Gpsbabel

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GPSBabel News. GPSBabel 1.3.- Happy Halloween! The GPSBabel team proudly releases GPSBabel 1.3.6 with fifteen new formats and GPS units Introduction. In this tutorial we learn how to install gpsbabel on Ubuntu 20.04. What is gpsbabel. gpsbabel is: GPSBabel converts waypoints, tracks, and routes from one format to another

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This form reads a tracklog or waypoint file (in a recognized format) or plain-text tabular data, and converts it to an easy-to-read tab-delimited or CSV text file, or to a GPX file.Addresses: If you want to find the coordinates of a list of street addresses, it may be easier to use the geocoding utilities. If, however, you have ZIP codes, postal codes, or cities & states, this form is the right tool to use -- but be sure to include a valid header row! (See the waypoint tutorial for more info.)Google Earth: If you want to generate a KML or KMZ file for Google Earth, use the Google Earth mapping form.Leaflet/Google Maps: To generate an HTML map, use the Leaflet or Google Maps form.Non-compatible formats: If this conversion program cannot read your file, it's possible that GPSBabel will be able to. (GPSBabel also has a wider range of output formats.) Help keep GPS Visualizer freeAt the moment, I'm not charging anything for the use of GPS Visualizer; however, if you find it interesting, time-saving, or just plain fun, you can say "thanks" -- and encourage further development -- by clicking the button above and making a contribution via PayPal. Or if you prefer, you could send me something from my Amazon.com wish list.

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You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. I just found how to make a new thread, sorry for posting this twiceWinGDB3 version 3.3 available for download!Now version 3.41 is availableSee last messageWinGDB3 is a program, that can do all kinds of conversions for waypoints, routes and tracks using the files from MapSource.From now you can download the latest version 3.3 from my website www.sackman.info.The main improvements are:1. route- and trackfilter. It is now possible to reduce the number of route- and trackpoints during the conversion.2. GPX support. Input files with tracks can now be in gpx format.3. New option for the Zumo (and Nüvi 550). Tracks can now be converted to routes with invisible via points.4. Track to track conversion with filterfunction.5. WinGDB3 is now Vista compliant.6. Drag&drop of the input file.7. Preview of input in MapSourceFurthermore the screen is partly redesigned, The MapSource implementation is simplified and a problem with conversions around the 0-meredian is solved.I wish everybody lot of fun with the use of this version of WinGDB3 and you're welcome to report problems to [email protected] Edward thank you very much for a great little program. Using your program in conjunction with GPSBabel provides the ability to convert tracks and routes from just about any source to a format usable by almost any GPS that will load a route or a track. Jim in Sacramento Just grabbed a download myself. Now I just need to figure out what it does. Duende;millions of thanks.This wingdb3 helped me a great deal.It lost all viapoints on the route and made the route more visible.Before this program, I was unable to download and see the route on the unit.It's OK now. And? What does it do for you? Edward I still haven't had a crack at it, but from what I read I'm hoping it will convert garmin tracks to routes for me and vice-versa. I'm still new to all this so I'm trying most anything and everything to see what's useful. Does the new version support Garmin Version 3 files? That was my main issue with the old program - I had to convert all my data to Version 2.Thanks for a great utility! One thing I don't like about wingdb is that it doesn't support .kml, unlike trackmaker.If it did, everything would be much easier and quicker. I believe that is what GPSBAbel is for. The WinGDB program is a program that is designed specifically to work with Garmin Routes and Tracks and convert one to the other. Like GPSBabel it has a clean interface and is quite simple to use and it

