Thread: GPS?

Originally Posted by Uplandstalker

I've been using Backcountry Navigator on my phone. Download the area you want (or all NZ in my case) while at home on the WiFi and then into the hills I go. Remember to put the phone into Flight Mode to save battery life(the phone searching for signal uses more power than the GPS). The App costs about $15 (only on Android, pretty sure there is something similar for Apple users - but would cost more and do less).

I've got an app called NZ topo maps on my samsung and it downloads maps over wifi at home if you scroll round the area you're going to. The are exact 1:50k topo maps with 20m contours and look great. The pick up seems just as good as my garmin - loses it occasionally under cover. But its not waterproof and rugged and I haven't figured how to display your route as you go. . The touch screen on my GPS sucks. You can do quite a bit storing and editing routes on your computer at home using garmin basecamp. But I think garmin could be struggling to sell single function GPS units in future.

What Topo Maps are best to buy for Garmin GPS 62s?

Originally Posted by Remington700.270

What Topo Maps are best to buy for Garmin GPS 62s?

How do I make mine display position in lat and long?

Originally Posted by Remington700.270

What Topo Maps are best to buy for Garmin GPS 62s?

New Zealand ones if you want it to be useful here. Sorry I couldn't resist that.

Shot Rushy

Cam. Go into main menu and look at the Position format settings. You can change to lat long in there if that is what flicks your switch. Gonna use it out on the water ?

What should it be on?

If you are using it in conjuction with paper topo map, then that is the right setting. It will give you a full grid ref that directly relates to the paper version.
You would only normally usee lat long if boating or flying I believe. Much much easier to find where you are using grid system

Dang. Father in-law just said he will give me his 62s!!
He says he is too old to read the screen. I say 'what a fricken legend"

I reckon !! Lucky barstool

Dumb luck i tell ya!!

Originally Posted by Sniper

Dang. Father in-law just said he will give me his 62s!!
He says he is too old to read the screen. I say 'what a fricken legend"

That is fantastic Sniper.

Im tryin to figure out how to transfer marks from my old etrex with no maps that is in lat long. Also would be easyer to transfer points of interest from Google earth.

Use this converter mate;
Online Conversions | Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) - Toit

And in my humble opinion, using WAMs is much easier than google earth for this purpose.

Just thought Cam, you could just set your 62 onto lat long, transfer your points, then re set position format back to NZTM. It will automatically convert them for you.

That's the problem i can't get it onto lat long.
Took me a few years to work out the etrex so could be a long time before i figure out all the stuff on this one!