[BaseCamp] from Excel xls to BaseCamp waypoint gpx

[Lynne Carey]

It has been last year since I tried. If you come through KY holler.  I am
the KY state sponsor.

Lynne
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On Mar 22, 2015 7:46 PM, "saddle sore" <ironbutter at gmail.com> wrote:

> Lynne
>
> I've never played with a KML.  So when I googled it, I found
> https://www.earthpoint.us/ExcelToKml.aspx.  I browsed for the same Excel
> file as I used in GPSVisualizer.  It placed all my sites on Google Earth
> (but since I had over 200 sites in my Excel file it wanted paid for
> anything over 200 lines from an Excel file).  But I clicked on a few sites
> and selected Properties to see what info it was storing from my Excel file.
> Admittedly this is my first try at converting xls to kml then to gpx, but
> my attempt did not bring over anything from the Excel file other than name,
> longitude and latitude.  I'll try some other iterations and see if I get
> other/better results.
>
> Thanks, Joe
>
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 8:25 PM, Lynne Carey <gijane42104 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I believe you can import the KML file into basecamp and it brings that
> with
> > it doesn't it?  I seem to remember playing with it last year.  I then
> > exported as GPX file
> >
> > On Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 7:00 PM, saddle sore <ironbutter at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Maura
> > >
> > > I have City location info already filling the Notes portion of the BC
> > > waypoint.  I've been playng with column names in the Excel file prior
> to
> > > running GPSV, as well as shifting what is in the Excel columns so that
> > GPSV
> > > sees the info at different times in the conversion process.  I was
> hoping
> > > to match the Excel columns with the BC columns, but haven't figured
> that
> > > out yet.  The ordering of the columns in Excel does not seem to make
> > > much/any difference in the way it comes out in BaseCamp.  Thus, I
> haven't
> > > been able to get the columns aligned (yet).
> > >
> > > BTW, when sorting waypoints in BC for an entire List of waypoints, why
> > are
> > > the columns not the same as when opening BC waypoint properties box
> for a
> > > single waypoint?  For a List, there is a column for Notes right after
> the
> > > column for waypoint name, but for an individual waypoint properties box
> > the
> > > Notes is a tab rather than a line item category.  Not a big issue, just
> > > noticed it.
> > >
> > > Joe
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 7:38 PM, -=maura=- <moteramaura at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Put the state in the NOTES column. Put the state alone, or first,
> > before
> > > > any other info.
> > > > You must match the columns in BaseCamp and Excel- BC has limited and
> > > > specific columns, you must have those columns in excel for GPSV
> > convert
> > > >
> > > > Give this a try,
> > > > I have not done it and am unable to test at the moment.
> > > >
> > > > Maura
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >  On 22/03/2015 4:23 PM, saddle sore wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Hi
> > > >>
> > > >> I'm getting ready for 2015 Tour of Honor.  I want to make a gpx file
> > of
> > > >> the
> > > >> 2015 info when it is all posted on April 1st, so I'm practicing with
> > the
> > > >> 2014 data.  I did a lot of cutting and pasting from the 2014 map to
> > make
> > > >> an
> > > >> Excel spreadsheet containing columns of:  memorial name, city,
> state,
> > > lat,
> > > >> long.
> > > >>
> > > >> I initiated GPSVisualizer for the conversion from xls to gpx.  I
> read
> > > >> through the tutorial at
> > > >> http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/tutorials/waypoints.html and figured
> out
> > > >> some
> > > >> of the column names MUST be specific names.  Then I used the
> > conversion
> > > >> box
> > > >> on http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/convert_input?convert_format=gpx to
> > > have
> > > >> GPSVisualizer create a gpx file that I could download and then open
> in
> > > >> BaseCamp.
> > > >>
> > > >> I want to be able to be in BaseCamp and sort the waypoints by state.
> > I
> > > >> have one Excel column for State, and BaseCamp waypoint properties
> box
> > > has
> > > >> a
> > > >> place for State, but when converting to gpx from xls using
> > > GPSVisualizer,
> > > >> that State information is not coming over.  All I get from
> > GPSVisualizer
> > > >> is
> > > >> name, desc, lat, and long.
> > > >>
> > > >> Does anyone have any hints on how I get the State information to be
> > > >> converted from the Excel file to the BaseCamp waypoint properties
> box?
> > > >>  (I
> > > >> realize that after the BaseCamp waypoints are created that I can
> > > highlight
> > > >> certain waypoints and give them all the same State abbreviations
> > > manually.
> > > >> But since I already have this in the Excel file along with the lat,
> > long
> > > >> and name, I'm thinking that the conversion process should include
> the
> > > >> State
> > > >> info, not just name, lat and long.  The GPSVisualizer conversion
> > process
> > > >> places the City info into the BaseCamp waypoints' Notes properties
> > line
> > > >> since I have the Excel column header as Desc.  Why can't I pick up
> the
> > > >> State from Excel and have that show up in the BaseCamp waypoint
> > > >> properties?
> > > >> )  Any ideas?  Any better ways than using GPSVisualizer?
> > > >>
> > > >> Thanks, Joe Y
> > > >> western PA
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