Category Archives: Converting Data Formats

Making a map of GPS data from MS Excel

Otis C. asks: “I have an MS Excel document with multiple Lat/Long points listed in one column, but individual rows. Would I be able to import this info into your product and have it plot it point by point on … Continue reading

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Mapping public hunting areas and walk-ins using free GIS data and ExpertGPS Pro

Kevin is trying to map all of the public and walk-in hunting locations in South Dakota, and wants to be able to send the hunting area boundaries to his Lowrance XOG GPS receiver. Here’s how to create a GPS map … Continue reading

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Recommended Web sites with GPS trails in GPX format

Michael B. from Washington asks: “I’m interested in using my GPS for hiking and I found the Backpacker.com web-site has hikes with trail routes that I can export to ExpertGPS. I was hoping that there were other such sites you … Continue reading

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How to import buoy coordinates from MS Excel

ExpertGPS user Stephen P. is having trouble copying and pasting buoy data from Microsoft Excel into ExpertGPS. Dan Foster points out some common problem areas when working with tables of waypoint data, and introduces a new feature in ExpertGPS designed … Continue reading

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How can I convert a GPS tracklog into a point shapefile?

An ExpertGPS Pro user from Pennsylvania asks how to convert his Garmin tracklogs (recorded in a helicopter) into X/Y point data in shapefile format, so he can distribute X,Y data of his company’s flight paths to clients. Dan Foster shows … Continue reading

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Converting GPS & GPX to SVG for Adobe Illustrator

Here’s a preview of a feature that will eventually end up in ExpertGPS Pro: SVG output of GPS maps! SVG (that’s Scalable Vector Graphics) is a Web standard format for interchanging vector data like GPS tracklogs and CAD drawings. If … Continue reading

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How do I map a list of addresses?

Maxwell has an Excel spreadsheet containing 80 street addresses that he needs to be able to map. Dan Foster explains how to use the Go to Address command in ExpertGPS to create waypoints from geocoded addresses, and how to use … Continue reading

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