New to GPS

[mjaymd]

Hello to all! Great site! Filipinos helping each other to create a better country (Philippines...... "map")

Hope to get my Garmin soon, contribute and be part of this forum

[mjaymd]

No welcome for me?

[alpha-q]

No welcome for me?

You have to treat fellow members some food and drinks before you are welcomed here

Welcome MJAYMD! glad to have a new member here.

Dont forget to contribute

[mjaymd]

You have to treat fellow members some food and drinks before you are welcomed here

Welcome MJAYMD! glad to have a new member here.

Dont forget to contribute

How bout beer drinking! ok for everyone?

Thanks. Im still waiting for my nuvi to arrive so then I can contribute.

[hbt]

hello

hi mjaymd,

actually you can start contributing before your nuvi arrive, and when it does if you contribute enough you can be a contributor and download it to your nuvi

welcome

[mjaymd]

hi mjaymd,

actually you can start contributing before your nuvi arrive, and when it does if you contribute enough you can be a contributor and download it to your nuvi

welcome

hbt: Hello! I'm getting into that. Though I still have to figure it out "how to do it". I guess the only way is through google earth?

[Reiji]

hbt: Hello! I'm getting into that. Though I still have to figure it out "how to do it". I guess the only way is through google earth?

You can also use mapsource if you know exact location of your POIs.

[mjaymd]

You can also use mapsource if you know exact location of your POIs.

Exact location meaning - with corresponding latitude & longitude?

[Reiji]

Exact location meaning - with corresponding latitude & longitude?

Its better but since we are talking of just a point, you could estimate its location at the midst of the area you are waypointing.
For example, if you know of a gas station at corners of Street A and B, you could simply put its waypoint say 15meter from the corner inward.

[mjaymd]

Its better but since we are talking of just a point, you could estimate its location at the midst of the area you are waypointing.
For example, if you know of a gas station at corners of Street A and B, you could simply put its waypoint say 15meter from the corner inward.

Great! I can probably do that with mapsource. one more question, in GE can you place POI? and contribute the kmz file? I read from other threads that you need to add the proper symbols? and GE don't have that right?

[Reiji]

Great! I can probably do that with mapsource. one more question, in GE can you place POI? and contribute the kmz file? I read from other threads that you need to add the proper symbols? and GE don't have that right?

Somebody has done that already here. Just dont know if its ok.
Better to prepare a gdb file.

[mjaymd]

Somebody has done that already here. Just dont know if its ok.
Better to prepare a gdb file.

I did waypoints in GE, saved as KMZ file. Converted it to GDB file using KMZGDB converter.
Thanks for the inputs

[ted]

hi and welcome...