GPS Field Guide Garmin Map76 Unit

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GPS Field Guide. page 1. Table of Contents. Using the Garmin ….. GPS Field Guide. page 3. General Description of the Garmin GPSMap76 …

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GPS Field Guide
Garmin Map76 UnitGPS Field Guide page 1
Table of Contents
Using the Garmin
Base Station Information …………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 2
General Unit Description …………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3
Unit Check ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 5
Point Collection Setup …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 5
Waypoint Collection ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 6
Adjacent Field/Strip Point Collection ………………………………………………………………………………………… 7
Waypoint Averaging………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 7
Navigation Back ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 8
Measuring in the Field …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 11
Setting Track Collection Method…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 12
Collecting Tracks…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 12
ArcView and DNR Garmin
Office Planning……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 14
Downloading Points Setup……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 15
Setting the Projection……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 16
Downloading Points……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 18
Making a Polygon Shapefile from Points …………………………………………………………………………………. 19
Making a Point or Line Shapefile ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 20
After Download …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 21
Uploading Points………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 21
Downloading Tracks…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 23
Data Management
Metadata …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 26
Naming and Storing Files ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 27
Trouble Shooting …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 28
Acknowledgement: This manual was originally written by Andrew Kling and the PA GIS Staff in
Harrisburg PA, July 2003. The original document has been edited to better reflect conditions in
Massachusetts, June 2004….