#Using gpsbabel to convert usr download

IN THE OUTPUT FORMAT, CHOOSE “GOOGLE EARTH (KEYHOLE) MARKUP LANGUAGE” IN THE OUTPUT SECTION OF GPS BABEL, CLICK THE “FILE NAME” BUTTON, AND CHOOSE A DESTINATION FOR YOUR FILE. IN THE DROP-DOWN MENU OF THE INPUT SECTION OF GPS BABEL, CHOOSE “LOWRANCE USR” AS THE FORMAT. CLICK ON IT, AND NAVIGATE TO THE MEMORY CARD, AND LOOK FOR YOUR FILE. THE BUTTON LABELED “FILE NAME(S) IN THE TOP LH CORNER IS WHERE YOU WILL TELL THE PROGRAM WHERE TO FIND THE SOURCE FILE. STEP 2: REMOVE THE CARD FROM THE LOWRANCE, INSERT IN THE COMPUTER’S MEMORY CARD READER OR EXTERNAL READER. STEP 1: ON THE LOWRANCE, NAVIGATE TO “WAYPOINTS, ROUTES AND TRACKS”, HIT “MENU”, AND HIT “SAVE TO CARD” NAME THE FILE, HIT SAVE.

#Using gpsbabel to convert usr download

GPS Babel – get the download here I’ll run through the steps, but in essence, we will be saving the tracks to the card while the card is still in the Lowrance, then putting the card in the card reader, selecting the file with GPS Babel, and translating it into the language that Google Earth can understand.This can be the LA 1/Standard mapping card that you have your maps on Please keep in mind that I am doing this on a Mac. gpsbabel treats waypoints, tracks and routes as separate channels of information and not all formats support reading and writing all three. Unfortunately, that isn’t exactly a straightforward process, so I thought I would make a short post outlining how I do it. That being said, the Lowrance interface leaves a lot to be desired, and I’d much rather store the tracks along with the rest of my notes and mapping, in my Google Earth files. It’s also very handy to see old tracks laid over your current track, so you can confirm that you are indeed in that one spot that was so awesome that one time with similar conditions.

Having the map on and at arms length all day long lets me make way better decisions on the water, as I figure out the pattern for the fish and look for areas that look similar to where I’m having success. I’ve told quite a few people that one of the best purchases I’ve made for kayak fishing was a Lowrance map/fishfinder unit and satellite imagery map card.