Importing GPS Data Lecture 13

EasyGPS  Free software for downloading waypoints  EasyGPS ( EasyGPS  Free software for downloading waypoints  EasyGPS ( EasyGPS

Connecting GPS Unit  Connect GPS unit to the desktop computer using the USB cable  Mini USB port is on the back of the Garmin GPSmap60  USB port is on the side of the PC tower  Turn on the GPS unit  Connect GPS unit to the desktop computer using the USB cable  Mini USB port is on the back of the Garmin GPSmap60  USB port is on the side of the PC tower  Turn on the GPS unit

Importing Data to EasyGPS  Open the EasyGPS program  Click on the “Receive” button  Select “Waypoints Only”  Choose the appropriate GPS device  Garmin GPSmap 60  Select “OK”  Open the EasyGPS program  Click on the “Receive” button  Select “Waypoints Only”  Choose the appropriate GPS device  Garmin GPSmap 60  Select “OK”

Save Data  Your imported coordinates will be visible in the EasyGPS map interface.  Save this data in the default file format  GPS exchange file .gpx  Close EasyGPS  Your imported coordinates will be visible in the EasyGPS map interface.  Save this data in the default file format  GPS exchange file .gpx  Close EasyGPS

Microsoft Excel  Open Microsoft Excel  Click “Open” from the “File” menu  In the “File Types” drop-down box, select “All Files”  Select the file you saved from EasyGPS  (.gpx file)  As an XML list  Schema errors - yes  Import error - ok  Open Microsoft Excel  Click “Open” from the “File” menu  In the “File Types” drop-down box, select “All Files”  Select the file you saved from EasyGPS  (.gpx file)  As an XML list  Schema errors - yes  Import error - ok

 Open a new workbook in Microsoft Excel  Choose “New Workbook” from the “File” menu  Open a new workbook in Microsoft Excel  Choose “New Workbook” from the “File” menu

 Copy the latitude and longitude coordinate columns with the coordinate data  Select the two colums  Choose “Copy” from the “Edit” menu  Or “Control C”  Paste them into the new empty Excel spreadsheet  Select the first two columns  Choose “Paste from the “Edit” menu  Or “Control V”  Copy the latitude and longitude coordinate columns with the coordinate data  Select the two colums  Choose “Copy” from the “Edit” menu  Or “Control C”  Paste them into the new empty Excel spreadsheet  Select the first two columns  Choose “Paste from the “Edit” menu  Or “Control V”

 Label the first cell of the latitude column with “LAT”  Label the first cell of the longitude column with “LONG”  Create additional field headings for each of the attributes that you want to include in the attribute table.  (e.g. DESCR, CAMPUS_SIDE, RATING)  Type in your attribute data for each waypoint  Label the first cell of the latitude column with “LAT”  Label the first cell of the longitude column with “LONG”  Create additional field headings for each of the attributes that you want to include in the attribute table.  (e.g. DESCR, CAMPUS_SIDE, RATING)  Type in your attribute data for each waypoint

Example of New Excel File

 Choose “Save as” in the “File” menu  Save as a.csv (Comma Delimited) format  A warning message will be given - click “OK”  A second warning message will pop up - click “Yes”  Close Excel  Choose “Save as” in the “File” menu  Save as a.csv (Comma Delimited) format  A warning message will be given - click “OK”  A second warning message will pop up - click “Yes”  Close Excel

Windows Explorer  Rename the.csv file extension to a.txt file extension  Open “My Computer”  Left click on the file  Single left click on the file a second time  The name will be highlighted  ** If you cannot see the three letter extension “.csv”, follow the instructions on the next slide**  Change the.csv to.txt  Rename the.csv file extension to a.txt file extension  Open “My Computer”  Left click on the file  Single left click on the file a second time  The name will be highlighted  ** If you cannot see the three letter extension “.csv”, follow the instructions on the next slide**  Change the.csv to.txt

If you cannot see the three letter extension (.csv)  At the top of the open window.  Tools  Folder Options  View  Uncheck the box in front of  “Hide extensions for known file types”  Click “OK”  At the top of the open window.  Tools  Folder Options  View  Uncheck the box in front of  “Hide extensions for known file types”  Click “OK”

ArcMap  Click on “Tools”, “Add XY Data”  In the “Add XY Data” window, select the.txt file in the “Choose a table from the map or browse….” box  Assign LONG to the “X field”  Assign LAT to the “Y field”  Click on “Tools”, “Add XY Data”  In the “Add XY Data” window, select the.txt file in the “Choose a table from the map or browse….” box  Assign LONG to the “X field”  Assign LAT to the “Y field”

 Select the “Edit”button to choose a spatial reference for the input coordinates  In the Spatial Reference Properties box, click “Select”  Choose the Geographic Coordinate System  Select the Datum that you collected the data in  Probably North America, NAD83.prj  Click “OK”  A Shape attribute of type point will be added to your layer list  Select the “Edit”button to choose a spatial reference for the input coordinates  In the Spatial Reference Properties box, click “Select”  Choose the Geographic Coordinate System  Select the Datum that you collected the data in  Probably North America, NAD83.prj  Click “OK”  A Shape attribute of type point will be added to your layer list

Layer & Shapefiles  To save as a layer  Right click on Event in the layer  (XY Data File)  Choose “Save as a Layer File”  Saves labels and formats  To save as a shapefile  Right click on Event in the layer  Choose “Data”, “Export Data”, “Output Shapefile”  Saves labels and formats, and can be Queried  To save as a layer  Right click on Event in the layer  (XY Data File)  Choose “Save as a Layer File”  Saves labels and formats  To save as a shapefile  Right click on Event in the layer  Choose “Data”, “Export Data”, “Output Shapefile”  Saves labels and formats, and can be Queried