Garmin eTrex Setup Manual page 11

3.3 Collecting Ways
Ways are lines connecting different locations. Ways can be highways, roads, paths, railway lines, bus
lines, ship lines, bicycle routs, hiking trails etc.
Before you start collecting ways, you need to set the Track Log as described above in the Track Log
Setup. Once the device is set to record track, all you need to do is walk along the way you wish to map,
and the device does the rest. For maximum efficiency try walking in the middle of the way you are
collecting, but DO NOT PUT YOURSELF IN DANGER!
3.4 Collecting Areas
An area is an enclosed space usually of the same attribute/land use. Areas can be forests, lakes, seas,
parks, fields, buildings, parking lots, squares, playgrounds, etc.
There is a couple of ways to collect an area with a GPS unit but the fastest and the easiest are:
Collect a point in the middle:
➢ Collect a point in the middle of an area you want to map, estimate the dimensions and draw an
approximate sketch of an area on a piece of paper
This method is good for smaller areas like playgrounds but it's not very precise.
Collect points on the perimeter of the area:
➢ Walk around the perimeter of an area and collect points at the edges of an area
➢ Write the waypoints of the edges of an area on a piece of paper
Collecting ways