How do I connect with other users?

Connect with other users by visiting their profile page and sending them a message. It's simple. We've got a rapidly growing community of global GPS users so chances are you'll find someone of interest. There are new connections made every day. Take a look!

How do I create my first trip?

1. It's easy! Login and click on the "Create Trip" tab at the top of the page.
2. Choose your track. You can do this in 3 ways:
    a. Upload an individual GPX file from your computer,
    b. Choose an existing track from your account (for returning users),
    c. Draw directly on a map
3. Next step is to add your photos. You can do this is 4 ways:
    a. Upload directly from your computer,
    b. Import from your flickr account,
    c. Choose an existing photo from your account (for returning users),
    d. Choose a photo from another user
4. The last step is to tell your story. But make sure you provide a good title and description to make your experience come to life.
5. When you are done, be sure to check out our brand new Slide Show player and send your trip to your friends and family!

How do I use the EveryTrail GPS Connector?

1. For Garmin users, get the newest version of the EveryTrail GPS Connector from our upload section and install it.
2. When you launch the Connector, type in your EveryTrail username and password (the ones you just specified) under preferences. Also, specify the port on which you are connecting your GPS device. In most cases this will be USB (for newer models) or Com1 or Com2 for older devices
3. Connect your GPS device to your PC
4. Click on the "receive data" button. Ususally this is very quick for devices with USB connection, but may take upto 2 minutes (!) for older devices with a serial port.
5. Note, if you have lots of data on your device, you may want to choose to click "cancel full upload" once the uploading is about to start. You can then specify which tracks and waypoints you want to upload.

How do I create a trip using existing data?

1. Login and click on the "Create Trip" tab at the top of the page.
2. In section B "Use existing data on Everytrail", just check the boxes for the tracks that you want to include in your trip.
3. Click the "Continue" button at the top of the page.

How do I draw a new track on an existing trip?

1. Login and click on the "My Data" link.
2. Find the trip you want to edit and click on the "Edit Map" link under the trip name.
3. You will now see the "Edit and confirm your map" page. Click on the "Draw Line" icon in the upper left portion of the map.
4. Click the point on the map where you want the new track to start.
5. Click the next point on the map where you want the track to continue. Repeat this step until track is complete.
6. Click the original point on the map to end the track.
7. Enter a name for the new track.
8. Click "Continue" button to save.

How do I add another track to an existing trip?

Currently, you cannot add another track to an existing trip. This is currently on our list of enhancements. However, you can draw directly on the map of your existing trip as described above. Or, you can create a new trip and include the new tracks with the tracks on the existing trip.

How do I post photos to an existing trip?

1. Login and click on the "My Trips" tab at the top of the page.
2. Find the trip you want to edit and click on the "Edit Pictures" link under the trip name.
3. You will now see the "Several easy ways to add photos!" page. You have 4 options to choose from.
    a. Upload from your computer: click the "Browse" button and then locate the image file on your computer that you want to upload. You can upload 4 files at a time, but each file should be less than 4 MB. Once your files are selected and appear in the text boxes, click the "Upload Now" button. Note: this may take a few minutes if you have multiple large files. Of course you are encouraged to upload more than 4 photos so please just repeat this step until all of your photos are uploaded. If you are experiencing extremely long wait times when uploading multiple large photos, try uploading them one or two at a time.
    b. Import from Flickr: click the "Import from Flickr" link. Note: you will be asked to login to Flickr on the next page in order to import your photos. After logging in, click on the desired photoset and then select the individual photos you want to import. Click the "Import" button at the bottom of the page when finished.     c. Include your existing photos: select each of your existing photos that you want to include with this trip.
    d. Include photos from other users: we will show you photos from other users that are nearby this location. Select each of the photos you want to include with this trip.
4. Click the "Continue" button at the top of the page when done adding photos by any of the ways (a,b,c,d) described above.

How do I delete existing photos?

1. Login and click on the "My Data" link.
2. All of your tracks, waypoints, and photos are listed on this page. Just check the box next to the photo that you want to delete and click the "delete" button one at a time.
Note: We are currently working on updating the format of the "my data" page so this should be easier to read in the near future.

How do I delete trips from "My Data" page?

1. Login and click on the "My Data" link.
2. All of your tracks, waypoints, and photos are listed on this page. Just check the box next to the track that you want to delete and click the "delete" button one at a time.
Note: We are currently working on updating the format of the "my data" page so this should be easier to read in the near future.

How do I delete tracks from an existing trip?

1. Login and click on the "My Trips" tab at the top of the page.
2. Find the trip you want to edit and click on the "Edit Map" link under the trip name.
3. You will now see the "Edit and confirm your map" page. All of the included tracks and waypoints are listed to the right of the map. Just click on the one you want to delete and a popup box will display on the map. Click the "Delete track" link in this popup box and the track will be removed from the map.
4. Click "Continue" button to save.

What GPS devices do you recommend?

In general, a GPS devices by one of the leading manufacturers Garmin and Magellan will work well for tracking your outdoor activities. One important feature to look for is WAAS, which improves the accuracy of the device.

The EveryTrail GPS connector works with most Garmin devices. We are working on connecting to other brands as well. Magellan devices are the next ones on our list. Currently we have tested our Connector with most devices (etrex, etrex legend, and forerunner). Please drop us a line if you have trouble connecting your device (support@everytrail.com).

What is GPS anyway?

GPS stands for Global Positioning System. The system consists of 24 satellites that orbit the Earth and send out signals that can be picked-up by receivers (called GPS devices). GPS devices can pinpoint exactly where they are once they pick-up signals of at least 4 satellites at the same time.

Recent innovations in GPS technology have made the system increasingly precise and reliable. GPS devices equipped with the WAAS system are now accurate within 6 foot / 2 meters, which makes GPS devices excellent tools for tracking and visualizing your travel activities.

If you want to read more about GPS we recommend the following excellent web articles:
* Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPS)
* How Stuff Works (http://www.howstuffworks.com/gps.htm)

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