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GPS eXchange Format is an open non-propietary GPS file format free from license restrictions used to describe waypoints, tracks, and routes. Its tags store location, elevation, and time. Outside of Esri, it is the defacto standard for exchanging GPS data between applications.

GPX (the GPS Exchange Format) is a light-weight XML data format for the interchange of GPS data (waypoints, routes, and tracks) between applications and Web services on the Internet.

Current Status

The GPX 1.1 schema was released on August 9, 2004.

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Splitting GPX track into 3 pieces, removing 2nd and moving 1st to 3rd

I have recorded a track from a race and my Suunto Spartan Sport watch screw it. Suunto somehow recorded it with wrong coordinates (shifted the first part ~1 km far) and it resulted +1 km and wrongly calculated pace. I am looking for a solution to…
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Can GPX Files Contain More Than 1 Track?

Question: can GPX files contain more than 1 track? I am new to using this format. Since you can name a track, it suggested to me that I could put multiple tracks in a file. However, when I tried testing the file out (for exampe, on…
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Compute for shortest/perpendicular distance between track point and centerline

I am working on a python school project that uses gpx tracks from different devices. Latitude, Longitude, Elevation and Timestamp are the only information that are constantly available. HDOP, Speed, etc. information may or may not exist. Projection…
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Change measuring frequncy of gpx file

I need to change the measuring interval ("resolution") of tracks in gpx files. The reason is that I want to try a QGIS plugin that requires a specific interval. I took a look at gpsbabel but from what I can see it only allows simplification by…
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How to split BIG 4GB GPX file into many?

How to split such file into many smaller ones ? It contains around 6 million different routes. I want to split 1 file with 6 million features (line string paths) so I have 6 million features. 1 feature - 1 gpx file.
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Adding more waypoints to GPX file?

I have some GPX data for flights I've taken, but the waypoints are very intermittent - often times 100's of km apart. I have an app called Fog of the World which I use as a hobby to track the places I've been. It allows me to import GPX data, but…
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How to edit a gpx file in a spreadsheet and export the edited table to a new gpx?

I need to edit the date/time and the elevation of many trackpoints in a gpx file. I tried to import the gpx file into an excel spreadsheet using the topografix xsd and the xml import command, but then I'm not able to export the table to a new xml…
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Altering gpx data

I am new to this so please be patient. I am working with a series of trail gpx files that I downloaded from the State of Michigan all but four of the files map perfectly. The four that are not, appear to be the right tracks, but they fall into the…
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Geopaparazzi Export

I've been using geopaparazzi to collect some data in the field. During the collection I use the notes option to store some valuable information. But after the export of the data in gpx, there is no tags showing my notes.
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Problem with a gpx file

I downloaded a GPX file from a tourism web site. However, when I tried to import this file to Google Earth or Garmin's Basecamp, they both complained that the file format was wrong. I opened the GPX file and noticed that the latitude and longitude…
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Merge 's into one?

I have a GPX file that contains multiple < trk > sections that follow each other. Is there a Windows application that will join them into a single < trk > section? I tried GPSBabel, and GpsTrackEditor, to no avail.
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How to convert KML file to GPX or GNX?

I have to select manually the areas of extraction from SAS Planet
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Is there some kind of symbology saved in a GPX track?

I know there can we can save some kind of symbology for waypoints into the GPX files, but I began doubting about the track symbols. I checked the GPX format specifications but I wanted to make sure. Can it contain information about symbol width,…
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