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Introducing ExpertGPS

ExpertGPS is GPS map software for your Windows computer, tablet, or laptop. ExpertGPS makes it easy to transfer waypoints, routes, and tracks, as well as GPS, GIS, and CAD data, to and from your Magellan Meridian Gold.

ExpertGPS gives you access to every topo map in the USA, as well as high-resolution aerial photos, so you can zoom in on any trail or job site. ExpertGPS even works with your own scanned maps, and data from over 100 different mapping, GIS, and CAD programs.

ExpertGPS Home is an affordable outdoor trip planner at only $74.95. ExpertGPS Pro contains all of the professional mapping features of high-end CAD and GIS packages, but without the steep learning curve and at a fraction of the price (now only $249.95).

Thousands of businesses and GPS users depend on ExpertGPS mapping software to upload and download Magellan Meridian Gold waypoints, routes, and tracks, make maps of their GPS data over seamless USGS topo maps and aerial photos, and convert and transfer Magellan Meridian Gold data to and from Excel, Google Earth, ArcGIS, and AutoCAD. We've collected dozens of tips and tricks designed to save you time and money when mapping with your Magellan Meridian Gold.

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Magellan Data Upload and Download, Map Making, Adding Waypoints and POIs, Tracklog Tricks, Coordinate Conversion, Google Earth and KML, ArcGIS and Shapefiles, AutoCAD DXF, Creating a Custom Magellan Basemap, Geotagging your Photos, Downloading updates for your Magellan Meridian Gold

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Uploading and Downloading Magellan Meridian Gold Data

Download your Magellan Meridian Gold waypoints, routes, and tracks to your computer

ExpertGPS can transfer Magellan Meridian Gold waypoints, routes, and tracks through your computer's serial (COM) port.

Connect your Magellan Meridian Gold Serial Cable to a USB Port

Need help connecting your Magellan Meridian Gold's serial cable to your laptop or computer's USB port? ExpertGPS has a complete tutorial on connecting your older serial-based Magellan Meridian Gold to your new computer's USB port.

Upload new waypoints, routes, and tracks to your Magellan GPS

Transfer data back to your Magellan Meridian Gold with a single click. Upload waypoints, routes, and tracks to your GPS and print a matching map out to take with you into the field. ExpertGPS even lets you upload Excel, Google Earth, CAD, and GIS data to your Magellan Meridian Gold!

Maximize your GPS Memory

Your Magellan Meridian Gold has limited storage space for waypoints, routes, and tracks. Once you reach that limit, your GPS can't hold any more data. Smart ExpertGPS users have figured out how to eke out every last bit of memory space on their Magellan GPS receivers. Before each outdoor adventure or visit to a project site, they use ExpertGPS to back up the contents of their GPS, and then clear the GPS data memory. They can then download as much data as possible onto their GPS (leaving some room for GPS data collection out in the field). When they get back, they use ExpertGPS to upload all of their Magellan waypoints, routes, and tracks onto their computer and save it. Once they've backed up the new data from their GPS, they can clear the memory again, keeping their GPS ready for their next trip.

Let ExpertGPS Clear your GPS Memory

ExpertGPS can automatically clear your GPS memory after you've backed up your waypoints, routes, and tracks after a trip. This helps you get the most out of your limited GPS storage space.

Backup your Magellan Meridian Gold waypoints, routes, and tracks

Backup your Meridian Gold waypoints, routes, and tracks by using ExpertGPS to transfer them to your laptop or desktop computer. Now you've got a safe back-up of all of the important data on your Meridian Gold, and use ExpertGPS to find and create new waypoints, routes, and tracks to download to your Magellan GPS. Before you update your Magellan Meridian Gold firmware or install a custom basemap, Magellan recommends that you backup all of your GPS data. ExpertGPS gives you the peace-of-mind that your Magellan Meridian Gold data is always safe.

Making Maps from your Magellan Meridian Gold Data

Real 1:24000 USGS Topo Maps

View your Magellan Meridian Gold waypoints, routes, and tracks over USGS topo maps and aerial photos. These are actual 1:24000 scale topographic maps from the US Geological Survey, giving you much more terrain detail than the maps that came with your Magellan.

Toggle between Topo, Aerial, and Color Orthophotos

Instantly switch between topo maps, aerial photos, and color urban imagery using the T, A, and U keys in ExpertGPS. This ability to toggle back-and-forth between several views of your GPS data is unique to ExpertGPS, and is one of its most popular features.

Give your maps a professional look

ExpertGPS comes preloaded with all the line patterns and cartographic styles you need to draw highways, railroad tracks, transmission lines, streams, and more. And the waypoint and track style editors let you create your own map symbols, change track colors, and customize exactly how your GPS and map data is drawn.

Boost your Magellan GPS data entry speed 500%!

