Creating GPS waypoints

Latest revision as of 13:27, 29 October 2014

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.

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