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Author Map Soutce -- Tracks to Routes?
Gerald

2005-08-08, 11:48 pm

Is there a way to convert TRACKs to ROUTEs? Darned if I could find one.

Jerry


Dirk Straka

2005-08-09, 5:48 am

Gerald wrote:

> Is there a way to convert TRACKs to ROUTEs?


The only one I know: Save as GPX or .mps, import to TtQV[1] (you
may use it's automatism to reduce the number of trackpoints, too),
convert it (using drag 'n drop), save as PCX5 (GPX is possible, too
[since .128], but still a little bit buggy), import to MapSource.

> Darned if I could find one.


HTH.

Greets, Dirk

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David Lee

2005-08-09, 5:48 am

Gerald wrote...
> Is there a way to convert TRACKs to ROUTEs? Darned if I could find one.


If you are referring to Garmin then you can use winGDB from
http://www.softsolutions.be/GPS/Garmin/WinGDB11.zip

Save your track in a normal MapSource .gdb file, run winGDB to convert the
track to a route and save in a new file and then open that in MapSource.
You will probably need to filter the track before converting to a route
otherwise you could easily end up with far too many route-points than you
can fit into your receiver and the route will be truncated when you try to
upload it.

David


Gerald

2005-08-09, 5:48 pm

Thank you both for your input ... and David for the software.

Amazing that Garmin doesn't include that as a part of the Map Source
software. It seems to be that they could do a good job of filtering the
trackpoints to coincide with road intersections. I had some marine charting
software that did perform this 'seemingly' basic function.

Oh well.... thanks again.


"David Lee" < davidlee_malvern@don
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> Gerald wrote...
>
> If you are referring to Garmin then you can use winGDB from
> http://www.softsolutions.be/GPS/Garmin/WinGDB11.zip
>
> Save your track in a normal MapSource .gdb file, run winGDB to convert the
> track to a route and save in a new file and then open that in MapSource.
> You will probably need to filter the track before converting to a route
> otherwise you could easily end up with far too many route-points than you
> can fit into your receiver and the route will be truncated when you try to
> upload it.
>
> David
>



bobg

2006-10-18, 10:33 pm

I have downloaded it and get a corrupted data fil.. Any hints??

Thanks
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> Thank you both for your input ... and David for the software.
>
> Amazing that Garmin doesn't include that as a part of the Map Source
> software. It seems to be that they could do a good job of filtering the
> trackpoints to coincide with road intersections. I had some marine

charting
> software that did perform this 'seemingly' basic function.
>
> Oh well.... thanks again.
>
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Mike

2006-10-19, 3:33 pm

Why not just reload the track into your GPS and use the Track Back
Feature....that will effectively turn the track into a reversed route


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Donald Lancaster

2006-10-21, 10:33 pm

bobg wrote:
> I have downloaded it and get a corrupted data fil.. Any hints??


Try http://www.tracklogs.co.uk/cgi-bin/publ/user.cgi
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