How do I Create Waypoints in ArcPad?

Answer

• Option1:  Single Waypoints
  • Click on the find tool in ArcPad (binoculars)
  • Click on the Location tab
  • Select your Coordinate System
    • Current coordinate System
    • Latitude/Longitude
    • UTM Zone
    • MGRS
• * If the Coordinate System isn’t in the list then see related article about changing ArcPad’s default projection
  • Enter your values
  • Label your point
  • Click on OK
    • this point should come up on the screen
• Turn on the GPS
• Turn on the GPS Position window
• Navigate to your point

• Option 2 Mulitple Waypoints
  • Create a new shapefile (Waypoints)
    • yellow folder icon, new, shapefile
    • Make sure its a point shapefile
    • Create some fields
    • Save the shapefile
  •  Create a Quick Form
    • make sure to check box next to Attributes and Geography page
    •  click on OK
  • Create a new waypoint
    • make sure the shapefile is editable (this should happen automatically…there will be a red box around the point shapefile)
    •  Digitize a point
      • Type in your attributes (name)
    • Click on the Geography tab
      • Enter your coordinates
      • Click on OK
    • Repeat for all your waypoints

• Navigate to your new waypoints
  • Click on the select tool
  • Click on your point (it will highlight with a box around it)
  • Click on the information button
  • Select the GoTo tool
  • Use the GPS Position window to navigate