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2606?Wholybee - Not to confuse hardware with software.Your comments about Garmin transfer (applies to 126, 128, 78? and others) has been covered previously and there have been fixes. The problem lays with the Garmin not OpenCPN. It is possible to transfer WP's of a route to the Garmin but it will not accept a route per se and there is a some limit to the number of WP's. Sean did extensive work on this and it is now able to transfer the WP's of a route reliably when you "send to GPS". If I recall correctly we tested up to 30 WP's. 29-09-2021, 03:24 #8 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: NetherlandsBoat: Oneoff Posts: 526 Re: Interoperability between OpenCPN(s) & Devices Some good points I saw passing.Available in the plugin APIPossible to send all kinds of info, including binaries like icons.Another question, as sender from say a route, should it be possible to limit the number of receivers? So if you are using a marina wifi to transmit a route, should it be possible on forehand to choose the receiving OpenCPN instance(s) and block others. Although I guess this will cause privacy concerns, as you would need first a broadcast to all O's listening and each O would need to report back with ea a computername and an username.For the data transfer to other (not OpenCPN) hardware, somebody might make a plugin wrapping around GpsBabel __________________ Navigation is know where you are and what to do to get where you want.But also: Know where you don't want to be and what to do to don't get there. 29-09-2021, 05:45 #9 Moderator Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Denmark (Winter), Cruising North Sea and Baltic (Summer)Boat: Cutter-Rigged Moody 54 Posts: 35,400 Re: Interoperability between OpenCPN(s) & Devices Quote: Originally Posted by rgleason We need your input & discussion!!! This is a frequent user question which needs to be solved in the most efficient manner.(This first post will be edited and organized as a very brief "Current state Summary", with links to more detailed posts below. Please answer any questions in your comments below and provide information.) What does Interoperability mean for OpenCPN? What information needs to be shared?Single waypoint destinationParticular RouteFile: Navobj.xmlOther: ? How can it be shared? MessagingSignalK?Nmea? Nmea Sync?Files using Ethernet? PassiveIts available just come and get it in some particular way. Usb Key.Navobj Backup What are the appropriate. GPSBabel News. GPSBabel 1.3.- Happy Halloween! The GPSBabel team proudly releases GPSBabel 1.3.6 with fifteen new formats and GPS units Introduction. In this tutorial we learn how to install gpsbabel on Ubuntu 20.04. What is gpsbabel. gpsbabel is: GPSBabel converts waypoints, tracks, and routes from one format to another

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Craigwunread,Mar 30, 2011, 2:18:04 PM3/30/11to MapInfo-LI've posted similar questions before, but just wanted to see if therewas any new advice out there.Q: Would anyone know of a tool to direct import/export GPX files toMapInfo (8.5)?I still find the difficulties in linking GPS to GIS (MIPro) reallyhard to understand (the current 'link' is via two garmin programs andediting in excel). I dont care whether its Garmin's or MI's issue, ijust think its a no-brainer that gps-gis interchange should be a keyfacility in both.cheersCPhil Wyattunread,Mar 30, 2011, 2:44:36 PM3/30/11to [email protected] Craig,I couldn't agree more, although it has got a lot easier in 10.5 with the Blue Marble Graphics interface (for just straight download versus real time tracking). I still struggle with GPS -> GIS and back to GPS. I use a combination of things. I generally create KML files of objects using the standard export to Google functions. I then created a batch file that uses GPSBabel to upload the kml to my GPS. The advantage of this is no issue with datums/projections.Also look out for gpx2tab - a mapbasic function to import gpx files.On the reverse side of the equation you can also create a batch file for GPSBabel to download from gps to GPX and then use the gpx2tab to get it into Mapinfo.Garfile is slowly going out of fashion as Garmin keeps changing protocols (It won't work with newer GPS's like 62S). having said that , neither does Blue Marble Graphics work with the 62S. They have indicated it might be supported in a future release but no dates yet.Of course, good old OziExplorer will handle just about anything and will create shapefiles for you that you can read immediately in MapInfo. I use that in 90% of the time if data is just being viewed and not manipulated.

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Tools for GIS Data ConversionData describing geographic region boundaries is used in Logi Info as either a GPX or KML file. In addition, data is also widely available in shapefiles (SHP). Note that these files need to use the standard Mercator projection, based on the WGS 1984 Ellipsoid projection, that Google Maps requires; "conic" projections, for example, will not work. A search of the Internet will yield many hits for software tools, free and paid, that can convert GIS data into these formats. Logi Analytics does not specifically endorse or recommend any particular tool but we have experimented with the following. The following resources are provided to you as a courtesy. They're external resources not associated with Logi Analytics and we cannot guarantee that the links provided will remain viable. Developers are encouraged to search the Internet for their own resources.SHP2KML 2.0 The SHP2KML program (freeware) available at will convert a SHP file into a Google KML file. GPSBabel The GPSBabel program (licensed under GNU - but should be fine for just about every use except re-distribution) is available at and will convert KML to GPX format. GPS Visualizer This is a free online conversion tool which is probably good for small files but not larger ones. ExpertGPS ExpertGPS makes it very easy to convert SHP files into GPX or KML formats and is available at The program isn't free, but it's relatively low cost ($74.95 for personal use) and is available in a 30-day trial version. The program makes it very easy to convert between SHP and other file formats. When you download a .zip file containing SHP files, it will contain three files. You'll need to unzip all three files to a folder and then use the "Import" function of the ExpertGPS program to generate the GPX file (you'll only select the .shp file for import but the process reads from the other two files to get the appropriate labels and other metadata). To create the appropriate GPX file for Logi Info to work you need to make sure that you're populating the "Description" field with the boundary name from the SHP file (e.g. zip code, county, etc); it's suggested that you leave all the other fields empty to create the smallest possible GPX file.

