Converting MS Streets (.est) FILES to file that will work with Garmin 750
Mon, 08/11/2008 - 10:11am
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15 years
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Hi, I use MS Streets program on my Macintosh laptop. There are a bunch files that I would like to convert to use with my GPS. There is a program that will do this but it is way over my head. It is callled GPSBabel. Could someone tell how to use this program to do what I want to do or some other way to convert the files. Thanks Terry
GPSBabel
It's pretty intuitive, but basically, you just select Microsoft Streets and Trips (pin/route reader) as the format of your input file. Select the path and file name as your input file (obviously, you need to make sure you have saved your MS Streets file first) then select your output format (I use Comma Separated Values) and the path and filename for your output file. Then click on 'Let's Go'. It will create a POI file in .csv format. The POIs in the file will be made up of the locations listed as stops in the route planner of Streets and Trips. If you only create a S&T route with a start and finish, only the start and finish will be listed in the POI file, so be sure to create stops (waypoints) if you want additional locations in the POI file. I always number the waypoints after converting them in the order they appear in Streets and Trips, so I can just select them as waypoints one at a time. If your 750 will accept waypoints, you may not have to do that step. I have a 350, which does not allow waypoints.
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Try GPS Utility.
http://www.gpsu.co.uk/