Re: Getting TOPO .tpo files into Garmin 60C/MapSource

From: Gary S. (Idontwantspam_at_net)
Date: 07/09/04 

Date: Fri, 09 Jul 2004 20:28:22 GMT

On 9 Jul 2004 12:32:28 -0700, spooky_po@yahoo.com (spooky Po) wrote:

>I am trying to figure out how to get tracking and other data from TOPO
>.tpo files into Garmin's MapSource software and my new Garmin 60C. I
>can get the data contained in the older .tpg format such as routes and
>waypoints into Mapsource via OziExplorer or GPSbabel, but can't find a
>way to convert .tpo files. This is their new combined file format and
>in addition to waypoints and routes contains notes and tracks. Kind of
>frustrating as I'd like to use the data I've collected over the years
>in my new GPS software.
>
>Any ideas? Thanks!
>
I do not have the newer TOPO! product.

GPSBabel does say it will do the tpg files from TOPO, but I cannot
verify. I think waypoints only, however.

Option one: try the various export options for routes and tracks. Some
of them are really delimited text formats, with a number of ways to
deal with them with common software like Excel. Mapsource can absorb
several of these formats as is.

Option 2 is ugly, but should work:
Download your data into the GPS from TOPO!, then upload from the GPS
back into the new program. Remember I said this was ugly.

Happy trails,
Gary (net.yogi.bear)
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Gary D. Schwartz, Needham, MA, USA
Please reply to: garyDOTschwartzATpoboxDOTcom

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