Why waste time entering new waypoints on the tiny screen of your Magellan Meridian Gold? ExpertGPS can do it 5x faster! Use the New Waypoint dialog in ExpertGPS to create new waypoints and POI listings for your Magellan GPS. As you type, ExpertGPS automatically suggests the best possible name for this waypoint on your GPS. (Your GPS limits the length of waypoint names to 8, but ExpertGPS will let you give your waypoints user-friendly names and descriptions that can be as long as you want.)

Calculating Area with your Magellan Meridian Gold

Calculate Area (Acreage) using your Magellan Meridian Gold

Calculate area with your Magellan Meridian Gold. ExpertGPS automatically calculates the acreage of any parcel, field, or tract no matter how irregular, when you record the boundary with your Magellan Meridian Gold or trace it over the maps in ExpertGPS. ExpertGPS allows you to calculate acreage in three different ways:
1. Calculate area by walking a perimeter with your GPS. ExpertGPS calculates the acreage enclosed by your Magellan Meridian Gold tracklog.
2. Calculate area by marking GPS waypoints at the corners of a field or parcel. In ExpertGPS, connect those waypoints into a route, and the acreage is automatically calculated.
3. Calculate area by tracing over a map or aerial photo. Use the Track Tool in ExpertGPS to trace the property boundary or field, and let ExpertGPS calculate the number of square feet it encloses.

Magellan Meridian Gold Waypoints and POIs

Maximize your Magellan waypoints

ExpertGPS lets you get the most out of the waypoints on your Magellan Meridian Gold by making it easy to assign the best symbol and to give each waypoint a long, meaningful name (using a real keyboard, not the little controls on your GPS). Think about it:

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Your Magellan Meridian Gold can hold 500 waypoints. Waypoints on the Magellan Meridian Gold can contain up to 8 characters. Waypoint comments (notes) can contain up to 48 characters. How long would it take you to enter all of those waypoints by hand into your GPS? ExpertGPS will save you hours on this one task alone!

Add Photos and Notes to your waypoints

ExpertGPS lets you link a photo to any waypoint or POI and includes a built-in photo viewer. And you can add your own detailed description to any waypoint - store as much information as you need.

Prevent Data Entry Errors with ExpertGPS

GPS coordinates are easy to mis-type. Using the Waypoint Tool in ExpertGPS to create new waypoints reduces the chances of making a mistake when manually entering coordinates on your GPS. ExpertGPS takes care of all of the coordinate conversion and datum shifts when communicating with your Magellan Meridian Gold, further reducing errors.

Create routes the easy way!

The Magellan Meridian Gold can hold 20 routes, each containing up to 49 turns or stops. ExpertGPS lets you build up long routes quickly - just click waypoints one-by-one on the map to connect them into a route for your Magellan Meridian Gold.

Tracklog Tricks for your Magellan Meridian Gold

Trace new trails and roads to send to your Magellan Meridian Gold

Did you know you could trace roads, trails, and other features on the maps in ExpertGPS, and send them directly to your Magellan Meridian Gold? This is a quick and easy way to keep you on-track when out in the field.

Fix up GPS errors in your Magellan tracklog

Poor GPS satellite reception can cause all sorts of errors in your Magellan Meridian Gold tracks. Use the advanced track editing tools in ExpertGPS to correct spikes and blips caused by intermittent GPS multipath errors. You can even select an entire segment of your GPS track and drag it right back to its correct location on the map!

Tracklog Specifications for your Magellan Meridian Gold

The Magellan Meridian Gold can hold 1 track, containing 2000 points.

Geotagging Photos with your Magellan Meridian Gold

Save Hundreds of $$$ with Geotagging Software

You can spend hundreds of dollars on dedicated camera hardware and cables to geotag your photos. Or, you can do it for free, using ExpertGPS. ExpertGPS automatically matches up the timestamps on your digital photos with the times recorded in your Magellan Meridian Gold track log. It just takes a few seconds when you get back to your desk to have ExpertGPS automatically geotag your photos.

Share your Photos on Flickr and Google Earth

Photos geotagged using ExpertGPS are %100 compatible with flickr.com, Google Earth, and any other geotagging software or Web site.

Batch-Edit your Photo Metadata

ExpertGPS lets you quickly view, change, or batch-edit your photo metadata. Select all the photos for the day, and quickly add the city, state, and location in which they were taken. Add and remove keywords and descriptions. View shutter speed, aperture, and other camera settings.

Revolutionize the way you collect data in the field

Still using paper forms, or typing data into your GPS piece-by-piece? With your digital camera around your neck, Magellan Meridian Gold in your backpack or in your vehicle, and ExpertGPS back at your desk, you can gather data on the move. There's no need to mark waypoints as you collect data - just snap photos at each site. ExpertGPS can create geo-referenced waypoints for your report from each photo you took along the way, and attach your photos to each waypoint it creates.

Magellan Meridian Gold Coordinate Conversion

Convert between any coordinate format or datum

Need to convert NAD27 lat/lon to WGS84 UTM? ExpertGPS does it automatically. Enter coordinates in any format, in any datum. To convert Magellan Meridian Gold coordinates to any other format, just select that format in ExpertGPS. All of your data is automatically reprojected to the new format and datum.