GPSBabel 1.10.0:GPSBabel Documentation

Nutzen. Der andere Weg mit dem Programm GPSBabel hat nicht funktioniert. Warum ist mir inzwischen egal. Die Umwandlung der .map Dateien auf .cal geht mit dem 3.34 ruck-zuck und mehr wollte ich nicht. Der Genauigkeitstest mit Cursor auf Gitterkreuzpunkte zeigte völlige Übereinstimmung.Und bevor ich kritisiere eine kurze Vorstellung: Ich war nun fast 10 Jahre mit dem OziExplorer unterwegs und zufrieden. Bin aber ein sehr anspruchsloser Nutzer, will damit vorwiegend movingmap im Auto mit schönen topographischen Karten machen. Die Navigation und das Routing überlasse ich meinem Garmin. Warum ich auf QV7 wechseln will sind die angebotenen Karten. Die 25.000 oder 50.000-er Topo ist für movingmap schon ein Genuss. Diese Karten bietet Ozi leider nicht. Also wechsle ich trotz (inzwischen schon erfolgter) mehrtägiger und mühsamer Einarbeitung in das komplizierte und mächtige Programm QV7.Und nun die kleine Kritik: Das Kalibrieren selbst gescannter Karten geht mit dem OziExplorer einfacher, jedenfalls dann, wenn man nicht genug Gitterkreuzungen auf dem Scan hat. Schon alleine der Umstand, dass ich das Grad Ringelchen° selber tippen muss stört mich. Wie das mit den Minuten´ und den Sekunden´´ funktioniert habe ich noch nicht probiert und habe das Problem mit dem Format DDMMMM umgangen. Durch das Fehlen der verkleinerten Gesamtkartendarstellung und Lupe (oder habe ich diese Werkzeuge nur nicht gefunden?) wird es mühsam, zwischen Darstellung der Punktlokalisation in der Karte und Eingabe der Koordinate im Datenfeld hin und her zu springen.Und am Ende, nach mühsamem Eingeben aller 9 Koordinatenpunkte und grüner, also fehlerfreier Eingabe erhielt ich beim Befehl speichern eine Fehlermeldung,

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This discussion has been locked. You can no longer post new replies to this discussion. If you have a question you can start a new discussion I would like to export tracks in order to import them into Google Maps and create an overview of a recorded trip. Google maps limits the file size to 5MB. These files exceed that. I certainly don't need the full precision, and could decimate the stored points by a factor of 4 or 10 for example. It seems like both (1) Garmin connect should have a way to reduce precision on export, and (2) Google should have a way to reduce precision on import!I could take extra steps to export then decimate using some third party approach, but that adds steps, complexity, and possibly exposes my data to yet another party. I would prefer if I could find a simple way to this upon export, which seems like a very reasonable feature to have. True, some options for export GPX would be nice - for example an option to export laps' points.Currently you can use some local converters like GPSBabel, this way a data probably won't be transferred to other party, as it's done locally on PC, it makes smaller files, something like a half, just done a test and: 800KB exported GPX vs. 380KB converted FIT to GPX. Well this is a bummer. Seems like a pretty simple fundamental thing to do directly.. GPSBabel News. GPSBabel 1.3.- Happy Halloween! The GPSBabel team proudly releases GPSBabel 1.3.6 with fifteen new formats and GPS units

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Climbwave 2 posts climbwave 1320594242 Edited Hi,I'm looking for a software which transferring data form GPS position to kml or kmz (google earth)file in a real time.Does Houdah works this way?Brgds,c houdah Moderator 3,501 posts houdah Moderator 1320597990 Hi!The free HoudahGPS can convert existing track log files to KML by calling upon the open source GPSBabel command line tool.It however cannot produce a live feed of data in KML format. I am not even sure KML is appropriate for that use. The NMEA format is best suited for such use.The paid HoudahGeo application can create KMZ files which include track logs as well as photos.Best,Pierre BernardHoudah Software s.à r.l. Houdah Software s. à r. l. One-stop photo geocodingHoudahSpot: Advanced file search utilityTembo: Easy and effective file search climbwave 2 posts climbwave 1320605505 Hi Pierre,Thank you for replay.Just want to give you an example what I'm looking for.I would like to use Google Earth as a map. In GE (Google Earth) is an option Add -> Network Link. Let's say I'm on the boat. GPS is receiving data. Some kind of the software is storing data as a network link and I can connect to network link from 4 computers.I want to use couple of GE map at once.Brgds. houdah Moderator 3,501 posts houdah Moderator 1320611861 Hi!I am sorry, I don't know of any way to achieve this.Best,Pierre BernardHoudah Software s.à r.l. Houdah Software s. à r. l. One-stop photo geocodingHoudahSpot: Advanced file search utilityTembo: Easy and effective file search

