# Presentation: 568538

## Navigation 3

**GPS for ICS - 2003**

**Notes:**
Navigation 3

Upload shapefiles (point and polygon) with DNR Garmin into Garmin III Plus receiver as waypoints and tracks. View the track on the map page for reference.  Navigate to the waypoints.

## Data Transfer

- Review of DNR Garmin Uses

**Notes:**
Principle of Operation in this Class is to use DNRGarmin inside of ArcView.

Transfer of data out of the Garmin is considered Download.  Using the DNRGarmin Interface as a stepping stone for viewing and editing of waypoint and track data.

A Save step to save data inside ArcView

This program also can reverse the process and allow transfer of ArcView shapefile data back into a Garmin - this is our focus for Navigation Exercise 3.

## Uploading ArcView Data with DNR Garmin 

**Notes:**
This graphic serves as a flow chart of how to get from a GIS to a GPS.  The original process has been broken down into modules:  data collection with a Garmin GPS III Plus receiver, data transfer with Minnesota’s DNR Garmin extension in ArcView for shapefile creation.  We will reverse it for Navigation 3. 

## Open ArcView project (*.apr) that contains a polygon and point shapefile
Use DNR Garmin to upload points to Garmin GPS III Plus receiver as waypoints
Use DNR Garmin to upload polygon to Garmin GPS III Plus receiver as tracks
Confirm upload to Garmin GPS III Plus receiver

*Instructor will provide name of project

- Use DNR Garmin to upload points to Garmin GPS III Plus receiver as waypoints
- Use DNR Garmin to upload polygon to Garmin GPS III Plus receiver as tracks
- Confirm upload to Garmin GPS III Plus receiver
- *Instructor will provide name of project

- Objectives

**Notes:**
Objectives:
Open ArcView project (*.apr) that contains a polygon and point shapefile
Use DNR Garmin to upload points to Garmin GPS III Plus receiver as waypoints
Use DNR Garmin to upload polygon to Garmin GPS III Plus receiver as tracks
Confirm upload to Garmin GPS III Plus receiver

*Instructor will provide name of project

## Connect Receiver 

- Start Receiver**- **Push the ON button- Push the MENU button twice- Scroll down to SETUP- Push ENTER- Scroll left to the SIMULATOR tab

** **** **Connect    GPS unit to PC

**Notes:**
Connect receiver, start receiver and ensure Simulator is set to ON.

## Change Simulator Mode to On

**Notes:**
Steps to set Simulator Mode to ON

Important to alter this.  Prevents GPS from asking “where is sky” and provides LAT/LONG/ EPE and Elev. To user.

## Check Interface Protocol

**Notes:**
Connect receiver, start receiver and ensure interface is set to GARMIN.

## Open ArcView Project

**Notes:**
Step 1
Start ArcView
Open a pre-made ArcView Project.  For Training these can be found in

FOR FLORIDA
/ACTIVE_INCIDENT/FLORIDA_FIRE / BASEDATA

FOR JOSHUA TREE
/ACTIVE_INCIDENT/JOSHUA_FIRE / BASEDATA

## Turn on DNR Garmin

**Notes:**
Step 1
Load DNR Extension

## Open Garmin GPS

**Notes:**
Step 2
Open DNR Garmin from DNR Garmin Menu
Should get connection.

## Check the following if connection cannot be made	
Cable is securely attached
Interface on receiver is set to Garmin
VB Menu Option GPS
These options set up communication protocols with GPS
Select GPS | Assign Port and Select other COM port*
Select GPS | Open Port to establish connection

- Cable is securely attached
- Interface on receiver is set to Garmin
- VB Menu Option GPS
- These options set up communication protocols with GPS
- Select GPS | Assign Port and Select other COM port*
- Select GPS | Open Port to establish connection

- Troubleshooting Tips

- *  ActiveSync or other peripherals may be using same port

**Notes:**
Use this slide if there are difficulties in establishing connection.

See instructor for special instructions.

