GPS BASICS

WHAT IS GPS?

SATELITES

+ YOU

TO YOUR COMPUTER

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PLACES: POINTS

PLACES: LINES

Android Main Buttons

GPS Logger Main Buttons

HOW TO PAIR MOBILE DEVICE WITH GPS LOGGER

HOW TO CONNECT THE GPS LOGGER TO THE MOBILE DEVICE

HOW TO TAKE A POINT

GO TO GPS ESSENTIALS

GO TO WAYPOINTS

TAKE THE POINT

NAME THE POINT

RENAME A POINT

DELETE A POINT

HOW TO TAKE A TRACK

(TRACKS = LINES)

GO TO GPS ESSENTIALS

GO TO TRACKS

GO TO LIST OF TRACKS

ADD NEW TRACK

NAME NEW TRACK

GO BACK TO MAIN MENU

GO TO TRACKS

GO TO LIST OF TRACKS

SELECT THE TRACK

CLICK RECORD BUTTON

WHAT DO I DO WHEN I'M DONE?

GO TO GPS ESSENTIALS

GO TO TRACKS

CLICK STOP BUTTON

RENAME TRACK

HOW DO I GET THE DATA OUT?

EXPORT FILES

WAYPOINTS

GO TO GPS ESSENTIALS

GO TO WAYPOINTS

GO TO EXPORT

CHOOSE A FORMAT

RENAME EXPORT FILE

EXPORT FILE

When exporting waypoints, all the points can be exported at once.

TRACKS

GO TO TRACKS

GO TO LIST OF TRACKS

SELECT THE TRACK

GO TO EXPORT

CHOOSE A FORMAT

EXPORT FILE

When exporting tracks, they can only be exported one at a time.

CONNECT THE MOBILE DEVICE TO YOUR COMPUTER

SELECT "CONNECT STORAGE TO PC"

OPEN THE REMOVABLE DISK FOLDER

COPY - PASTE TO YOUR COMPUTER

SEND TO YOUR SUPERVISOR

HOW DO I SEE MY GPS DATA?

DRAG + DROP INTO GOOGLE EARTH

OR GO TO FILE>OPEN AND SELECT YOUR FILE

FIELD METHODS

PREPARE A GUIDANCE SHEET

NAME EVERY POINT

NAME EVERY TRACK

TAKE BUILDING POINTS IN DOORWAYS

WALK DOWN THE CENTER OF STREETS (IF POSSIBLE)

USE TRACKS TO COLLECT BUILDINGS/AREAS

WALK THREE TIMES AROUND BUILDINGS/AREAS