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Generated Waypoints Portable Between Computers and Operating SystemsFS#2606 - WP Add "export" to the Waypoint right click menu (on the chart). Thanks. Good work and points on Garmin.Two questions I've posed are: What information needs to be shared?How can it be shared (most effectively)?I am sure there are some other good questions about OpenCPN interoperability that need to be answered.SteveAd: Has tried to answer the How? and considered changing navobj.xml into a litesync database (synchronization (including off-line), conflict resolution, backup and restore, import, export into csv & zip files etc.) which is worth considering. Perhaps navobj.xml gets a translator to and from the db?What is needed in OpenCPN to have a "contract" between the db and navobj.xml?What is needed in the PI API to have the db contained in a plugin? He also discussed GPX and the capability of Manuf with respect to varied "level of support for importing waypoints & routes over NMEA 183 or NMEA2000".Dev need for a "consistent set of API's to retrieve waypoints and routes" RooieDirk:Appreciated these points:Available in the plugin APIPossible to send all kinds of info, including binaries like icons.Wrap GPSbabel in a Plugin. -Mike Rossiter has done some work on this.Good thoughts about TCP/IP broadcast, identification, handshake and security. Its a complex topic we need to synthesize. Thank you all.I think everyone should check out RooieDirk's Nmea Sync PR 29-09-2021, 06:33 #11 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Boston, MABoat: 1981 Bristol 32 Sloop Posts: 18,256 Images: 2 Re: Interoperability between OpenCPN(s) & Devices There are two levels of interoperabilityLevel 1: OpenCPN OpenCPN - What? All possible data. Level 2: OpenCPN Other equipment - What? specific subset that works.Perhaps the mechanism (How) should be the same for both, but a Manufacturer specific filter/editor/translator tool, using specific IO.config files, is provided for Level 2 that is available to Users to tailor interoperability and share IO.config files. 29-09-2021, 07:35 #12 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Cartagena, SpainBoat: Furia 372 - 11.20m Posts: 348 Re: Interoperability between OpenCPN(s) & Devices Completely agree with Steve regarding the DSC.But we are talking about GPS / Plotter interoperability.I would focus this integration on two modes of action:1) - Generation / Reception (instrument repeater) of the data contained in RMB, APB and XTE when navigation is activated. In fact, RMB is enough.This section is important, since there are many users who have plotters inside and outside the. GPSBabel News. GPSBabel 1.3.- Happy Halloween! The GPSBabel team proudly releases GPSBabel 1.3.6 with fifteen new formats and GPS units Introduction. In this tutorial we learn how to install gpsbabel on Ubuntu 20.04. What is gpsbabel. gpsbabel is: GPSBabel converts waypoints, tracks, and routes from one format to another

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Works very well. As I stated earlier the combination of these two tiny and simple programs provide an almost universal translation capability amoung the miriad of GPS formats and manufacturers. I greatly appreciate the fact that there are people like Edward who use there own personal time and resources to provide an excellent product to the public for free.Jim in Sacramento I worked with GPSBabel as well but,say;I draw a route on GE and save as .kml and open this .kml with GPSTrackmaker.After that I save it as .gdp or either .gpx and open this on mapsource.ALL I HARDLY SEE is a route-like redline with lots of viapoints on it.And I wasn't able to save this onto the unit,no way...Then;yesterday I tried wingdb and it erased the viapoints on the route.I believe that hundreds of viapoints prevented the unit from showing the route.P.S.I don't know Edward.Is he from us here?I'd like to thank him for all his contributions. I think this helps Jim.I can't load it as a route onto the unit though it seems it has been loaded. I think your problem is that you do not have a routable set of Garmin Maps on your PC for the area you are working on. What Edward has discovered in WinGDP (as best I can guess) is that when Mapsource calculates a route it actually creates a track of the roads used to route you from your start through your via points to your destination. This track is invisible to us in Mapsource, as we only see the start, end and via points. It is this invisible track that WinGDB uses to generate the accurate tracks that is does when converting a route to a track.If you do not have routable maps for Mapsource all that can be created is point to point routes. If you create a KML route in GE you save a bunch of way/via points. If the number of these way/viapoints exceeds somewhere between 50 and 200 points depending on your gps they will either be truncated or will not load on your unit. I think the issue you are having is that your KML routes are exceeding the number of way/viapoints allowed in a Mapsouce route. I believe the only solution you have is to break your large KML routes into several smaller individual KML routes, I would start with 50 or less waypoints per route and try to work up from there. The best solution, if you have a GPS that has good track support, would be to create tracks in Mapsouce and then display the tracks in GE. Keep adjusting the track in Mapsource until it matches your route in GE. Tracks allow