Data Hacking

224 Part III — Data Hacking
FIGURE 10-1: G7toWin
In my experience, I’ve noticed that G7toWin offers very good levels of compatibility with
many different kinds of GPS receiver.
The process of taking screenshots is as follows:
1. Download the software from the website (www.gpsinformation.org/ronh).
2. After you have downloaded the software, open the zipped file.
3. Extract the files to a convenient location on your hard drive. This software doesn’t
require any installation, so the place you extract it to is the place from which you will
need to run it.
4. Connect your GPS receiver to the PC and switch it on.
5. Run the main executable file (g7towin.exe).
6. Running the application brings up a blank screen.
7. Make sure the software is looking for your GPS on the appropriate serial or USB port
(or even a Bluetooth connection) and is using the right settings. To check on and change
these setting, click File ➪ Configuration. The Options Setup screen that appears is displayed
in Figure 10-2.
8. This screen looks quite complex, but there are a few key areas for you to look at.
a. First, make sure that the right GPS is selected (see Figure 10-3).
b.Choose the appropriate port, along with the port speed (see Figure 10-4). Here
you can also choose whether the GPS is connected via USB.
c. After you are done with that, click the Save Configuration button (see Figure 10-5).
You will only need to go through this process once unless you have multiple GPS
receivers.
9. With the settings specified, you are now ready to capture screenshots (if you have the
appropriate receiver).
10. To do this, click GPS ➪ Commands ➪ Get and Show Bitmap.