Request - add the ability to import and export dive logs to Garmin Dive

Am a long time Garmin user with multiple devices but I held off on the Descent until there was a version that has a cylinder transmitter. (My current is a Suunto DO with transmitter)

I have just setup my MK2i and connected it to Garmin Connect and Garmin Dive. I see there isn't currently a method to import dive history from other apps,this would be great as I would like to have all my data in one place.

Equally I would like to export it from Dive for use elsewhere.

I don't want to use a third party tool and have used tools like Dive Mate before.

Cheers and thank you

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mfs over 2 years ago +1

bortner said:
I have just setup my MK2i and connected it to Garmin Connect and Garmin Dive. I see there isn't currently a method to import dive history from other apps,this would be great as I would like…

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0 4479545 over 2 years ago

I would also like this feature as I am sure many freedivers. Its very important to be able to analyze the dives on a PC.

Thanks

John

0 3607768 over 2 years ago

0 herisalmas over 2 years ago

Hello!!

I have a friend that has a Suunto D5. I forgot my Garmin for a dive and after we went diving (Safety first!! I used the zoop one that the dive center had) she shared the .fit file with me. It included the dept and water temperature graphs. It was far from perfect, but good enough if I edit the data after. Didn't take me more than 5 min.

0 MHH over 2 years ago

Same. I have been using a simple excel sheet for over 20 years of diving and would like to be able to import my old dives. I don't think I'll ever wind up manually entering them, ha!

0 mfs over 2 years ago

bortner said:
I have just setup my MK2i and connected it to Garmin Connect and Garmin Dive. I see there isn't currently a method to import dive history from other apps,this would be great as I would like to have all my data in one place.

In theory you are able to import dives if you have a .fit file for them as with any other activity. I don't think there is any viable way to convert existing dives into .fit though.

bortner said:
Equally I would like to export it from Dive for use elsewhere

You can download the .fit file. MacDive and Subsurface both should both be able to import them.

bortner said:
I don't want to use a third party tool and have used tools like Dive Mate before.

Given the sorry state the Garmin Dive app is in (especially compared to other dedicated software), using a dedicated dive log might save a bit of headache.

0 7285251 over 2 years ago

100% Agree

Also it shall be great if can export to PDF as I still wanna print out dive log and keep them in log book.

0 nradov over 2 years ago in reply to 7285251

You can print the Garmin Connect web page as a PDF. It doesn't look very good though.

0 MHH over 2 years ago in reply to nradov

Interesting. I wonder how easy it would be to convert that PDF to CSV - my work's dive log platform supports CSV imports.

0 nradov over 2 years ago in reply to MHH

Converting PDF to CSV isn't really practical. It would be easier to write a program to convert the Garmin FIT file to CSV (or whatever other dive log format).

0 mfs over 2 years ago in reply to nradov

Subsurface can import .fit as far as I know (and subsequently export in whatever format again).
There are also not-so-official APIs out there that could help, but I suppose the official forum is not the correct place to discuss that.
Generally, moving dives from Garmin is far easier than the other way around, no pdf scraping needed.