Galileo GPS Solutions

Garmin devices allow custom waypoints and routes to be created and used. Using Garmin’s MapSource software(free software from Garmin), waypoints can be transferred to your Garmin GPS.

Kenya and the rest of east africa are ever changing and Garmin are never able to collected all data, if you gather waypoint data on your travel, this data can easily be transferred to your hand held mapping GPS such the Garmin Etrex and Garmin GPSMAP 60.

Instructions

1. Connect your Garmin device to the computer using a USB cable. Power on the device, and set the Data Transfer mode to “Garmin.” This may not be necessary with some Garmin devices.

2. Download and install MapSource (see Resources for a link), then run the software. Create a waypoint by clicking on the “Flag” icon, or “Tools,” then “Waypoint.” Click on the area of the map you wish to use as your waypoint. Change the details that appear, if desired, then click “OK” to save it.

3. Click “Transfer” and “Send to Device.” If the name of your Garmin device does not appear automatically, click “Find Device.”

4. Click the “Waypoint” box under “What to Send,” and choose all of the waypoints you want to install on the device. Click “Send” and “Turn Off GPS After Transfer.” The waypoints are downloaded to the device.

If this doesn’t help, check out this forum thread with detailed text and screen shots on how to do it. Waypoint Installation Guide.

if you are planning a game safari or simply to visit magnificent Kenyan Parks you need excellent waypoints that you can use on your GPS to guide you. Kenya Game national park and reserve maps are not always accurate and it is easy to get lost.

Kenyalogy ( A kenyan travel Website) and a guy called Javier Yanes, teamed up and collected waypoints for Kenyans. These two were kind enough and released the valuable data free of charge.(May the lord continue to bless their work.)

On the website Kenyalogy you will find hundreds of free waypoints for you to upload to your handheld mapping GPS device.

They have nearly 500 GPS waypoints of Kenya, which you can download in a single file or by regions. Each compressed zip file contains three files: the waypoints (.csv format), the notes describing them (.xls format) and a ‘readme’ file (.txt format). Waypoints are for popular parks, Aberdare, Mount Kenya, laikipia, Amboseli, Tsavo, Shimba Hills, Maasai Mara, Nairobi National Park, Samburu, Meru etc. Lake Bogoria, Naivasha, Nakuru and Baringo.

ALL KENYA WAYPOINTS (495 waypoints)	GPSKenya.zip (36 KB)
Central Highlands: Aberdares, Mt. Kenya, Laikipia (65 waypoints)	GPSAber.zip (13 KB)
Eastern Highlands: Amboseli and Tsavo (68 waypoints)	GPSAmbo.zip (13 KB)
Coast and Shimba Hills (29 waypoints)	GPSCoast.zip (11 KB)
Rift lakes: Naivasha, Nakuru, Bogoria, Baringo (75 waypoints)	GPSRift.zip (13 KB)
Masai Mara (102 waypoints)	GPSMara.zip (14 KB)
Meru (59 waypoints)	GPSMeru.zip (13 KB)
Nairobi city and national park (63 waypoints)	GPSNbi.zip (12 KB)
Samburu and Buffalo Springs (54 waypoints)	GPSSamb.zip (12 KB)
Printable list of all waypoints and their descriptions

The general format of descriptions is as follows: Isiolo A2 – Xing Samburu/Wajir B9. This means that the waypoint was marked at a crossroads on road A2 to Samburu at Isiolo. The junction is with road B9, which branches to the right side (the slash divides both directions, left/right) and heads for Wajir.

The waypoints were collected in 2001-2002 using a Garmin GPS 12.

How to Transfer the waypoints from computer to your GPS devices.

After downloading the waypoints they will need to be uploaded to your device. Read how to transfer waypoints from my pc to my GPS.

Terms of Use

The waypoints, the files containing them and the helper files belong to Kenyalogy and Javier Yanes. The author does not guarantee the accuracy of data nor assumes any liability for any damage that could arise upon using them. Since the descriptive notes were written by hand on site, some waypoints could be wrongly noted or duplicated.

The waypoints may be distributed freely as long as the ‘readme’ file is kept intact and is distributed along with any and each of the data files. Any commercial use of the data without express consent of the author is strictly forbidden.

The owners kindly request you to share your waypoints with them. If you collect your own waypoints while travelling in Kenya, get in touch at Contact Kenyology.