Waypoint accuracy

Thanks David, I am perfectly happy now and will go with the exploroz waypoints - I have just purchased the credits to download them. Of course, if I get lost it is now completely your fault and nothing to do with any failing on my part! 8-)

Knowing that you have been to 70% of the places marked on the trek notes does not make me feel any better about my job. Anyone want waypoints for the coffee machine or photocopier? Perhaps for the car park - that is at least out of doors ?

Hi greydemon, I wouldn't trust the Base maps that comes with the Garmin units. you could download Tracks4Australia which will give you tracks in the area. You also must make sure your using the same Datum as what is listed. Most maps are at WGS 84 .

Grid is also important. I also set my GPS to Lat/Lon hddd' mm.mmm others have it at hddd'mm'ss.s and hddd.ddddd.

Make sure you have the degrees and dot in the right place.

Thanks SA Patrol. I am a complete novice at this. Evidence: I bought credits to download the waypoints from here without realising that the download only works on Oziexplorer ... which I do not have. Fooled by the phrase "download these wayponts to your mapping software" ah well, $10 contribution to running this site which is a bargain!

I have followed your advice and downloaded Tracks4Australia, updating from Mapsource version 2 up to about version 6 in one hit. I now have a file containing a large number of .img files. Can you guide me on the next step - how do I get Mapsoure to use these files ? I am searching for the user manual which presumably came with the software but haven't found it yet. Up until now I have only used my GPS for a few local hikes and geocaching and the old mapsource was adequate for that without having to bother much about whistles and bells.

Thanks

Nick

OK SA_Patrol, cancel that - I have worked it out. Thanks