Re: GPS newbie - need lots of help

you can do it, but your setup is not ideal. the problem is that your
gps receiver has no internal logging (data storage) capability. data
can only be stored on the pda in real time. that means you have to have
the pda with you on the mtn bike, the pda has to be powered up, and
has to have an active bluetooth connection with the pda in order to
collect data. assuming you want to go the pda route, there are
several bluetooth gps units with logging capability - i use the
bluelogger by earthmate. with these units, you only need to take
the gps unit with you  - it will record the data and then you can
download it via bluetooth to your pda or pc when you are done.

alternatively, you can buy a simple stand alone unit - like the garmin
geko - which has logging ability.

of course, if you want or need to view the map while you are riding,
your setup is okay, but pda's are a little delicate to be mounted
on a mtn bike.

i am not familiar with pocket topo, but it seems that your immediate
problem is that the program is not recognizing the bluetooth connection.
someone who knows the program can respond, but there is probably some menu
item in pocket topo  that will initiate a bluetooth connection with the gps.

jeff

JohnB wrote: 
I just bought an iPAQ and a Bluetooth GPS unit (GlobalSat ST-338), and
I have no clue on how to do what I want with this thing.  In fact I'm
not even sure I can do what I want.

What I would like to do is use my GPS unit to GPS the mountain bike
trails that I ride on.  And then take that information and create maps
on my PC.  I have a program called National Geographic Topo.  And there
is a Pocket Topo version that loads in the iPAQ, and I can copy maps to
it from my PC.
When I start the program on my PDA, Pocket Topo has an option to "track
GPS current position".  But I don't see that this is doing anything.
It doesn't create way points, and it doesn't create a map.

The GPS unit came with a utility called GPSinfo.  And if I start that
on the pda, it does show the satellites that it sees and will give me
my current position, so I know its working.  Other than that, I'm
completely lost (no pun intended).

I would appreciate any and all info.
Thanks

.

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