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garmin handheld (e.g. GARMIN GPSMAP 76)

jamesdiver · 2013-10-14 09:37:25

Hi, Does anyone know if I can log data from a handheld garmin GPS, 'on the fly', to a laptop, using the data cable? I need it to feed into some non garmin software to give me Lat/Lon data. I know it will go into Mapsource, but this isnt what im looking for. For example, with a marine GPS such as the Garmin 720s, you are…

14-10-2013 09:37AM

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jamesdiver

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Hi,

Does anyone know if I can log data from a handheld garmin GPS, 'on the fly', to a laptop, using the data cable? I need it to feed into some non garmin software to give me Lat/Lon data. I know it will go into Mapsource, but this isnt what im looking for.

For example, with a marine GPS such as the Garmin 720s, you are given auxilary outputs which can be crimped into a serial port and you can use the options menu to switch on different data sets to send.

thanks,

James

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