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