Convert to and from US State Plane Coordinates

ExpertGPS Pro lets you work with data in any US State Plane Coordinate System (SPCS). Even though your Magellan Meridian Gold doesn't natively support SPCS, you can use ExpertGPS Pro to convert data back and forth between state plane coordinates, lat/lon, and UTM.

Convert any address to latitude and longitude for your Magellan Meridian Gold

ExpertGPS converts addresses to GPS coordinates with its built-in address geocoder. Enter any address in the US (or in several dozen other countries) and ExpertGPS will bring up a map of that location and create a GPS waypoint you can send to your Magellan Meridian Gold.

Locate property using PLSS (Township, Range, Section) coordinates

The Go to TRS command in ExpertGPS Pro will take you directly to any township and range in 17 western US states, allowing you to locate land in the US Public Land Survey System quickly. As you move over the map, the current township, range, and section is displayed. ExpertGPS Pro can even overlay a PLSS grid from BLM or your state GIS department.

Viewing Magellan Meridian Gold Data in Google Earth

View your Magellan Meridian Gold data in Google Earth

With ExpertGPS, you'll be able to view all of your hiking trips over the aerial photos in Google Earth, showing exactly where you went. This feature is so popular in ExpertGPS, we've added a hot key (F7) that will automatically launch Google Earth and zoom in on your hiking waypoints and tracklogs. And, we've also added the ability to download KML files back to your Magellan Meridian Gold

Layering Magellan Meridian Gold Data with GIS Data

Convert Magellan Meridian Gold waypoints and tracks to ArcGIS SHP format

ExpertGPS makes it easy to update your GIS database with GPS data recorded in the field. Simply mark waypoints or record a tracklog on your Magellan Meridian Gold, and then use ExpertGPS to upload your GPS data and export it as a shapefile. And you can Send GIS layers to your Magellan Meridian Gold as well.

Using Magellan Meridian Gold Data in CAD

Convert Magellan Meridian Gold waypoints and tracks to ACAD's DXF drawing format

ExpertGPS allows you to convert your Meridian Gold tracklogs and waypoints to AutoCAD's DXF format in two easy steps. Send AutoCAD DXF to your Magellan Meridian Gold

Download a fully-featured trial of ExpertGPS, or buy your copy today. We're so confident ExpertGPS will save you time (as a GPS data downloader, coordinate converter, map viewer and editor, and GIS, CAD, and GPS data converter) that we make this guarantee: if ExpertGPS doesn't pay for itself in 14 days, we'll refund your money - and you can keep the software!

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EasyGPS is the free, easy way to upload and download waypoints, routes, and tracks between your Magellan Meridian Platinum GPS and your Windows computer or laptop. Backup your favorite Magellan POIs, create and send new waypoints and geocaches to your GPS, or print a map of your GPS tracklog. To get started, download your free copy of EasyGPS.

Here are some of our favorite tips to get the most out of your Magellan Meridian Platinum GPS with EasyGPS and ExpertGPS, our full-featured mapping software:

If you're a geocacher, EasyGPS lets you download geocaching GPX and LOC files directly to your Magellan Meridian Platinum.

EasyGPS calculates the area of any Magellan GPS track or route, making it a perfect tool for calculating acreage on your farm, ranch, or business. Read our tutorials on using EasyGPS and ExpertGPS to calculate area.

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Geotag your photos so everyone can see exactly where you took them. EasyGPS automatically geotags photos from any digital camera, allowing you to map them on flickr.com and in Google Earth.

Convert any coordinate format and datum. EasyGPS converts between lat/lon, UTM, MGRS, and hundreds of national grid coordinate formats. Just one click converts all of your Magellan data between any format or datum (WGS84, NAD27, NAD83, and dozens more).

Backup your Magellan Meridian Platinum GPS waypoints, routes, and tracks after each outing, so your GPS data is always safe on your computer. Many EasyGPS users clear the memory in their Magellan each time after backing up in EasyGPS. This gives them the maximum data storage for recording waypoints and tracklogs on their next adventure.

View your GPS waypoints and tracks in Google Earth. You can view all of your EasyGPS data in Google Earth. For the ultimate experience, including the ability to send Google Earth data and KML files to your Magellan GPS, check out the one-click Google Earth integration in ExpertGPS.

ExpertGPS also lets you view your GPS data over topo maps, aerial photos, and your own scanned trail maps. If you're serious about getting the most out of your GPS, check out the free trial of ExpertGPS, the ultimate mapping software download for your Magellan Meridian Platinum GPS.

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• Download geocaches to your GPS
• Backup and print out your waypoints and tracks

• ExpertGPS adds street maps, topos, and aerial photos!
• Convert and reproject your GPS, CAD, and GIS data
• View your GPS tracks and data in Google Earth