## Waypoint Upload 

**Notes:**
Waypoint Upload: Step 1- from ArcView shapefile to DNRGarmin waypoints 

Make Point Theme Active
File | Load | Waypoints From| ArcView Theme
STOP error if the theme isn’t active

## Waypoint Upload 

**Notes:**
Select CANCEL for IDENT field to be sequential numbers  in DNRGarmin table, which becomes name of waypoint in receiver

Option: select a field from the shapefile to give a more descriptive name to the waypoint name in the receiver.  E.g., name or label.  You are limited to 6 characters

## Waypoint Upload 

**Notes:**
Select CANCEL for COMMENT field to be date and time in DNRGarmin table.  In the receiver, date and time displays in comment field when you select a waypoint from the waypoints menu.r

Option: select a field from the shapefile to give a more descriptive comment to each waypoint in the receiver.  E.g., name or label.  You are limited to 16 characters.  Note - you loose time and date!  This may not be a big deal since it is the time and date of UPLOAD unless you upload many days and keep them straight that way.

## Waypoint Upload 

- Waypoint Upload

**Notes:**
Waypoint Upload: Step 2 - from DNRGarmin waypoints to receiver waypoints

Click on the ADVANCED button
Loaded x waypoints will display down at the bottom of window
Waypoint | Upload
Transfer Complete message will pop up, click ok

Review - 2 steps
1. Load Waypoints from shapefile  - this puts the shapefile into DNRGarmin as waypoints.
2. Upload waypoints - this uploads the waypoints from DNRGarmin to receiver

## Waypoint Upload 

- When you upload waypoints, any waypoint in the GPS that has the _same_ ID name as the uploading waypoint will be _overwritten_.
- Although this is not an issue today, it may happen on a fire!

- Waypoint Upload

**Notes:**
WARNING!
When you upload waypoints, any waypoint in the GPS that has the same ID name as the uploading waypoint will be overwritten.
Although this is not an issue today, it may happen on a fire!

## Waypoint Upload 

- Congratulations!

**Notes:**
This is what you will see in your receiver once the upload is finished!

Go into the Waypoints Menu to see a list of your waypoints

## Track Upload 

**Notes:**
Track Upload: Step 1- from ArcView shapefile to DNRGarmin track

Make polygon theme active
File | Load | Tracks From| ArcView Theme

Note: you could select individual polygons if you want OR if none are selected the whole shapefile will load.

## Track Upload 

**Notes:**
Track Upload: Step 2 - DNRGarmin track to receiver track

Click on the ADVANCED button
Loaded X tracks with X  track points will display down at the bottom of window
Track | Upload
Transfer Complete message will pop up, click ok

Review - 2 steps
1. Load Tracks from shapefile  - this puts the shapefile into DNRGarmin as tracks (with trackpoints).
2. Upload tracks - this uploads the tracks from DNRGarmin to receiver
Note: Blue display for some track points in DNRGarmin table is an indication of the beginning of “separate” tracks.  DNRGarmin makes this assessment with distance between series of track point collections and/or time of collection.  Pretty smart software huh?!?

## Track Upload 

- Congratulations!
- You’re ready to navigate!

**Notes:**
This is what you will see in your receiver once the upload is finished!

Go into the Track Logs Menu to see % of active log used.
Go into the Map Page  to see the tracks (and waypoints).

## Opened ArcView project that contained a polygon and point shapefile
Used DNR Garmin to upload points to Garmin GPS III Plus receiver as waypoints
Used DNR Garmin to upload polygon to Garmin GPS III Plus receiver as tracks
Confirmed upload to Garmin GPS III Plus receiver

- Used DNR Garmin to upload points to Garmin GPS III Plus receiver as waypoints
- Used DNR Garmin to upload polygon to Garmin GPS III Plus receiver as tracks
- Confirmed upload to Garmin GPS III Plus receiver

- Summary

**Notes:**
Summary:
Opened ArcView project that contained a polygon and point shapefile
Used DNR Garmin to upload points to Garmin GPS III Plus receiver as waypoints
Used DNR Garmin to upload polygon to Garmin GPS III Plus receiver as tracks
Confirmed upload to Garmin GPS III Plus receiver