Step 2 - Choose the type of points

 

The wizard does not yet know what kind of points you are importing, so you must tell it on this tab. Two kinds can be imported:

 

Lat/Long points - if the text file contains the point location in DECIMAL latitude and longitude, select this. When you choose this, you must also tell the wizard what units the altitude are in (for the incoming file); make this selection

 

UTM or State Plane Coordinates - if the points are in an XYZ system, make this selection. 

 

Notes:

 

1. When importing Lat/Long points, they MUST be in Decimal Degrees.  If they are not, and the program that generated the file can not export them in this format, you may be able to put them into an Excel spreadsheet, and have a column formula that creates the decimal degrees, then re-export the file. Future editions of GPS2CAD will expand this units selection.
2. You may have a text file that has Lat/Long AND XYZ formats. In this case, simply choose which one that you want to use.
3. Since you can have points in Lat/Long or XYZ format, this can become a "batch convert" from one datum to another.
4. Note the text box at the bottom that provides feedback as you continue through the wizard.