GSAK (Geocaching Swiss Army Knife)
Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 3:40 pm
This is not pretty and cannot be done realtime, yet, But I haev found a way to convert Vistumbler data into a variety of Nav File formats (including MSTRIPS)...
One of my other hobbies is a sport called Geocaching (google it). Essentially is using GPS to locate "caches" placed by other geocachers and posted as waypoints. Many GPS related tools have been created to help in this with the most popular being GSAK (Geocaching Swiss Army Knife)
http://www.gsak.net/. Among the tools available in GSAK is a a file conversion utility that converts either .LOC or .GPX waypoint files into a large number of other GPS/MAPPING Navigators including:
CacheMate PDB File
CSV or TXT
Custom Format
Delorme Topo Usa, Street Atlas Plus, etc
Fugawi TXT File
Garmin POI file
GPX/LOC File
HTML Files
Lowrance USR File
Magellan eXplorist and SD Card
Mapsend MPS file...
MapSource File
MapTech eXchange Format MXF File
Memory Map CSV file
Microsoft Streets and Trips text File
National Geographic TOPO! TPG File
OziExplorer WPT File
Pocket Streets PSP File
Street Atlas File
TomTom POI file
The process is a little bit involved but not unbearable.. Export Vistumbler data as a .GPX file (remember where you parked it) then open GSAK then under File, select Load GPX/LOC/ZIP then the GPX file you are wanting to import. Gsak will then build the database... Since it is not specific to the actual data exported by 'tumbler , it will list ssid, mac, and coordinates. It will not translate the GPS track just waypoints
More to come as they are asked
One of my other hobbies is a sport called Geocaching (google it). Essentially is using GPS to locate "caches" placed by other geocachers and posted as waypoints. Many GPS related tools have been created to help in this with the most popular being GSAK (Geocaching Swiss Army Knife)
http://www.gsak.net/. Among the tools available in GSAK is a a file conversion utility that converts either .LOC or .GPX waypoint files into a large number of other GPS/MAPPING Navigators including:
CacheMate PDB File
CSV or TXT
Custom Format
Delorme Topo Usa, Street Atlas Plus, etc
Fugawi TXT File
Garmin POI file
GPX/LOC File
HTML Files
Lowrance USR File
Magellan eXplorist and SD Card
Mapsend MPS file...
MapSource File
MapTech eXchange Format MXF File
Memory Map CSV file
Microsoft Streets and Trips text File
National Geographic TOPO! TPG File
OziExplorer WPT File
Pocket Streets PSP File
Street Atlas File
TomTom POI file
The process is a little bit involved but not unbearable.. Export Vistumbler data as a .GPX file (remember where you parked it) then open GSAK then under File, select Load GPX/LOC/ZIP then the GPX file you are wanting to import. Gsak will then build the database... Since it is not specific to the actual data exported by 'tumbler , it will list ssid, mac, and coordinates. It will not translate the GPS track just waypoints
More to come as they are asked
...I don't think this forum has ever seen this much posting hahaha ...its nice to see...especially on my vacation (which it has rained almost every day on)