FUN WITH GPS TRACKMAKER
VE3JC - JOHN CUMMING ( ve3jc@rac.ca )
IN MY BICYCLING, PADDLING, AND ADVENTURE RADIO EXPEDITIONS, GPS TRACKMAKER HAS BEEN INVALUABLE, BOTH FOR TRIP PLANNING, AND FOR REMEMBERING THE ADVENTURE, MONTHS LATER. I HOPE THIS PAGE WILL GIVE YOU AN APPRECIATION OF GPS TRACKMAKER. I'VE INCLUDED SOME OF MY OWN GPSTM FILES (FOR WHICH YOU WOULD NEED TO DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL GPSTM).
WHAT IS "GPS TRACKMAKER" ?
GPS TRACKMAKER IS A WONDERFUL (ABSOLUTELY FREE !) PROGRAM FOR MANAGING AND SHARING GPS DATA.
DOWNLOADS, LINKS, AND ALL THE INFORMATION YOU NEED ON GPSTM IS AVAILABLE HERE. I'M EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR ALL THE WORK ODILON FERREIRA JUNIOR HAS DONE ON THIS.
THIS IS AN ARTICLE I WROTE FOR THE "ARS SOJOURNER" - EVEN IF YOU HAVE NO INTEREST IN QRP HAM RADIO, I THINK YOU'LL FIND SOME USEFUL INFORMATION HERE ON USING MAP IMAGES WITH GPS TRACKMAKER.
A FEW OF MY GPSTM FILES ...
ONCE YOU HAVE INSTALLED GPSTM, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SAVE AND OPEN THE HYPERLINKED "gz" FILES. ("right click" on the title, and "save" the .gz file in desired folder. Then open from GPS Trackmaker)
WEST VANCOUVER, BOWEN ISLAND, AND THE SUNSHINE COAST.
MY SOLO 3 DAY PADDLE ON THE GIBSON (STARTING WITH A 2.5 KM PORTAGE IN FROM LOST CHANNEL OFF THE SEVERN RIVER) WAS SOMETHING I'VE WANTED TO DO SINCE I WAS 6 YEARS OLD.
CANOEING ON SPARROW LAKE (ONTARIO) 2003
SOLO DAYTRIPS TAKEN WHILE MY WIFE ATTENDED A COURSE IN GRAVENHURST.
IF YOU'RE PLANNING TO BICYCLE IN OUR FAIR CITY, YOU MIGHT WANT TO UPLOAD OUR NETWORK OF PAVED BIKE PATHS TO YOUR GPS.
A COUPLE OF FAVOURITE SATURDAY MORNING PADDLE SITES NEAR HOME - MORE WILL BE ADDED AFTER SPRING THAW. THE SCREEN CAPTURE AT THE TOP OF THIS PAGE IS FROM THIS FILE.
THE ADVENTURE RADIO SOCIETY SPONSORS THE "TOP OF THE WORLD" HIGH POINTS CHALLENGE FOR LOW POWER HF HAM RADIO OPERATORS. THIS FILE WILL HELP YOU TO FIND YOUR WAY TO ALL NORTH AMERICAN "HIGH POINTS". (HEIGHT AND DIFFICULTY RANK INFO IS INCLUDED IN THE US HIGH POINT WAYPOINT DATA)
THE CANADIAN ISLANDS AWARD PROGRAM PROMOTES HAM RADIO ACTIVITY FROM CANADIAN ISLANDS. (COORDINATE INFORMATION IS APPROXIMATE, FROM THE C.IS.A. WEBSITE)
I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO PADDLING THE RIDEAU. (WITH A DAUGHTER IN KINGSTON AND A SON IN OTTAWA THIS YEAR, 2005 IS THE TIME TO DO IT!). THE RIDEAU CANAL INFO SITE HAS GPS DATA, PLUS BIRD'S EYE VIEWS OF ALL THE LOCKS. ALL OF THE MAPS, IMAGES, AND GPS DATA IN MY GPSTM FILE IS TAKEN FROM THEIR SITE. ZOOM IN TO SEE THE LOCK PHOTO'S!
LAST REVISED 2005.02.21 - Please contact me at ve3jc@rac.ca for permission to use any of the material here which is original.
My GPSTM files have been created for my own enjoyment only, using data from various sites on the web. I assure you that I will obtain no commercial benefit from any of this. However, if I have used your material, and you feel I have violated any laws of copyright or common courtesy, please let me know. I will gladly remove any offending material. 73, VE3JC
