If the track looks interesting to you, then continue through with the conversion.If you have Google Earth installed (which I do recommend) you can then double-click on the downloaded KML file and it should open in Google Earth.If you use IE (which I don't recommend) you will have to right-click on the KML file and choose "save target as." Follow the blog links here to get to the KML files.So, to use the tracks I have available for download: I recognise that many people don't use Ozi so I'm also converting and uploading to Google Earth KML format. I have Garmin's Mapsource but I never use it for tracks or waypoints, basically because it's pretty substandard compared with Ozi.
Personally, I use an older less-crippled lite version of OziExplorer for communication with my GPS. Supposedly, it can even send and receive files directly to many different GPS receivers, though I've not tried this. Oh, don't forget to pick what you wanted translated: points, tracks, or routes. Think babel-fish in the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series, but then if you understand this reference you're probably so much of a geek that you don't need this tutorial :)Īnyway, with GPSbabel running, just pick the file format you want to start with, browse to the actual file, pick the file format you want to finish with, and hit "Save File" - that's it. GPSbabel converts tracks and waypoints between mapping formats, lots and lots of different formats. If you still have install problems then leave a comment with your particulars and I'll try to help. If this doesn't work, then I suggest you back up and read the documentation on the GPSbabel site.
There are too many variables for me to describe exactly how to install in every possible situation, but if you're running WinXP or OSX, you should just be able to double-click the downloaded file, then go into the folder that opens and double-click the application. Oh, and if you share my inability to spell, it's GPSbabel, not GPSbable.
Pick the file for your computer, DMG for Mac or Zip for Windows, and download to your computer. Just follow the "downloads" link on the left hand side. To get the right tool, go to and download the GPSbabel tool. It's actually very easy to do, with the right tool.
Here's a tutorial on how to convert the tracks you can download here to other mapping formats, including Garmin.