'Cartography' Category

  • Convert a GIS Trail Network to GPX for GPS Download

    Convert a GIS Trail Network to GPX for GPS Download

    Robert G. asks: “I have a client who is interested in providing their trail network for users to download to their handheld GPS receivers. After searching extensively, I have not been able to find a solution to what I thought would be a simple process: How to convert existing GIS data into a format that [...]


  • Why does ExpertGPS connect the end of my drawn shape back to the beginning?

    An ExpertGPS user asks: “Why, when I draw a stream, does ExpertGPS connect the end of my drawn shape back to the beginning?” ExpertGPS author Dan Foster explains how the Track and Shape Type you select matters when drawing on the map.