The Solution. RE: [OKGIS] Convert Garmin GDB file to ESRI format.

[David W. Wheelock]

Hello all,

Thought I let you know the solution to this.  It's a two stepper.

Step 1: Use GPS Babel to convert from GDB to GPX.
   http://www.gpsbabel.org

Step 2: Use DNR Garmin for ArcGIS to convert from GPX to shapefile.
 
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/mis/gis/tools/arcview/extensions/DNRGarmin/DN
RGarmin.html

Thanks to all who helped.

David

-----Original Message-----
From: Wilard Gustafson [mailto:vu_loki at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 11:56 AM
To: David W. Wheelock
Subject: Re: [OKGIS] Convert Garmin GDB file to ESRI format.

Hi David,
You can use gpsbabel to convert the GDB file to another file 
format that can then be converted easily to ESRI (i.e. .csv) It 
doesn't need the GPS.

Of course how easy this is completely depends on the complexity of 
the data you are converting.

Good Luck,
Will

David W. Wheelock wrote:
> Thanks Will.
> 
> I don't have any control over the format.  The GPS belongs to a third
> party and that's what he gave to my co-worker.
> 
> Thanks again,
> David
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wilard Gustafson [mailto:vu_loki at yahoo.com] 
> Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 11:05 AM
> To: David W. Wheelock
> Subject: Re: [OKGIS] Convert Garmin GDB file to ESRI format.
> 
> Hi David,
> Nope haven't used it without the GPS. However I did find this 
> (http://www.gpsbabel.org/) that looks like it might help get to a 
> format that can be imported to ESRI.
> 
> Will
> 
> 
> David W. Wheelock wrote:
>> Hi Willard,
>>
>> Have you ever used this software to convert a GDB file?  I can't find
> a
>> way to load it in.  I don't have the GPS here.  The file was e-mailed
> to
>> me. 
>>
>> Thanks,
>> David
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: okgis-bounces at gis.gis.ou.edu
> [mailto:okgis-bounces at gis.gis.ou.edu]
>> On Behalf Of Wilard Gustafson
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 2:39 PM
>> To: Oklahoma GIS Community
>> Subject: Re: [OKGIS] Convert Garmin GDB file to ESRI format.
>>
>> Ever try DNR GARMIN extension for ArcMap?
>>
>
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/mis/gis/tools/arcview/extensions/DNRGarmin/DN
>> RGarmin.html
>> I have used it to bring in  a lot of survey points in the past and 
>> found it to work very well.
>>
>> Will
>>
>>
>> David W. Wheelock wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I have a Garmin GDB output file that I need to convert to ESRI
> format.
>>> Does anyone know of a utility for this that they recommend.  I tried
>> the 
>>> AV Garmin extension from ESRI but it just throws error codes when I
>> try 
>>> to start it up.
>>>
>>> David
>>>
>>> David Wheelock     Application Specialist    _
>> __david at oda.state.ok.us_
>>> Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry
>>> 2800 North Lincoln Boulevard
>>> Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4298
>>> Phone: (405) 522-5477 FAX: (405) 522-3590
>>> ___http://www.oda.state.ok.us_____
>>>
>>> "We are usually convinced more easily by reasons we have found
>> ourselves,
>>> than by those which have occurred to others."
>>> _Pascal_ <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaise_Pascal>
>>>
>>
>>
> 
> 
> 

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