OziExplorer gurus.....

Hi Hairy

There is a difference between a route & a track. In Ozi, a route is just a straight line linking up all the waypoints in a route. A track is a recording (log) of the actual track you travelled.

In Google Earth, you can import an Ozi track or waypoint file but not an Ozi route.

You say that last weekend you marked a track. I am not sure if you mean you set your PDA (or similar) to log your track. If you did, then you can download or copy your track from your PDA to your desktop. It will have a file extension of plt.

If you load your track file &/or waypoint file into the desktop version of Ozi, then just click on the SAVE icon in the menu bar. Once you do this, there is an option on the drop down menu to 'Export to Google Earth'. Select this option.

Another window will pop up listing all the waypoint files & track files that you have currently loaded into Ozi. You need to tick the ones you want to convert. Now click the Save button. You will be asked for a file name with a kml extension. This is one of the file formats that GE will open.

I hope this is of some help.

Laurie

Hi Hairy

Is it a Track or Route? these are a totally different thing.
I assume that since you say you can find the route file and are
trying to load it then it is not a track. A route will not show in Oziexplorer
unless you have loaded the associated Waypoint file at the same time.

I do not know about veiwing a route from Ce but I assume you would have to save it as a KML file first this file can then be opened from within Google Earth.

If you have Oziexplorer you can open your track/route/waypoints then select File-Save to File-Export to Google Earth, when the Google Earth dialoge box opens, select what you want to open from the list and click on the 'Veiw Data in Google Earth (thrird button from left).

Sorry not very good explanation but see how it goes..
Chris

You need to open the track toolbar and then open the track file you saved as track 1 (or 2-5), then you should be able to see it. Make sure you have the track settings right in configuration, bright blue works for me. Just had to do this in Broken Hill to follow a track Blaze sent me, and it took me straight thru a billabong thats just formed there....... Lucky I had good lights and good brakes

Thanks all.........your great advice got me through again!

Cheers