Viewing GPX files - Page 6

Toddwmac · 06-18-2010, 08:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hobbner

One of my favorite programs is geosetter not only can you veiw the gpx trail but you can geotag the photos you took along the way. It than can create a really really neat google earth file with your trip photos along the way.

http://www.geosetter.de/

Hey hobbner...would you consider logging entry here on the GPS software thead about geo setter? http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=587234

Snr Moment · 06-30-2010, 06:17 PM

I've been able to download a.gpx file from Adv, but my computer says it cannot open it. Only thing I could find was Pareto software, but they want some $$$ for it.
Any other options? Running Vista.

Toddwmac · 07-08-2010, 03:22 PM

There are a number of options out there. One is to install Google Earth http://earth.google.com/download-earth.html (free and quick to instal) you can load GPX files directly.

Some times you need to convert the GPX files into other formats and you can also use free tools like GPS Visualizer (an online tool) (In my post here: http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=587234)
or GPS Bable http://www.gpsbabel.org/download.html a desktop tool

There are a lot of options out there...good luck

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snr Moment

I've been able to download a.gpx file from Adv, but my computer says it cannot open it. Only thing I could find was Pareto software, but they want some $$$ for it.
Any other options? Running Vista.

jsb223 · 09-17-2010, 01:00 PM

This might be old news but...

I found a very good tool for viewing and editing GPX files...

GPX Editor (google it)

No installation...

Single file exe inside zip file

Allows you to trim excessive waypoint out of gpx fiiles (critical for some older units)

trim and append files.

If you have an internet connection allows you to view with Google maps sat, and topo.

craftycoder · 10-01-2010, 10:06 PM

I've been working on a tool to store, display, and search for GPS files. Currently it works with GPX files only, but I will add GDB compatibility soon.

Presently, you can upload a gpx file and embed something like the map below into another site. This should be handy for us ADVers. If you have a bunch a track files and are finding them difficult to organize, this will be very helpful as well. Load in the files and then they are automatically organized by location and you can search an area just by drawing a box over it on a map. You can keep your tracks private or show them publicly but not allow downloading or zooming in too close.

Next, I plan to allow editing of maps, both drawing new lines and copying lines from other maps and putting them into a new map. You will then be able to export a new gpx file. Turn a track into a route and back will be as easy and pushing a button. I'm creating these tools for my needs but I want to share them with the rest of y'all.

gkgeiger · 10-06-2010, 08:44 AM

I think you're not supposed to post the same thing in two different threads, so if someone would go to GPS tracks Rockies and see if you can help me. Thanks,

Abenteuerfahrer · 03-02-2011, 07:59 AM

I know, I know..this has been beaten to death regarding not being able to open .GPX files and load then on Mapsource....BUT again I would like for anyone that has more brains than me to give me a step by step rundown how to open a .GPX file and load it to/copy it to Mapsource.

I did download a supposedly good "Uniblue Registry Booster" GPX opener for $33. but to no avail.

Am still perplexed of why it won't open....where's the beef??

Appreciate some step by step guidance

.....

Am trying to open BigDogs CDT GPX file and C2C(coast to coast) GPX files and load them into Mapsource...

Cheers....

250senuf · 03-05-2011, 05:27 PM

Which version of Mapsource are you using? The versions I have open .GPX files just fine. The older one I have is 6.13.7 and the newer one (on a different computer) is 6.15.x (not sure about that last digit and am not on that confuser)

tbirdsp · 03-06-2011, 01:29 PM

Yeah, anything 6.13.7 or newer will open .gpx ( it actually started in a earlier version than 6.13.7 quite a while ago).

Abenteuerfahrer · 03-09-2011, 08:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 250senuf

Which version of Mapsource are you using? The versions I have open .GPX files just fine. The older one I have is 6.13.7 and the newer one (on a different computer) is 6.15.x (not sure about that last digit and am not on that confuser)

Sorry Guys for my Tardiness here. Went Ridin'..woowee

I currently have 6.16.3 version of Mapsource...but what are the steps to take to get it into Mapsource. Currently it is in the Download file of my Windows Starter 7.

