GPS points Garmin to Lowrance

[jet man]

I have my coordinates on my laptop using the Garmin map source software. Is there a way to get them downloaded or copied over to Lowrance Mapcreate software for install into my 3500C? Trying to save the time of entering manually.

[perchjerker]

One program that will convert them is www.easygps.com

[jet man]

PJ, thanks for the info.did the download , now i will get the garmin and put the info in. Thanks

[perchjerker]

what you need to so is import the garmin data and either export it or save as in the lowrance .usr format

[Wally Walleye]

Actually the program I used is called expertgps from the same site. I've already transfered all 480 of my way points and routes from my Garmin 162 to my Lowrance 3500c. I couldn't get easygps to see my sd card reader. I used expertgps and imported the data and exported to a file with the extension .usr and then saved that file to the card and then loaded the data into memory.

Wally

[perchjerker]

oh ok.

I think one way around that would be save the data to your c drive first, then use Windows explorer to move it to your sd card

I have the full version of expertgps. Love it.


I would have recommended that but I forgot you can use it free for a while or with other limits.

thanks

[Nope]

I believe the data needs to be decoded in Mapcreate from binary then exporting and saved as a gps text file for inputing to a garmin data. its best to write dircetly to the card thru mapcreate because its a coded data file.

[some options]

You can load the data into Lakemaster or if it already is and save it as a GPS transfer file, then use there Lowrance/Lakemaster utility for card units to convert the data to Lowrance format. then go into Mapcreate and import the Waypoint list, and save and export onto a chip, remeber once its on a Lowrance chip its a coded file and needs to be imported back to mapcreate and reaved as a text waypoint file.
GLuck

[perchjerker]

Nope to you too lol

I have done it for my friend with a Garmin from my Lowrance usr files.


we are talking about waypoints here, not mapcreate .low files.

[wrong]

low files are ascii text file written and saved in a text format from mapcreate, that same file also can be made from lakemaster GPS transfer file and there lowrance utility, to get it on a chip it must be a data.usr file that is unreadable except in the unit or imported in mapcreate, been doing it its creation.

[jet man]

Well I have saved the Garmin data in a lowrance.usr format but I cannot get it to the lowrance chip. The expert gps does not list the 3500c lowrance as an option. Now what?
I have the card reader hooked to the usb port but cannot seem to find the way to get the file to the card?
Help??

[Mike W1]

Should be able to use "My Computer" and copy it to the removable drive.

[jet man]

Mike, thanks. That worked. Now I need to put the memory card in the gps and get the waypoints saved. I hve again not been able to figire that out. Please advise what steps to saving the waypoints from the memory card into the gps?
I love this site because it is a big help to guys like me that are semi computer literate.
Lok forward to the reponse and thanks in advance.

[jet man]

Scratch that request found what I needed on page 52,53 of the manual. I do not know how I missed it when I went thru the manual the last time (senior moment). I put it in and uploaded the waypoints and they were all there on my maps. Like way cool.
Thanks again everyone for the responses. With your help I was able tp piece it all together.