Elite-4 potential stupid question

[ful-rac]

Originally Posted by brian

No, I guess you don't understand. My hard fought for GPS coordinates are not saved in GPX format because they are written down on PAPER! If I don't own the fishfinder I can't mark/save/download waypoints from the device, upload them and convert it using something like GPSbable.org. If I just had a file from a Garmin or whatever I can use the aforementioned site. Again, I know how to do that. What I don't know how to do is take hand written coordinates that I have logged for years, put them on my computer, convert them to GPX and then I can do the rest to put them on my FF.

Ok like I said I understand just fine, I know what you want to do.

Here is what you do.

Click on the google earth icon on your desktop. Click the yellow pin on the top, it will open up a window and you can input your coordinates. Input your coordinates now. Then the next one...yess...yesss. your getting the hang of it now! Finish inputing all of your magic guaranteed WSB, Yellowtail, tuna and halibut coordinates. Save file to your computer. Upload file to a Gps converter, convert files to GPX. Save file to computer, save file to card, put card back in Fishfinder Unit, Turn fishfinder on, select import files from card....Boom your done! Now wasnt' that easy?

[Murray]

Originally Posted by ful-rac

Ok like I said I understand just fine, I know what you want to do.

Here is what you do.

Click on the google earth icon on your desktop. Click the yellow pin on the top, it will open up a window and you can input your coordinates. Input your coordinates now. Then the next one...yess...yesss. your getting the hang of it now! Finish inputing all of your magic guaranteed WSB, Yellowtail, tuna and halibut coordinates. Save file to your computer. Upload file to a Gps converter, convert files to GPX. Save file to computer, save file to card, put card back in Fishfinder Unit, Turn fishfinder on, select import files from card....Boom your done! Now wasnt' that easy?

Sounds easy enough to me. Now, what key do I hit for all of this stuff to happen automatically. By the way, what is a waypoint? Ha!

[ful-rac]

Originally Posted by Murray

Sounds easy enough to me. Now, what key do I hit for all of this stuff to happen automatically. By the way, what is a waypoint? Ha!

If your having difficulty with this, please contact your nearest 10 year old Asian kid, he or she will take care of it for you. Jim might be able to help you but he's not 10 years old he just looks like it..

[surfisher]

Hey man, there is an app for that. Literally. If you have an iPhone look up 'camscanner'. I believe that will scan your coordinates (or whatever you want) like a scanner, and then it will convert the information to a word document. If it's not camscanner it is another scanning app in the app store. Just browse the features, I remember seeing it when I had to scan a release for a photo. Then from there I am sure you can input them in the format that Ful-Rac was talking about. Hopefully that helps you out.

[tacmik]

Originally Posted by Murray

Sounds easy enough to me. Now, what key do I hit for all of this stuff to happen automatically. By the way, what is a waypoint? Ha!

After all is imputed, the key you want to hit is delete.