I have a GPSmap 60CSx. I used Garmin BaseCamp 3.2.2 or 2.1.2 to upload waypoints from the GPS unit and export a .csv file. I had to trim extraneous data in the .csv before it would import into QGIS.
- Gray Mac OS 10.6.8 QGIS 1.7.2 (impressed by users who build nightly, but not there yet myself) On Apr 23, 2012, at 6:57 AM, Des Callaghan wrote: > Many thanks Lene and Nick, this worked a treat. Combined with the Google > Satellite basemap, imported using the fantastic 'OpenLayers' plugin, this is > just what I needed. Many thanks for your help. Best wishes, Des > > -----Original Message----- > From: qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org > [mailto:qgis-user-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Nick Hopton > Sent: 23 April 2012 11:04 > To: qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > Subject: [Qgis-user] Re: GPX, OS Grid References and Google Earth > > Hi Des, just to add a lttle to what Lene wrote. As mentioned, import the GPX > file to QGIS, then save it as a EPSG:27700 projected shapefile. To do this > right-click on the GPX file in the layers panel, go 'Save As...' and set > 'Format' to 'ESRI Shapefile'. Set the CRS for the new shapefile by clicking > to the right of 'CRS', and picking 'Selected CRS', then press the 'Browse' > button. In the window that appears enter '27700' (without the quotes) in the > 'Filter' field. Highlight 'OSGB 1936 / British National Grid' in the list > below and press 'OK'. Then give the new shapefile a name and click 'OK'. > > Next, load the new shapefile into QGIS, right-click on it in the layers > panel and go 'Set Project CRS from Layer'. You can now add OS grid > coordinates to the shapefile's attribute table. To do this, highlight the > layer in the layers panel and (from the top menu bar) go Vector -> Geometry > Tools -> Export/Add geometry columns. All you need to do here is tick 'Save > to new shapefile', give the new file a name and press 'OK'. > > Now load the new shapefile and have a look at the attribute table > (right-click on the layer in the layers panel and go 'Open Attribute > Table'). You should find that it contains two new columns, one for OS > eastings (x-ordinates) and the other for northings (y-ordinates). The > ordinates form OS grid coordinates, not grid references (ie. SD4568798345 > will be shown as 345687 498345, for example). QGIS doesn't know about > Ordnance Survey grid references I'm afraid, but if this is a problem then > come back. > > Nick. > > -- > View this message in context: > http://osgeo-org.1560.n6.nabble.com/GPX-OS-Grid-References-and-Google-Earth- > tp4907061p4909729.html > Sent from the Quantum GIS - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-user mailing list > Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2411/4953 - Release Date: 04/22/12 > > _______________________________________________ > Qgis-user mailing list > Qgis-user@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user T. Gray Shaw ISA Certified Arborist # WE-1037 Redway and Berkeley, CA 510 418-3420 Skype: tgrayshaw
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