[GRASS-user] v.in.gpsbabel
Hi, I am running 6.5 svn on Snow Leopard. I am trying to import points and tracks from a Garmin device (connected via USB). Using GPS Babel (v 1.4.1 for Mac), I prepared several files (.txt, .gdb, and .gpi) and tried to import these using v.in.gpsbabel (UTM wgs84 location) –k flag checked–. I am getting this error message: ERROR: The gpsbabel program was not found, please install it first. http://gpsbabel.sourceforge.net As silly as it sounds, I am not sure if GPS Babel needs installing. After the download, a disk image appeared and double clicking launched the program (i.e., the window that retrieves data from the device and writes files). I did not install anything because it launched and it seems to be working (i.e., it writes files). I may be skipping some steps, so I will appreciate any suggestions. Thanks, -- BÜLENT ___ grass-user mailing list grass-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-user
Re: [GRASS-user] v.in.gpsbabel
Bulent Arikan wrote: I am running 6.5 svn on Snow Leopard. I am trying to import points and tracks from a Garmin device (connected via USB). Using GPS Babel (v 1.4.1 for Mac), I prepared several files (.txt, .gdb, and .gpi) and tried to import these using v.in.gpsbabel (UTM wgs84 location) –k flag checked–. I am getting this error message: ERROR: The gpsbabel program was not found, please install it first.http://gpsbabel.sourceforge.net As silly as it sounds, I am not sure if GPS Babel needs installing. After the download, a disk image appeared and double clicking launched the program (i.e., the window that retrieves data from the device and writes files). I did not install anything because it launched and it seems to be working (i.e., it writes files). I may be skipping some steps, so I will appreciate any suggestions. the program needs to be in the system's search PATH in order for GRASS to be able to find it. Open a Terminal and type echo $PATH to see what that is. You might try to copy the 'gpsbabel' executable into /usr/local/bin/ and see if it finds it then. If you can type gpsbabel at a Terminal and have it produce its help message / list of options, you're in business. Hamish ___ grass-user mailing list grass-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-user
[GRASS-user] v.in.gpsbabel-2
Hi, Hamish, thanks for your suggestion about fixing the GPS Babel application issue. It worked and now I can run the module. I am back with another issue, again ' v.in.gpsbabel' module! My GPS unit records data in UTM projection with WGS84 datum. I just attempted to import the waypoints into GRASS using a Garmin MapSource text (tab delimited) file. I did not check -k flag (do not transform from WGS84). I kept the format box in the Required tab in default and provided PROJ.4 parameter for UTM [ +proj=utm +zone=36 +ellps=WGS84 +datum=WGS84 +units=m +no_defs ] in the Proj box of the Required tab, since this module assumes lat/long projection with WGS84 datum. Here are the error messages I receive: Loading Waypoints from /Users/barikan2/Grmn.txt... [ERROR] SERIAL: tcgetattr error: Inappropriate ioctl for device [ERROR] Cannot open serial port '/Users/barikan2/Grmn.txt' GARMIN:Can't init /Users/barikan2/Grmn.txt /Users/barikan2/Desktop/GRASS-6.5.app/Contents/MacOS/scripts /v.in.gpsbabel: line 263: /Users/barikan2/grassdata/TR_WGS84_36N/PERMANENT/.tmp /Bulent-Arikans-iMac.local/1470.0.xcsv: No such file or directory /Users/barikan2/Desktop/GRASS-6.5.app/Contents/MacOS/scripts /v.in.gpsbabel: line 263: [: : integer expression expected ERROR: Error loading data from gpsbabel I used few other Garmin file formats such as Garmin Points of Interest (.gpi) and Garmin MapSource (.mps) and the result does not change. I assume I am doing something wrong with the Projection detail! I will appreciate suggestions/advice. Thanks, -- BÜLENT ___ grass-user mailing list grass-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-user
Re: [GRASS-user] v.in.gpsbabel-2
Bulent Arikan wrote: Hi, Hamish, thanks for your suggestion about fixing the GPS Babel application issue. It worked and now I can run the module. I am back with another issue, again ' v.in.gpsbabel' module! My GPS unit records data in UTM projection with WGS84 datum. I just attempted to import the waypoints into GRASS using a Garmin MapSource text (tab delimited) file. Did you specify the corresponding format=garmin_txt? See [1] for format details HTH, Markus M [1] http://www.gpsbabel.org/capabilities.html I did not check -k flag (do not transform from WGS84). I kept the format box in the Required tab in default and provided PROJ.4 parameter for UTM [ +proj=utm +zone=36 +ellps=WGS84 +datum=WGS84 +units=m +no_defs ] in the Proj box of the Required tab, since this module assumes lat/long projection with WGS84 datum. Here are the error messages I receive: Loading Waypoints from /Users/barikan2/Grmn.txt... [ERROR] SERIAL: tcgetattr error: Inappropriate ioctl for device [ERROR] Cannot open serial port '/Users/barikan2/Grmn.txt' GARMIN:Can't init /Users/barikan2/Grmn.txt /Users/barikan2/Desktop/GRASS-6.5.app/Contents/MacOS/scripts /v.in.gpsbabel: line 263: /Users/barikan2/grassdata/TR_WGS84_36N/PERMANENT/.tmp /Bulent-Arikans-iMac.local/1470.0.xcsv: No such file or directory /Users/barikan2/Desktop/GRASS-6.5.app/Contents/MacOS/scripts /v.in.gpsbabel: line 263: [: : integer expression expected ERROR: Error loading data from gpsbabel I used few other Garmin file formats such as Garmin Points of Interest (.gpi) and Garmin MapSource (.mps) and the result does not change. I assume I am doing something wrong with the Projection detail! I will appreciate suggestions/advice. Thanks, -- BÜLENT ___ grass-user mailing list grass-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-user ___ grass-user mailing list grass-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-user
Re: [GRASS-user] v.in.gpsbabel-2
Bulent wrote: I am back with another issue, again ' v.in.gpsbabel' module! My GPS unit records data in UTM projection with WGS84 datum. I just attempted to import the waypoints into GRASS using a Garmin MapSource text (tab delimited) file. $ gpsbabel --help | grep -i garmin garmin301 Garmin 301 Custom position and heartrate glogbook Garmin Logbook XML gdb Garmin MapSource - gdb mapsource Garmin MapSource - mps garmin_txtGarmin MapSource - txt (tab delimited) pcx Garmin PCX5 garmin_poiGarmin POI database garminGarmin serial/USB protocol gtrnctr Garmin Training Centerxml try the garmin_txt format. also if it is just tab delimited you can use v.in.ascii with the appropriate number of skip lines and column numbers. that's a lot more robust than the gpsbabel method. I did not check -k flag (do not transform from WGS84). that means lat/lon wgs84 by the way, not just the wgs84 datum. Hamish ___ grass-user mailing list grass-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-user
[GRASS-user] v.in.gpsbabel-3
Thanks for all the replies. It seems that I forgot to specify the format ( _txt) in the Required tab. So, it fixed the problem and now I can import all the waypoints and tracks. However, I am puzzled with one detail. As I mentioned: - I set my GPS unit to record measurements in UTM, - the text file prepared by GPS Babel has header showing UTM as projection, - even if I specify the projection parameter according to PROJ.4 in the Required tab of the module, the attribute tables for the resultant waypoint and track vector files are in lat/long format. How can this happen? I never work with lat/long. BÜLENT ___ grass-user mailing list grass-user@lists.osgeo.org http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-user
