Making Maps

Virtually all Walking / Hiking GPS devices will store a 'Track' of where it has been, even very basic models that can't display maps (including GPS loggers without a screen), will create and store a *.GPX file, which is a string of single waypoints that record position, time, altitude etc.. This GPX file can be extracted from the GPS device and can be displayed using computer software. Garmin Basecamp is a free program that will display the GPX file against a map that is installed into Basecamp, this can include any maps stored on a Garmin GPS device. An example of a track in Basecamp is below :-



If you want to take mapping to a higher level you can upload your GPX file to a site like Open Street Map, and then use the GPS track to draw in any map feature you like e.g. a road, path, or in your case cycle track, this map is visible to everyone with access to the internet, so you should only submit features that are permanent and accessible to the public, for example I would add a public footpath, but I would not add a random path walked across a farmer's field

 

If you need any help with anything, i.e. Basecamp or OSM post it here, let us know how you get on

 

Yes, do you have a GPS device already? if so what unit is it?, tracking sometimes needs to be turned on, so you will need to check it, you will then see a line being drawn on the display as you move. Every time you turn the unit off and back on a new track will be started and stored when you turn it off

 

I am trying to find some info. on the TK102, this device must store waypoints but I'm not sure if you can extract a GPX file from it, as it's a tracker with a built-in cell phone rather than a logger, it normally sends it's data to another cell phone or a website that will display it's position

 

I have some more info. on you device, I originally looked up the TK102 which has very little storage and does just sent it's current location over the cell network, however your TK102B should have a MicroSD (also called Transflash) slot that can take a 2GB card, this is used to store positions when the cell network is unavailable, I have seen some documentation that say it is possible to extract the contents of the MicroSD via the USB socket to a computer, it will be in NMEA format but that can be converted into GPX using a probram called GPSBabel, However I have also seen reports saying just the oposite, i.e. you can't get the files off, so you will have to see what is in the documentation that came with the device. If you can't use the TK102B, you can use a smart-phone running a GPS logger App., I am using one called GPS Logger for Android by Mendhak that does the job
EDIT
Just saw your #8, I have sent a reply to you on your other thread, here :-
http://www.gps-forums.net/threads/sim-card.46071/#post-225240

 

The SIM card only holds cell phone data, the position logging data will be on the MicroSD card which are sometimes supplied with a USB to MicroSD reader. It looks like the TK102B stores data on the MicroSD when the cell phone link is down, until the link comes back up, the problem is that it may delete data when the link comes back up

 

I see you have lots of Apps. to play with, I guess they will record a *.GPX file that you can download to Garmin Basecamp. You can get the same OSM maps used by your Navigator App. onto Garmin Basecamp so that any *.GPX files recorded on your Flex8 will be overlaid onto the same maps in Basecamp. You probably don't need any more Android Apps. but if the ones you have don't do what you want, another one to try is called OsmAnd, this App. also uses the same free maps, link here :-
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.osmand&hl=en_GB