Thanks....

tbirdsp · 03-14-2011, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Abenteuerfahrer

Sorry Guys for my Tardiness here. Went Ridin'..woowee

I currently have 6.16.3 version of Mapsource...but what are the steps to take to get it into Mapsource. Currently it is in the Download file of my Windows Starter 7.

Thanks....

You are thinking of this all wrong. You don't "download" anything to Mapsource - it's a program like Microsoft Word. You OPEN your file using Mapsource. Either open up Mapsource then go to File>Open and find your file and open it, or find your file, right click it and do "open with" Mapsource. If you always want Mapsource to open .gpx files when you click them you will have to associate them with Mapsource, not sure how in Windows 7.

Just like with other programs, you can open up multiple instances of Mapsource and cut/paste things between files too.

Abenteuerfahrer · 03-15-2011, 09:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tbirdsp

You are thinking of this all wrong. You don't "download" anything to Mapsource - it's a program like Microsoft Word. You OPEN your file using Mapsource. Either open up Mapsource then go to File>Open and find your file and open it, or find your file, right click it and do "open with" Mapsource. If you always want Mapsource to open .gpx files when you click them you will have to associate them with Mapsource, not sure how in Windows 7.

Just like with other programs, you can open up multiple instances of Mapsource and cut/paste things between files too.

tbirdsp.....Yes, yes...my thinking was/is all wrong. Finally got it....many thanks for your undivided attention. Opening my file using Mapsource was it, not the otherway..wooo..... actually had to have a better register software like Uniblue though. Some PC glitch here!

Thanks again and I now can open .GPX'es with ease.

Cheers Amigo...

summ3r · 10-31-2012, 02:43 AM

You can view GPX files with http://gpx2kml.com/

Just upload your GPX file and press convert, then you will get a resulting KML file with a link to Google Maps.

It will look like this:

Grinnin · 11-05-2012, 04:49 AM

I just started using Prune, a free GPX editor that runs on the Linux operating system. (It will also run on Windows, Mac OSX, and Solaris, but my goal was to find a program that runs on Linux.)

http://activityworkshop.net/software...une/index.html

My Garmin doesn't support routes and accepts only a single waypoint, so I can't make use of most of what Prune will do. But Prune will display my tracks on a map and show where I've been (with all the data the GPS records). The description says it'll let me edit waypoints and create new tracks but I haven't tried any editing. It will export in a variety of formats.

Prune requires maps in openstreetmap format, so it won't work with Google maps. But Prune quickly loads the required map tiles with just a click.

Everything that I HAVE tried has worked quickly and well.

byways · 12-15-2012, 11:17 AM

Just used GPX2KML on Summ3r's suggestion. Awesome utility! Fast and simple. Thanks for the tip!

06-30-2010, 06:17 PM	#77
Snr Moment Unafarkler Joined: Nov 2008 Location: Billings, MT Oddometer: 2,137	I've been able to download a.gpx file from Adv, but my computer says it cannot open it. Only thing I could find was Pareto software, but they want some $$$ for it. Any other options? Running Vista. __________________ Love is blind, marriage is an eye-opener. YAAK

09-17-2010, 01:00 PM	#79
jsb223 ADV Rookie Joined: May 2006 Location: Waco, Texas USA Oddometer: 1,004	This might be old news but... I found a very good tool for viewing and editing GPX files... GPX Editor (google it) No installation... Single file exe inside zip file Allows you to trim excessive waypoint out of gpx fiiles (critical for some older units) trim and append files. If you have an internet connection allows you to view with Google maps sat, and topo. __________________ R1150GSA DRZ400S DRZ400E

10-01-2010, 10:06 PM	#80
craftycoder Android GPS Software Joined: Oct 2009 Location: Atlanta Oddometer: 1,704	New online GPS tool available. I've been working on a tool to store, display, and search for GPS files. Currently it works with GPX files only, but I will add GDB compatibility soon. Presently, you can upload a gpx file and embed something like the map below into another site. This should be handy for us ADVers. If you have a bunch a track files and are finding them difficult to organize, this will be very helpful as well. Load in the files and then they are automatically organized by location and you can search an area just by drawing a box over it on a map. You can keep your tracks private or show them publicly but not allow downloading or zooming in too close. Next, I plan to allow editing of maps, both drawing new lines and copying lines from other maps and putting them into a new map. You will then be able to export a new gpx file. Turn a track into a route and back will be as easy and pushing a button. I'm creating these tools for my needs but I want to share them with the rest of y'all. __________________ Free Dual Sport Maps Software By and For Inmates DSM Support Thread Android GPS App Thread with offline maps and dual sport tracks. Fee for use. craftycoder screwed with this post 11-22-2010 at 04:21 PM

