![]() The problem can be solved by emulating a COM-port connection and linking your USB connection to this Virtual COM using a third-party software. ![]() However it is not that easy: ArcGIS still uses the COM-port to connect to the GPS receiver and from time to time we receive questions like: “How can I connect to my USB Garmin portable GPS receiver from ArcMap?”įirst of all, ArcGIS needs a COM port connection to communicate with your GPS device and today new laptops do not even have a serial port. ![]() The easiest way is just to connect your GPS device to your laptop or desktop PC and access it using the GPS Toolbar in ArcMap. ArcGIS Desktop suite can offer multiple ways of getting the information from your GPS Receiver and putting it on a map: you can download your waypoints, tracks and load them to ArcMap using Event layers, tables or by using custom applications to streamline the process.
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