Creating GPS waypoints
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#* To capture a point click the button [[File:Addpoints.png|25px]] and mark a point on the map or the aerial photo. | #* To capture a point click the button [[File:Addpoints.png|25px]] and mark a point on the map or the aerial photo. | ||
#* Stop editing: click the button [[File:Edit toolbar 1.png|25px]] in the digitizing toolbar- your points will be saved. | #* Stop editing: click the button [[File:Edit toolbar 1.png|25px]] in the digitizing toolbar- your points will be saved. | ||
| − | # Upload to the GPS device | + | # Upload to the [[GPS]] device |
| − | #* Connect your GPS device with the computer | + | #* Connect your [[GPS]] device with the computer |
#* Click {{mitem|text=Plugins → GPS → GPS tools}} | #* Click {{mitem|text=Plugins → GPS → GPS tools}} | ||
[[File:Gpstools_1.png|800px]] | [[File:Gpstools_1.png|800px]] | ||
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#* Set the port to “com1” or “USB” | #* Set the port to “com1” or “USB” | ||
#* Click {{button|text=OK}} | #* Click {{button|text=OK}} | ||
| − | # Now the waypoints are uploaded to the GPS device. | + | # Now the waypoints are uploaded to the [[GPS]] device. |
==Related articles== | ==Related articles== | ||
Revision as of 13:30, 7 June 2011
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- Load the aerial photo goe_uninord_ref.tif
- Load the topographical map dgk5.tif
- Set the projection of both rasters to custom “SRS Gauss Kruger Zone 3 Middle-West ger” Layer properties → General → Coordinate Reference System (CRS) → Specify
- Create a new gpx layer
- Click Plugins → GPS → Create new gpx layer Save file as goegps. Three layers will be added.
- Activate the layers goegps and waypoints
- Start editing: Click the button
in the digitizing toolbar.
- To capture a point click the button
and mark a point on the map or the aerial photo.
- Stop editing: click the button in the digitizing toolbar- your points will be saved.
- Upload to the GPS device
- Connect your GPS device with the computer
- Click Plugins → GPS → GPS tools
- Click Upload to GPS
- Choose your data layer goegps, waypoint
- Set the port to “com1” or “USB”
- Click OK
- Now the waypoints are uploaded to the GPS device.
