary software to get the best out of if.

What software do you guys use for managing, viewing, manipulating your data? I recall TOPOFUSION was popular but wondering if something better has come along since then.

gmcunni · Feb 21, 2012

F me. i think i just deleted my ski tracks from Canada :spin:

andyzee · Feb 21, 2012

I've looked, but found nothing better for plotting tracks.

gmcunni · Feb 21, 2012

andyzee said:
I've looked, but found nothing better for plotting tracks.

i re-installed all the Garmin software, i remember it (mapsource) being better than it looks now. will reinstall topo tomorrow.

Sadly i thought i'd downloaded the tracks with the garmin software but apparently it wasn't written to disk and i cleared the tracks on the device.

WoodCore · Feb 22, 2012

Still using Topofusion.

andyzee · Feb 22, 2012

gmcunni said:
i re-installed all the Garmin software, i remember it (mapsource) being better than it looks now. will reinstall topo tomorrow.

Sadly i thought i'd downloaded the tracks with the garmin software but apparently it wasn't written to disk and i cleared the tracks on the device.

I always save tracks to disk. With regards to Garmin software, the free stuff is basic, no real info. For more detailed stuff you need to but their products, in my case hiking trail maps, separate purchase, maybe that's what you had originally.

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