GPS Connect

Publisher's Description

From Chimoosoft:

GPS Connect is a freeware program for Mac OS X which supports waypoint upload and download from Garmin GPS receivers. The NMEA protocol is also supported and should work with any brand of GPS receiver (Magellan, Garmin, etc.), however, this protocol doesn't support waypoint upload or download. GPS Connect aims to fill the software void for people interested in backing up their waypoints, but who don't want to buy a full featured program like GPSy or MacGPS Pro.

GPS Connect aims to be compatible with the rest of the GPS world, so it uses the XML based GPX file standard which allows easy exchange (file, or copy/paste) with other GPS programs for Macintosh, Linux, Windows, etc. which support this format.

This is beta level software and has not been extensively tested. We need your help testing this program with GPS receivers! If your GPS receiver model and software version number doesn't appear on the list of tested receivers on our web page, please send us an email (chimoosoft@yahoo.com) and let us know what works and what doesn't work. This beta version may have broken some things which worked in earlier beta versions. If you have previously submitted reports that an earlier version of GPS Connect worked with your GPS, please submit them again for this version.

What's new in this version:

Implemented support for GPX: the GPS eXchange Format as found on http://www.topografix.com/gpx.asp. This is a standard file format which is compatible with many GPS programs (Macintosh, Linux, Windows, etc.). This is now the default file format* for GPS Connect and is used whenever you save a file (not export).
* note, you can still open a file produced by GPS Connect version 0.1, however, you can no longer save in this format.

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