Author Archives: Dan Foster

Upgraded to WordPress 3.2

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Dan Foster

The ExpertGPS blog has been upgraded to WordPress 3.2

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How to Survey Your Property Lines using a GPS Receiver

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Dan Foster

Michael T. asks: “How can I use ExpertGPS to survey my property lines?” In this tutorial, Dan Foster shows how to use the Project Waypoint tool in ExpertGPS to enter each call from a legal land survey or plat in … Continue reading →

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Using ExpertGPS Pro to update ArcMap layers after a GPS survey in the field

Posted on March 17, 2009 by Dan Foster

JC wants to send polygon shapefiles from ArcMap to his Garmin Oregon 400t so he can conduct a field survey and mark changes on his GPS. ExpertGPS Pro will allow him to transfer shapefiles to his Garmin GPS, make changes … Continue reading →

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Mapping Legal Land Descriptions in ExpertGPS

Posted on November 10, 2008 by Dan Foster

Here’s a preview of a feature in development for the next release of ExpertGPS Pro: the ability to import entire “metes and bounds” land descriptions in one step You can already enter these into ExpertGPS using the Project Waypoint command, … Continue reading →

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Building Waypoint Grids on a Map

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Dan Foster

Dan Foster talks about the development of the new Grid Builder feature in ExpertGPS Pro, which allows foresters, biologists, and other professionals to set up regularly-spaced sampling survey grids which can be sent to a GPS receiver for use in … Continue reading →

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