Google Earth/ GPS question

[Jason Berard]

I have a question for y'all.

I know one can import waypoints,tracks, etc. from a gps to Google Earth, but is there a way to export info from GE to a gps? There is a 25,000 acre private parcel near me, and the fellow who owns it is kind enough to allow access, but there are no maps, and 80 miles of roads/trails on the property. I'd like to use what I can see on Google Earth as a starting point for the larger roads,etc on the property....

Any ideas? I know I can use coordinates from GE to plot points, but I'd like to import whole roads rather than just the points of intersection.

thanks!

 

[1HappyHiker]

Jason, this has been on my list of “things to try”, but I've have not got around to it as yet. However, I’m certain that others on this Forum have done so.

Anyway, in the meantime, below is a link to a procedure that describes how to export data from GoogleEarth to a GPS unit.

http://freegeographytools.com/2007/exporting-data-from-google-earth-to-a-gps-unit

P.S. Hey . . . Jason thanks for getting me "off my duff" . . . I just tried the procedure described in the link above . . . it works!!

 

[NeoAkela]

Great question and answer! I'll have to give that method a try - will save some time writing down all those coordinates and then re-entering them in mapsource.

 

[Nessmuk]

...will save some time writing down all those coordinates and then re-entering them in mapsource.

In 2 months I'll be in a 1000 mile canoe race down the Yukon River. Using Google Earth, I plotted a path of 678 waypoints around hundreds of islands in the multi-channel braided river, in places up to 4 miles wide. I then easily converted the GE path to a GPS route. It would be impossible to be competitive without knowing which channel to take, which bank of the river to paddle before the next turn. Never wrote down a single number, no chance for manual numerical error, thanks to GpsBabel on my Mac.

 

[Jason Berard]

Awesome! Thanks guys! It works!!

That'll give me a basic framework to explore 25,000 acres within!