Butch in Charleston
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I'm new to maps/mapping and using a GPS, so please bear with me....
Here's what I'd like to be able to do:
I'd like to go out with my metal detector and record some coordinates of search locations....then, I'd like a software program that will allow me to load some digital copies of topo maps into my computer & have the cursor read out it's coordinates as I move it across the displayed map. When I cross the known coordinates, I'd like to be able to place a marker on the map that will be there until I need it......OR I'd like to place the cursor on a feature on the map and similarly record it that way.....THEN, I'd like to drag the cursor from one marker to another & have the distance calculated.
I have read that some of this can be done totally on a GPS, but as a 60-something, my eyes are not that good & the screen is really small, so I'd like to go the PC route, if possible.
Can I do this?.........Any help appreciated!
Thanks, Butch
Here's what I'd like to be able to do:
I'd like to go out with my metal detector and record some coordinates of search locations....then, I'd like a software program that will allow me to load some digital copies of topo maps into my computer & have the cursor read out it's coordinates as I move it across the displayed map. When I cross the known coordinates, I'd like to be able to place a marker on the map that will be there until I need it......OR I'd like to place the cursor on a feature on the map and similarly record it that way.....THEN, I'd like to drag the cursor from one marker to another & have the distance calculated.
I have read that some of this can be done totally on a GPS, but as a 60-something, my eyes are not that good & the screen is really small, so I'd like to go the PC route, if possible.
Can I do this?.........Any help appreciated!
Thanks, Butch