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<h1>Essential GPS information</h1>
<p>We have a regularly-updated file of all the cave entrances for the entire Schvartzmoosk&ouml;gel system (SMK). 
This file also includes the tracks of the paths we regularly take: from Loser Alm car park to the col and to top camp, 
and from top camp to Fisch Gesicht H&ouml;hle and to Tunnocks's, Balkonh&ouml;hle and Organh&ouml;hle.

<h3><a href="#down">Download the data from the expo server</a></h3>
<h3><a href="#up">Upload the data to your device</a></h3>


<h2 id="down">Download the GPS essentials file from the expo server</h2>
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We regularly create a new version of this essential data as the expo progresses and as expoers discover new entrances and 
devise new routes to reach them.
<p>
To get the most recent version you will need to ask someone who is competent in using the version control system 
(it's in loser/gpx/ and is generated from the survex data by a script). A fairly recent copy (17 July 2018)
can be downloaded from here: <a href="essentials.gpx" download>essentials.gpx</a> (190K).
Or try this link from Wikilocs: <iframe frameBorder="0" scrolling="no" src="https://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/spatialArtifacts.do?event=view&id=27029006&measures=off&title=off&near=off&images=off&maptype=S" width="500" height="400"></iframe><div style="background-color:#fff;color:#777;font-size:11px;line-height:16px;">Powered by <a style="color:#06d;font-size:11px;line-height:16px;" target="_blank" href="https://www.wikiloc.com">Wikiloc</a></div>

<h2 id="up">Upload the GPS essentials file to your device</h2>
<p>
This is where it gets tricky because every device and phone app does this differently.

<h3>GPS phone apps</h3>
<p>
This should work the same way whether you have an iPhone or an Android phone.

<p>We do not have a recommended app as there is nothing we have found which quite does quite what we need. We are using
<a href="http://www.gpsessentials.com/">www.gpsessentials.com</a> and <a href="https://osmand.net/">OsmAnd</a> so try one of these first. If you discover a good app, tell everyone about it.
<p>
Visit the <a href="http://www.gpsessentials.com/">www.gpsessentials.com</a> website and read the manual (top left, on the menu bar: "Manual") for how to do this. 
Except that the manual doesn't tell you.
<p>The OsmAnd documentation says:
<ul>
<li>"The simplest way to view a track you've downloaded is to tap on it in your device's file manager and choose to open it in OsmAnd. After that, you'll see the track in My places - My tracks or in the Dashboard - My tracks."
</ul>

<p>
More documentation on this to follow...


<h3>Modern Garmin handheld GPS devices</h3>
<p>
Connect the GPS device to your laptop (or the expo laptop) using the USB cable. A folder will open on the laptop showing the contents
of the device. 
You will see a subfolder called "GARMIN". Open the folder "GARMIN" and copy the file essentials.gpx which you 
downloaded into that folder.

<h3>Old Garmin handheld GPS devices</h3>
<p>
These need the Garmin communication protocol to import cave entrance locations (waypoints) and paths (tracks). You can't do it by simply copyingfiles.
This means that you need special software on your laptop in addition to a USB cable that connects your laptop to the Garmin device.
<p>
<figure><a href="https://www.cablestogo.com/learning/connector-guides/usb">
    <img src="t/usb-minib-5pin-m-c.jpg"' 
		alt="mini-USB socket" 
	/></a>
    <figcaption><em>mini-USB b socket</em></figcaption>
</figure>
If your Garmin has a <b>mini</b>-USB socket, rather than the usual micro-USB found in phones, then you might have an "old" Garmin handheld, but some modern handhelds still use this old socket.
<p>Once you have the right cable and connected your handheld to your laptop:
<ul>
<li>On a Windows machine, use "GPSbabel for Windows" which has an easy to use graphical user interface: 
<a href="https://www.gpsbabel.org/download.html">download GPS Babel</a>
<li>On a Linux machine the core gpsbabel command line utility is probably already installed; 
but there is no simple, easy to use graphical interface. 
Instead you must use other software such as QGIS or Viking (download using your usual Linux software installer) 
which uses gpsbabel to talk to your device. 
If this doesn't work then there are no useful error messages from Viking.
</ul>

