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Go to the Tools menu and select GPS. In the GPS Import window, go to the Import tab and choose your device: Garmin or Magellan. Check the boxes if you want to import Waypoints, Tracks, and/or ...
- Overview
- Import GPS Data
- Choose how to see your data
- Troubleshoot importing issues
- Find imported GPS data files
- Real-Time GPS Tracking
If you have a supported GPS device, you can track data in Google Earth.
What you'll need
A GPS device that's supported by Google Earth. If your device isn’t supported, try importing GPS data as a .gpx or .loc file.
A serial or USB cable.
Choose which GPS points to see in Google Earth
Tracks: Automatically recorded by the GPS device as you travel.
There are two ways to import your GPS data into Google Earth:
Import a data file
1. Drag the file into Google Earth.
2. Choose how you want the data displayed.To save the data, drag the file into the "My Places" folder.
Import from your device
Make sure any needed GPS device drivers are installed on your computer.
• • • Create KML tracks: A line of GPS data that includes a time element. If available in the source data, tracks can also store additional sensor data such as heart rate, cadence, temperature, and power.
• • • Note: KML tracks are recommended for Google Earth 5.2 or later.
• • Create KML LineStrings: A line of GPS data that isn’t associated with a time element and shows individual points that make up your track.
• • Note: To see elevation and location information, use the balloons associated with each point.
• Adjust Altitudes to Ground Height: Adjusts all recorded points to ground level.
• Note: Do not use this if your GPS track was recorded while traveling by air, such as hang gliding or flying on a plane.
• If the import takes a long time, try to decrease the sampling rate when collecting your GPS data. Most GPS receivers allow you to set the track sampling rate.
• If you get a connection error, restart the GPS device and return to Step 5 under "Import from your device."
Your data appears in the Places panel with the label GPS Device. If you expand the GPS Device folder, you can see your GPS data sorted into separate folders by data type.
If you connect your laptop to a GPS device while you’re traveling, you can see your GPS location in real time in Google Earth.
1. Follow steps 1-6 under Import GPS data.
2. In the "GPS Import" window, click Realtime.
3. Select the appropriate options:
• Select protocol: If you're not sure what to use, choose "NMEA."
• Track point import limit: The max number of positions that are saved and drawn on the screen.
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