Waypoint+

Waypoint+ is a simple to use tool especially created to help you transfer data to and from your Garmin GPS receiver in a few simple steps without any hassle.

It’s a lightweight tool that displays a user-friendly interface and provides you with quick access to all its features. To start using the application the communications port has to be chosen from the GPS menu. It then automatically downloads the data it needs from the Garmin GPS receiver.

With Waypoint+ you are able to read and write waypoints, routes, almanac and tracks data in the application’s native format. It uses various data types such as latitude and longitude in both decimal degrees and degrees minutes. It also utilizes time and date, as well as description, names and the record type.

Adding waypoints is an easy task. You simply enter their name, latitude and longitude coordinates and a short description. All the created waypoints can then be viewed in a list and used to create a graphical representation.

Waypoint+ uses Waypoint, TrackPoint, RouteName and RoutePoint as its primary record types. It’s able to export waypoints and route data from SA3 and SA4 formats in a simple manner and then uploads them to you Garmin GPS receiver.

The added waypoints can be easily edited. The same goes for the routes. You can have them displayed graphically which makes it much easier to make any modifications you need. You are also provided with the options to track point labels and point colors, as well as to encode waypoints and route points as mapnotes.

To have the most appropriate visual representation of the waypoints and route points the application enables you to choose from different grid modes, enable or disable objects and even choose the printing orientation.

If you're looking for a simple means of uploading and downloading Garmin GPS receiver data, as well as write routes, then you should give Waypoint+ a try.