10-06-2010, 08:44 AM	#81
gkgeiger Every ride is an ADV Joined: Dec 2004 Location: Akron, Ohio Oddometer: 517	I think you're not supposed to post the same thing in two different threads, so if someone would go to GPS tracks Rockies and see if you can help me. Thanks, __________________ "If more is better, then two much must be just right" Gene '12 T100 110th Anniversary '12 NC700X/D

03-02-2011, 07:59 AM	#82
Abenteuerfahrer Deaf on Wheels Joined: Dec 2007 Location: Leland, North Carolina, USA Oddometer: 2,049	I know, I know..this has been beaten to death regarding not being able to open .GPX files and load then on Mapsource....BUT again I would like for anyone that has more brains than me to give me a step by step rundown how to open a .GPX file and load it to/copy it to Mapsource. I did download a supposedly good "Uniblue Registry Booster" GPX opener for $33. but to no avail. Am still perplexed of why it won't open....where's the beef?? Appreciate some step by step guidance..... Am trying to open BigDogs CDT GPX file and C2C(coast to coast) GPX files and load them into Mapsource... Cheers.... __________________ Labrador Ride 2008: Alaska Ride with Sidecar- 2009: Newfoundland 2010 TAT 2011-2012

03-05-2011, 05:27 PM	#83
250senuf Beastly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2008 Location: Kootenai, BC, Canada Oddometer: 1,723	Abenteuerfahrer Which version of Mapsource are you using? The versions I have open .GPX files just fine. The older one I have is 6.13.7 and the newer one (on a different computer) is 6.15.x (not sure about that last digit and am not on that confuser) __________________ Not all who wonder are confused " I say VW's are like VD.....once you get a good one, it's hard to get rid of." oldmonkeybut

03-06-2011, 01:29 PM	#84
tbirdsp REMF Joined: Mar 2002 Location: Nebraska Oddometer: 8,546	Yeah, anything 6.13.7 or newer will open .gpx ( it actually started in a earlier version than 6.13.7 quite a while ago). __________________ Mike S. '09 Bonneville Black AMA MSTA STOC http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/...orcycleriders/

10-31-2012, 02:43 AM	#88
summ3r n00b Joined: Aug 2012 Oddometer: 2	view gpx in GPX2KML You can view GPX files with http://gpx2kml.com/ Just upload your GPX file and press convert, then you will get a resulting KML file with a link to Google Maps. It will look like this:

11-05-2012, 04:49 AM	#89
Grinnin Forever N00b Joined: Dec 2005 Location: Maine Oddometer: 1,603	Prune -- GPX editor for Linux I just started using Prune, a free GPX editor that runs on the Linux operating system. (It will also run on Windows, Mac OSX, and Solaris, but my goal was to find a program that runs on Linux.) http://activityworkshop.net/software...une/index.html My Garmin doesn't support routes and accepts only a single waypoint, so I can't make use of most of what Prune will do. But Prune will display my tracks on a map and show where I've been (with all the data the GPS records). The description says it'll let me edit waypoints and create new tracks but I haven't tried any editing. It will export in a variety of formats. Prune requires maps in openstreetmap format, so it won't work with Google maps. But Prune quickly loads the required map tiles with just a click. Everything that I HAVE tried has worked quickly and well. __________________ Motorcycles are magical.

12-15-2012, 11:17 AM	#90
byways byways Joined: Dec 2006 Location: Idaho Oddometer: 1,488	Gpx2kml Just used GPX2KML on Summ3r's suggestion. Awesome utility! Fast and simple. Thanks for the tip! __________________ Tony Huegel Backcountry Byways Journal Leave No Trace Heart of the West Adventure Route (a.k.a. Forever West) byways screwed with this post 12-15-2012 at 11:18 AM Reason: edit text

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