http://blog.expertgps.com/blog/2008/10/calculating-the-area-of-a-farm-field/ Expert answers to your questions about GPS, Mapping, GIS, and CAD Fri, 01 Jul 2011 16:52:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blog.expertgps.com/blog/2008/10/calculating-the-area-of-a-farm-field/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Dan Foster Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:59:35 +0000 http://blog.expertgps.com/blog/?p=6#comment-5 Follow the instructions in the article - either mark waypoints with your eTrex, or walk around the perimeter recording a GPS tracklog with your GPS. When you upload your GPS data to ExpertGPS, you can then connect the waypoints into a route, and display the area, or look at the Area column in the Track list to see the area enclosed by the GPS tracklog. Follow the instructions in the article – either mark waypoints with your eTrex, or walk around the perimeter recording a GPS tracklog with your GPS. When you upload your GPS data to ExpertGPS, you can then connect the waypoints into a route, and display the area, or look at the Area column in the Track list to see the area enclosed by the GPS tracklog.

]]> http://blog.expertgps.com/blog/2008/10/calculating-the-area-of-a-farm-field/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Takim O. Amba Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:33:03 +0000 http://blog.expertgps.com/blog/?p=6#comment-6 How do i go about using my Garmin etrex Hcx to measure distances and area on the ground? How do i go about using my Garmin etrex Hcx to measure distances and area on the ground?

]]> http://blog.expertgps.com/blog/2008/10/calculating-the-area-of-a-farm-field/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Dan Foster Tue, 10 Mar 2009 22:32:33 +0000 http://blog.expertgps.com/blog/?p=6#comment-4 Paul, you can use the New Waypoint command in ExpertGPS (on the Tools menu) to enter the coordinates for each corner of your farm. Then, follow the directions for "Calculating Area of a Field Marked with Waypoints" above to create a route around the outside edge of the farm and calculate the area. Paul, you can use the New Waypoint command in ExpertGPS (on the Tools menu) to enter the coordinates for each corner of your farm. Then, follow the directions for “Calculating Area of a Field Marked with Waypoints” above to create a route around the outside edge of the farm and calculate the area.

]]> http://blog.expertgps.com/blog/2008/10/calculating-the-area-of-a-farm-field/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Paul Tue, 10 Mar 2009 10:01:23 +0000 http://blog.expertgps.com/blog/?p=6#comment-3 I used a blackberry set to record GPS coordinates of my farm, is there a way I can enter them manually and then determine the acreage of the land? I used a blackberry set to record GPS coordinates of my farm, is there a way I can enter them manually and then determine the acreage of the land?

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