49 min
GPS Training Podcast – Number 70 GPS Training Podcast
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- Wilderness
Going overseas, heading off-grid, birdseye, and transferring .gpx files onto a Garmin GPS watch.
In this month’s podcast
* As many of us are venturing overseas again we look at - Overseas mapping - Official or TOPO Active/ OSM* We then will discuss going off grid – and using the - inReach mini/ inReach mini 2 * We discuss the - End or Garmin’s Birdseye Vouchers* We will look at some training videos we have put together for those wanting to do a long-distance trail, whilst using a Garmin watch, either an Instinct or Fenix, to navigate with – Concentrating on the planning process you will need to go through.* And then finally we have - Andy’s top tips
So, without a further a do let’s get on with this month’s GPS Training Podcast
1. Overseas mappingIt’s nice to be back on this subject after the last two years – Garmin unitsOSM – Open Street/ Open-sourced maps – £19.99 - £29.99- Very much like Garmin’s Topo Active maps - more here about TOPO ACTIVE maps v OS maps
- Great if overlaying a .gpx file, as walking a long-distance trail etc
Official maps - £73.99 - £138.99
- Garmin’s ‘official’ maps for each of the countries
- We usually get then in around 7 – 14 days
SatMap units – we are currently struggling to get overseas maps, but hopefully we will get a solution to this in the next few weeks, fingers crossed.
To find out more about the new GPS Store > Maps
2. Going off grid – and using the - inReach mini/ inReach mini 2
What are the inReach mini’s
Not just a SOS button
Already got a GPS device unit – what benefits does the inReach mini it give you
To find out more about the range of Garmin inReach mini devices please go to our website – GPSTraining.co.uk > GPS Store and then – Two-way satellite communication
3. The next thing on this month's GPS Training Podcast - End or Garmin’s Birdseye Vouchers
4. The next thing we are going to look at on this months Podcast is how we can plan a long-distance walk and get the info onto your GPS watch
This subject and solution has come about after plenty of discussions in the GPS training office.
The problem, if you are walking a long distance trail and you want to download a .gpx file and edit it into your day sections what’s the best way to do this.
What is a .gpx file?
If you are using a handheld unit with OS maps how would you do this?
Why can’t you do this if you are a watch user?
* 1.5 hours to load the Fenix TOPO Active maps in BaseCamp* Can’t edit in the online version of Connect* Can’t edit in the online version of Explore
So, the solution – BaseCamp with open-sourced maps on
Export .gpx file into Connect
To find out more and see the solution we have created some videos in the online resource – our online training platform. Please just go to gpstraining.co.
Going overseas, heading off-grid, birdseye, and transferring .gpx files onto a Garmin GPS watch.
In this month’s podcast
* As many of us are venturing overseas again we look at - Overseas mapping - Official or TOPO Active/ OSM* We then will discuss going off grid – and using the - inReach mini/ inReach mini 2 * We discuss the - End or Garmin’s Birdseye Vouchers* We will look at some training videos we have put together for those wanting to do a long-distance trail, whilst using a Garmin watch, either an Instinct or Fenix, to navigate with – Concentrating on the planning process you will need to go through.* And then finally we have - Andy’s top tips
So, without a further a do let’s get on with this month’s GPS Training Podcast
1. Overseas mappingIt’s nice to be back on this subject after the last two years – Garmin unitsOSM – Open Street/ Open-sourced maps – £19.99 - £29.99- Very much like Garmin’s Topo Active maps - more here about TOPO ACTIVE maps v OS maps
- Great if overlaying a .gpx file, as walking a long-distance trail etc
Official maps - £73.99 - £138.99
- Garmin’s ‘official’ maps for each of the countries
- We usually get then in around 7 – 14 days
SatMap units – we are currently struggling to get overseas maps, but hopefully we will get a solution to this in the next few weeks, fingers crossed.
To find out more about the new GPS Store > Maps
2. Going off grid – and using the - inReach mini/ inReach mini 2
What are the inReach mini’s
Not just a SOS button
Already got a GPS device unit – what benefits does the inReach mini it give you
To find out more about the range of Garmin inReach mini devices please go to our website – GPSTraining.co.uk > GPS Store and then – Two-way satellite communication
3. The next thing on this month's GPS Training Podcast - End or Garmin’s Birdseye Vouchers
4. The next thing we are going to look at on this months Podcast is how we can plan a long-distance walk and get the info onto your GPS watch
This subject and solution has come about after plenty of discussions in the GPS training office.
The problem, if you are walking a long distance trail and you want to download a .gpx file and edit it into your day sections what’s the best way to do this.
What is a .gpx file?
If you are using a handheld unit with OS maps how would you do this?
Why can’t you do this if you are a watch user?
* 1.5 hours to load the Fenix TOPO Active maps in BaseCamp* Can’t edit in the online version of Connect* Can’t edit in the online version of Explore
So, the solution – BaseCamp with open-sourced maps on
Export .gpx file into Connect
To find out more and see the solution we have created some videos in the online resource – our online training platform. Please just go to gpstraining.co.
49 min