Garmin GPSMAP 60CSx Data Collection GPS for Fire Management & ICS - 2008 Garmin GPSMAP 60CSx Data Collection Specifications: 12 channel 7.5 ounces Quad Helix Antenna 180x240 pixel 4-level gray monochrome display Electronic Compass Barometric altimeter Built-in North America basemap Waterproof to IPX7 standards Floats 500 waypoints (Owners’s Manual , Page 6) or 1000 – Garmin.com 10 saved Tracks Automatic track log, 10,000 points 50 routes each containing up to 125 waypoints– do we need to remove these from memory??? Can calculate area External antenna WAAS capable Field: Collecting Data

GPS for Fire Management & ICS - 2008 Objective Collect: - Waypoints - Track Log In the field! Objectives are to collect these 3 kinds of data. Note: Average Location is the term used in the Garmin documentation and is the title on the Page that displays on the Garmin receiver. However, I and other instructors will probably end up using averaged waypoint most of the time when we talk about it. Field: Collecting Data

GPS for Fire Management & ICS - 2008 Summary of Topics Mark Waypoints Delete Waypoints Collect Track Log View Active Track Area Collecting Track Segments X In this case the topics are mostly the same as the objectives. Note icons to keep track of which topic is being addressed on the slide. Field: Collecting Data

Press Twice to View Main Menu Cancel Data Entry or Exit a Page Your Garmin 60CSx Page Zoom In Rocker Page Zoom Out Find Menu Press & Release to Cycle Through Main Pages. Press and Hold to Turn Compass On/Off Mark Current Location Press Twice to View Main Menu Cancel Data Entry or Exit a Page

Your Garmin 60CSx Your GPS has six main pages: Satellite Page Trip Computer Page Map Page Compass Page Altimeter Page Main Menu Each page has an Options Menu. To view the Options Menu for a page, press MENU key once on the page

Reminder – When you Turn on GPS Check Satellite Page GPS for Fire Management & ICS - 2008 Reminder – When you Turn on GPS Check Satellite Page Check number of satellites highlighted in blue–minimum 3 satellites required Check accuracy of signal, the lower the number the better We don’t want to collect data unless we are receiving at least 3 satellites (black background or black bars) and the accuracy is considered acceptable by the user. EPE: Estimated Position Error, + or – 49 feet, horizontal positional error, 95% confidence level DOP: Dilution of Precision, estimated to be = HDOP, 95% confidence level Polar Plot shows location of satellites by PRN # (Pseudo Random Noise Number) Bar graph identifies satellites by PRN # that the receiver can pick up and the strength of the signal Bar graph at bottom of window shows strength of signals from each satellite Field: Collecting Data

GPS for Fire Management & ICS - 2008 Mark Waypoint Press and hold Mark This is all it takes to create a waypoint – Don’t forget – It’s not stored just yet. There are 3 ways to create a waypoint: 1)While at desired location, press and hold Enter key. creates Mark Waypoint, press OK to save, it becomes a Waypoint 2) Manually using existing coordinates, press and hold Enter key, creates Mark Waypoint, edit coordinates, press OK to save, it becomes a Waypoint 3) While on Map Page, use rocker to select location, press Enter key (don’t hold), creates New Waypoint, press OK to save, it becomes Waypoint -All values frozen -No values stored yet Field: Collecting Data

Modify Mark Waypoint Page GPS for Fire Management & ICS - 2008 Modify Mark Waypoint Page Waypoint Symbol Waypoint Name, max 14 characters Current Position DO NOT EDIT – needed for ArcView/ArcGIS Current Elevation All of these fields can be modified. Show Waypoint on Map Page Field: Collecting Data

GPS for Fire Management & ICS - 2008 Save Waypoint To accept the waypoint as is, highlight OK with the rocker and press ENTER. To change any information on the Mark Waypoint Page, move the rocker to the appropriate field and press ENTER. After making changes, highlight OK and press ENTER. You can edit waypoints as you create them or at a later date. Field: Collecting Data

Press the FIND button and highlight the Waypoints option. Deleting Waypoints Press the FIND button and highlight the Waypoints option.

Deleting Waypoints Use the rocker to select the waypoint you want to delete and press ENTER. Highlight the Delete button and press ENTER. Deleted waypoints can’t be recovered!

Collect Track in Active Track Log GPS for Fire Management & ICS - 2008 Collect Track in Active Track Log Press MENU twice to access the Track Log page on your GPS. The track is stored in the active track log. Saving a track is an option. Press ENTER when Tracks is selected to open the Track Log Field: Collecting Data

GPS for Fire Management & ICS - 2008 Track Log Setup Be sure the Track Log is turned on. Move the rocker to highlight On an press ENTER Once Track Log is turned On, highlight Setup and press ENTER Field: Collecting Data

Track Log Setup Deselect the Wrap When Full Option to ensure that no track log data gets erased. Press ENTER to uncheck Records Track Log based on distance, time, or auto. Press ENTER to open Will change based upon the selection made in Record Method. Select a color for your track log. Press ENTER to see color options

View Active Track Log To view your current Track Log, select the TracBack option by pressing ENTER

Save Track Log If you wish to save your current Track Log, scroll up to Save and press ENTER. Select Yes or No and press ENTER again View total area of Track Log To review saved Track Logs, highlight the log in the Saved Tracks menu and press ENTER. You can edit, map or delete your Track Log from this frame. When finished, highlight Ok and press ENTER

Saving a Portion of Current Track Log Press MENU twice to access the Main Menu. Select Tracks icon and press ENTER. Highlight the Save button and press ENTER. Select No and press ENTER when this message appears. Use the Rocker to move the pointer to the place on the track line that you want to be the beginning point, press ENTER.

Saving a Portion of Current Track Log Move the Rocker to where you want your end point to be and press ENTER A “Saving Track” message will appear followed by the Saved Track Page With Ok highlighted, press ENTER. A new track will be created in the Track Log main page

Enjoy Using Your GPS!