[Az-Geocaching] Displaying waypoints on Delorme Street Atlas2006for PalmOS

[loranwilcox@chartermi.net]

I use a GPS Companion for the Palm 515.  It is great for getting to the cache but not very rugged so I still use my handheld.  Also you might want to consider TOPO USA to provide Topo Maps to the SA2006HH.  It is a great improvement plus knowing the area out there Topo Maps would be a great help.

Just remember the big trick to this is to delete that file and restart SA2006HH before HotSyncing the new file.  If you don't it will either add points or not take at all.  This flaw may have been corrected but why chance it.

If you figure out how to change the little diamonds let me know since I tried once and gave up.

Loran

---- Michael Dumroese <mykel_d at msn.com> wrote: 
> Thanks Loran, I just followed your directions, and it worked.  Just gonna have to toy with it a little to change the color the little diamonds show up in, but that for another time.  Now I am all ready for my caching tomorrow.  
> 
> *Warning, a delusion follows*
> 
> Hmmmm, next step a BlueTooth GPS for my Palm, and I will be down to no paper and only one piece of equipment that I would need to carry.
> 
> ..just kidding, tho it would be nice.
> 
> 
> Mike
> 
> aka myke85268
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Loran Wilcox<mailto:loranwilcox at chartermi.net> 
>   To: listserv at azgeocaching.com<mailto:listserv at azgeocaching.com> 
>   Sent: Monday, August 21, 2006 9:00 PM
>   Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Displaying waypoints on Delorme Street Atlas2006for PalmOS
> 
> 
>   It does work but it is very complex.
> 
>   I originaly got it to work with Topo USA 4.0 and above but here is the sequence.
> 
>   1) On the palm memory there is a file XMapWptsDB. If it exists you will need to delete it.
>   2) Next you need to restart SA2006HH which will create a new empty XMapWptsDB file.
>   3) In the Directory C:\DeLorme Docs\Mobile Maps\Wpts Transfer you will need the file XMapHHWptsSend.txt which has the following format
> 
>   BEGIN SYMBOL
>   43.7711800337,-85.8825199604, 'Jeep'ers Letterbox Cache
>   43.6073299646,-84.7953300476, "A nice basted turkey..."
>   END
> 
>   4) I use gpsbabel to create this file for me using the following lines
> 
>   gpsbabel -i gpx,gsshortnames -f AZ.gpx -o csv -F TOPO-AZ.txt
>   gpsbabel -i csv -f TOPO-AZ.txt -o xmap -F X-AX.txt
> 
>   The first line generates a file I use with TOPO USA
>   The second line modifies it for the HandHeld
> 
>   5) Then I use the following lines to rename it and copy it to the right directory.
> 
>   del "C:\DeLorme Docs\Mobile Maps\Wpts Transfer\XMapHHWptsSend.txt"
>   copy X-AZ.txt "C:\DeLorme Docs\Mobile Maps\Wpts Transfer\XMapHHWptsSend.txt"
> 
>   6) A hotsync will then load it to the palm.
> 
>   Keep the number of waypoint under 500 or it messes up the tracking if you are using a GPS with the Palm.
> 
>   Loran
>   Team Sand Dollar
>     ----- Original Message ----- 
>     From: Michael Dumroese<mailto:mykel_d at msn.com> 
>     To: listserv<mailto:listserv at azgeocaching.com> 
>     Sent: Monday, August 21, 2006 11:27 PM
>     Subject: [Az-Geocaching] Displaying waypoints on Delorme Street Atlas 2006for PalmOS
> 
> 
>     Anyone know if there is a way to get waypoint info (coordinates, waypoint name) from a GPX file to display on Delorme Street Atlas 2006 for PalmOS.  I just got the program so I wouldn't have to carry maps around for all the little side streets (trying to go completely paperless).
> 
>     Thanks
> 
>     Mike
> 
>     aka myke85268
> 
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