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Using essentials.gpx in the field 2018-07-17 19:58:28 +02:00			`<h1>Essential GPS information</h1>`
			`<p>We have a regularly-updated file of all the cave entrances for the entire Schvartzmooskögel system (SMK).`
			`This file also includes the tracks of the paths we regularly take: from Loser Alm car park to the col and to top camp,`
			`and from top camp to Fisch Gesicht Höhle and to Tunnocks's, Balkonhöhle and Organhöhle.`
How Do I sections added to handbook 2018-07-16 18:36:16 +02:00
Using essentials.gpx in the field 2018-07-17 19:58:28 +02:00			`<h3><a href="#down">Download the data from the expo server</a></h3>`
			`<h3><a href="#up">Upload the data to your device</a></h3>`
How Do I sections added to handbook 2018-07-16 18:36:16 +02:00
Using essentials.gpx in the field 2018-07-17 19:58:28 +02:00
			`<h2 id="down">Download the GPS essentials file from the expo server</h2>`
			`<p>`
			`We regularly create a new version of this essential data as the expo progresses and as expoers discover new entrances and`
			`devise new routes to reach them.`
			`<p>`
			`To get the most recent version you will need to ask someone who is competent in using the version control system`
			`(it's in loser/gpx/ and is generated from the survex data by a script). A fairly recent copy (17 July 2018)`
big fix download 2018-07-28 21:06:55 +02:00			`can be downloaded from here: <a href="essentials.gpx" download>essentials.gpx</a> (190K).`
Wikilocs attempt 2018-07-29 10:09:12 +02:00			`Or try this link from Wikilocs: <iframe frameBorder="0" scrolling="no" src="https://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/spatialArtifacts.do?event=view&id=27029006&measures=off&title=off&near=off&images=off&maptype=S" width="500" height="400"></iframe><div style="background-color:#fff;color:#777;font-size:11px;line-height:16px;">Powered by <a style="color:#06d;font-size:11px;line-height:16px;" target="_blank" href="https://www.wikiloc.com">Wikiloc</a></div>`
Using essentials.gpx in the field 2018-07-17 19:58:28 +02:00
			`<h2 id="up">Upload the GPS essentials file to your device</h2>`
			`<p>`
			`This is where it gets tricky because every device and phone app does this differently.`

lights and phone charging 2018-07-27 13:12:19 +02:00			`<h3>GPS phone apps</h3>`
			`<p>`
			`This should work the same way whether you have an iPhone or an Android phone.`

			`<p>We do not have a recommended app as there is nothing we have found which quite does quite what we need. We are using`
			`<a href="http://www.gpsessentials.com/">www.gpsessentials.com</a> and <a href="https://osmand.net/">OsmAnd</a> so try one of these first. If you discover a good app, tell everyone about it.`
			`<p>`
			`Visit the <a href="http://www.gpsessentials.com/">www.gpsessentials.com</a> website and read the manual (top left, on the menu bar: "Manual") for how to do this.`
			`Except that the manual doesn't tell you.`
			`<p>The OsmAnd documentation says:`
			`<ul>`
			`<li>"The simplest way to view a track you've downloaded is to tap on it in your device's file manager and choose to open it in OsmAnd. After that, you'll see the track in My places - My tracks or in the Dashboard - My tracks."`
			`</ul>`

			`<p>`
			`More documentation on this to follow...`



			`<h3>Modern Garmin handheld GPS devices</h3>`
			`<p>`
			`Connect the GPS device to your laptop (or the expo laptop) using the USB cable. A folder will open on the laptop showing the contents`
			`of the device.`
			`You will see a subfolder called "GARMIN". Open the folder "GARMIN" and copy the file essentials.gpx which you`
			`downloaded into that folder.`

Using essentials.gpx in the field 2018-07-17 19:58:28 +02:00			`<h3>Old Garmin handheld GPS devices</h3>`
			`<p>`
Bier book documented 2018-07-27 17:05:43 +02:00			`These need the Garmin communication protocol to import cave entrance locations (waypoints) and paths (tracks). You can't do it by simply copyingfiles.`
Using essentials.gpx in the field 2018-07-17 19:58:28 +02:00			`This means that you need special software on your laptop in addition to a USB cable that connects your laptop to the Garmin device.`
lights and phone charging 2018-07-27 13:12:19 +02:00			`<p>`
			`<figure><a href="https://www.cablestogo.com/learning/connector-guides/usb">`
			`<img src="t/usb-minib-5pin-m-c.jpg"'`
			`alt="mini-USB socket"`
			`/></a>`
			`<figcaption><em>mini-USB b socket</em></figcaption>`
			`</figure>`
			`If your Garmin has a <b>mini</b>-USB socket, rather than the usual micro-USB found in phones, then you might have an "old" Garmin handheld, but some modern handhelds still use this old socket.`
Bier book documented 2018-07-27 17:05:43 +02:00			`<p>Once you have the right cable and connected your handheld to your laptop:`
Using essentials.gpx in the field 2018-07-17 19:58:28 +02:00			`<ul>`
			`<li>On a Windows machine, use "GPSbabel for Windows" which has an easy to use graphical user interface:`
			`<a href="https://www.gpsbabel.org/download.html">download GPS Babel</a>`
			`<li>On a Linux machine the core gpsbabel command line utility is probably already installed;`
			`but there is no simple, easy to use graphical interface.`
			`Instead you must use other software such as QGIS or Viking (download using your usual Linux software installer)`
			`which uses gpsbabel to talk to your device.`
Bier book documented 2018-07-27 17:05:43 +02:00			`If this doesn't work then there are no useful error messages from Viking.`
Using essentials.gpx in the field 2018-07-17 19:58:28 +02:00			`</ul>`

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