All Topo Maps: GPS allows you to move coordinates between the AllTopo viewer and your GPS device using your PC's serial port.
The GPS tool will upload and download waypoints and routes to most Garmin, Magellan and LSI (Lowrance/Eagle) GPS Devices. In addition, real time tracking is available for all GPS devices with NMEA outputs. Checkout [ GPS compatibility ] for details.
The GPS tool will automatically figure out which GPS model is connected, you need only know the brand, COM port and baud rate.
To start the GPS tool, double-click on the All Topo Maps tool bar and opren the GPS Tool:
or click on the 'Start: Program Files: All Topo Maps: All Topo Maps: GPS' item. The GPS tool starts and displays this screen:
Before continuing, we need to configure the GPS tool for the brand of GPS we have connected: select the 'GPS Setup' tab:
to display this screen:
Set the COM port the GPS is connected to and the GPS brand, a short message detailing typical GPS settings will be displayed.
Next, press the 
button to
verify that the GPS tool can communicate with your GPS, and then press Done to return to
the 'Coordinate List' screen.
Coordinate transfers are easy with the GPS tool. First (1) get coordinates from:
1. The All Topo Maps viewer
2. A text file
3. The GPS device's Waypoints, Routes or Tracks
then (2) select the coordinates to transfer, and finally (3) save the coordinates to:
1. The All Topo Maps viewer
2. A text file
3. The GPS device's Waypoints or Routes
It's easy to transfer a track list from a connected GPS to All Topo Maps.
First press the 'Load Coordinate From GPS Receiver' button:
Next, select 'Track List' number 1:
Press the 'OK' button and the GPS tool will download all of the selected track points from your GPS.
Next, press the 'Save Selected Coordinate To All Topo Maps button:
We want to annotate the map with both the route points and a connecting line so choose 'Connected Route of Waypoints' and press OK.
The entire GPS track is annotated onto the map:
Continue to the [ BigTopo ] tour.
