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GPS Training Podcast – number 73

July 1, 2022admin

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In this month’s podcast –

  1. Grid reference finder, how to convert a reference from anywhere around the world
  2. Garmin’s Topo Active maps – an recent update to solve a past problem for updating these maps
  3. Wireless transfer and following a course – a new addition to our two-day GPS training course
  4. Andy’s top tips

So, without a further a do let’s get on with this month’s GPS Training Podcast

 

  1. Grid reference finder


Website – https://gridreferencefinder.com/

What is it?

UK type in Postcode, address, or Grid ref , X Y Eastings Northings, Lat Long – it then displays all of the above eg just type in the postcode you then have Grid Ref info for GPS device

How can we use it?

Example Converting foreign ref’s for customers stops in Spain into easy-to-understand format for Garmin basecamp to create Waypoints – will run through the process of what I did

On our course, we look at finding Grid references etc. to get to the starting point for a Route

To find out more about Grid Ref Finder –  https://gridreferencefinder.com/

 

  1. Garmin Topo Active maps

    Preloaded on etrex22/32 GPSMap65s, GPSMap66i, GPSMap66Sr, Montana 700i & 750i
    Fenix 7 sapphire range all have Topo Active Europe as well (+Ski Maps)Great Map to use when you are abroad, especially in conjunction with GPX files to follow overlayed on top of the map

    Cover all of Europe- Free Updates, Latest updates earlier in the year have added more detail for some countries including Contour Lines – this is great but does take up more memory

    Full Topo Active – Nearly 8gb
    Now 3 x Regions
    West – 2.50gb
    East – 2.50gb

Central – 2.72gb
City navigator – Nearly 6gb

For etrex22/32 Montana 700i & 750i you need to really use a 16gb Micro Card

In our Tips, we will go into this in more detail

 

  1. Wirelessly transfer and following a course

We discussed in last month’s Podcast the new feature – following a course

Andy, if people did not listen to last month’s podcast – What is a course?

Thanks to my participants on last weekend’s Garmin Course, Rothbury, for being my Guinea Pigs.

We have now brought it into our day one syllabus on our 2-day Garmin GPS course

Garmin GPS Training Courses (two day, nationwide) –

South Downs

New Forest

Northamptonshire

Gloucestershire

Peak District

Lake District

Northumberland

Scottish Borders

 

To find out more about our GPS courses please go to our website – GPSTraining.co.uk > GPS Training Courses (top Menu bar) > Garmin Classroom-based courses

 

  1. The next thing on this month’s GPS Training Podcast is Andy’s top tips

    New Feature in Garmin Express for windows / mac currently with Montana 700i / 750i after last software updates – Manage Maps

When you check for updates you as not enough memory now for all maps new Feature manage Maps
City navigator – Change Region – as well as full Europe split into 10 x Options
Topo Active Full Europe or either East, Central, West
West UK, Port, Spain, France, Belgium, Netherlands, madeira, Canaries, Azores
East – Norway, Sweden, Finland, Poland, Estonia, Latvia Slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Turkey etc

Central the rest

More flexible saves potential use of micro card

Other units etrex22/32 or if you want all on 700i, 750i separate 16gb card (max 32gb)
65s, 66u, 66sr standard Montana 700 for time being okay

  1. When viewing Topo Active Maps for more details goto Setup – Map – Advanced detail level Normal change to More or Msot

 

To find more top tips please do sign up for the GPS Training online resource, this is packed full of video top tips. Go to our website – gpstraining.co.uk and click on the – Online resource – on the top menu bar

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