EndWell Software's GPX Creator

Explanation

One of my favorite hobbies is going to estate sales. Years ago, I would get the Estate Sale addresses out of a newspaper and then tediously and manually plot a trip. Getting a handheld GPS unit (A Garmin nuvi) changed all that. I could visit an estate sale web site and launch map pages from there. There was a browser plugin called Garmin Communicator that sent the addresses from the map pages directly to the GPS via a USB cable. It was awesome. ☺

Then Google Maps and MapQuest pulled support for the plugin. ☹

So, I wrote a small program to replace the functionality. You paste in addresses (with latitude and longitude) from the map pages and it will create a GPX file that you can send to a USB connected device. Or, you paste in an address and click the button "Get Lat, Lng from Web". I hope someone else finds this useful.

Notes

• The GPX Directory should be set to the drive/directory that appears when you plug your GPS device into a USB port*
• The addresses will show up under "Where To...Favorites" (at least they do on my Garmin)
• When you save the GPX file, any existing file is overwritten (it makes housekeeping easier)
• The name of the GPX file is hard coded to MyWayPoints.gpx (it makes housekeeping easier)
• The address can be one or two lines, the last (2nd or 3rd) line must have the latitude and longitude separated by a comma
• There is no installation program...just run it
• GPX Creator uses .NET Framework 4.5

*Update: The suction cup holder of my Garvin failed and the unit dropped and broke. When I plugged the replacement unit into my PC there was no drive letter: Windows considered it a "portable device". The workaround is to set the Garmin to be a storage device in the diagnostic/developer screen:

1. Press the volume button
2. Hold your finger on the upper right corner for about 5 seconds
3. Go to Configuration and Settings
4. Find MTP Settings
5. Change it from MTP Auto Detect to Mass Storage
6. Save the settings

Screen Shot (with a few WayPoints)

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