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With the help of the download option of the [[QGIS GPS plugin]] you can visualize [[tracks]]
and [[waypoints]] that were registered outside.
# Connect your [[GPS]] device with the computer.
# Open the [[GPS plugin]].
# Click {{button|text=Download from GPS}}
# Set the port to “com” or “usb”.
# Select the feature type.
# Enter a name for the output file and select a folder where you save your data.
# Enter a name for the layer.
# Click {{button|text=OK}}
# Afterwards the [[layer]] will be shown in Quantum GIS.
If you download or upload data from your [[GPS receiver]], coordinates will automatically
be reprojected from WGS84 /latitude, longitude to your custom [[spatial reference system]] and vice versa, respectivly.
Now you may convert the gpx file to the format shape file for easy data transfer to
different GIS software.
# Right click on the layer
# Click {{button|text=Save as shapefile}}
# Enter a name for the shapefile ({{typed|text=waypoints.shp}}) and choose a folder where you save the layer.

==Related articles==
* [[The GPS tools plugin]]
* [[Defining an own custom Spatial Reference System (SRS)]]
* [[Creating GPS waypoints]]
* [[Outdoors with the GPS receiver]]
* [[Using the GPS Tracking Plugin]]
* [[Digital photo links with the eVIS plugin]]


[[category:Overview on GPS applications]]