[BaseCamp] getting Lat and Lon from GEP to BC

[saddle sore]

Maura
Apparently the heat has not impacted you.   I walked through your steps and
it worked.  Pretty easy compared to my pencil/paper method.  Enjoy your
ridin'.
Thanks, Joe

On Wed, Jun 24, 2015 at 6:11 PM, Maura <moteramaura at gmail.com> wrote:

> I may not be understanding correctly. Have been riding in the heat. Would
> this work?
> Make placemarks in gep .
> Save placemarks in gep as kml or kmz file.
> Import that file directly to Basecamp,
> Thus have all coords in the lists.
>
> Maura
>
> Chillin'
> In
> Redding CA
> On Jun 24, 2015 2:46 PM, "Tim Bowman" <tk.bowman at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > Also in hand grenades . . .
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Basecamp [mailto:basecamp-bounces at micapeak.com] On Behalf Of
> saddle
> > sore
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2015 2:15 PM
> > To: BaseCamp
> > Subject: Re: [BaseCamp] getting Lat and Lon from GEP to BC
> >
> > Tim
> > I agree that usually close to the exact lat lon is good enough, but as I
> > visit some of these memorial sites, there are multiple memorials next to
> > each other.  So, being exact helps me to specify the particular memorial
> > that I want to nominate.  So, as they say, close only counts in a game of
> > horseshoes.
> > See ya on the road,  Joe
> >
> > On Wed, Jun 24, 2015 at 5:06 PM, Tim Bowman <tk.bowman at comcast.net>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Joe,
> > >
> > > Another way to cut and paste would be to use the SNIPPING tool (in Win
> > > 8) to capture the reading, but I suspect it will be too labor
> > > intensive to strip out the data you need.
> > >
> > > If your bike's GPS unit won't function out of the cradle, a simpler
> > > solution might be to carry a small and inexpensive hand-held GPS to
> > > the site and mark
> > > the site with the GPS.  Then download those waypoints.   As for me, I
> > would
> > > just take my Garmin Montana or 60CSx out of their cradle and walk up
> > > to the site, and mark the waypoint if I wanted to pin it down exactly.
> > > Normally I'm fine with anything within 20-30 feet (and sometimes
> > > longer), so I just mark it with the unit still mounted on the bike.
> > >
> > > Tim Bowman
> > > Burien, WA
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Basecamp [mailto:basecamp-bounces at micapeak.com] On Behalf Of
> > > saddle sore
> > > Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2015 1:42 PM
> > > To: BaseCamp
> > > Subject: [BaseCamp] getting Lat and Lon from GEP to BC
> > >
> > > Hi
> > > As I travel throughout PA, I am photographing war memorials to submit
> > > for potential Tour Of Honor sites for future years.  Typically the
> > > memorial is off the road and a distance from my handlebar mounted GPS
> > > device.  Once I photograph the memorial, I also photograph the GPS
> > > screen showing me the Lat/Lon of where I am parked (not necessarily
> > > where the memorial is  -- close but not exact).  When I get home I
> > > open Google Earth Pro, type in that Lat/Lon from my GPS screen photo
> > > and get flown in to where I was parked.
> > > Then I search for the memorial.
> > >
> > > I am able to exactly pin point the memorial with GEP, as I zoom in as
> > > close as possible.  I see the Lat and Lon read outs in the lower right
> > > hand corner of the screen.
> > >
> > > Is there any way to capture those Lat and Lon readings so that I can
> > > then input them into BaseCamp using Find>Locate Coordinates?  Maybe
> some
> > version
> > > of a copy and paste method??   Currently I'm using the old school
> method
> > of
> > > holding my cursor on the memorial while in GEP, writing down the Lat
> > > and Lon, and then going into BC and typing those coordinates in by
> > > hand so that I can get a waypoint pin pointed on the memorial.  Most
> > > of the time I get the numbers written down and re-typed properly, but
> > > dyslexia can put me into another state or country very easily.  LOL
> > >
> > > Any thoughts?
> > > Joe Y
> > > western PA
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