Table of Contents
- Introduction to GPSBabel
- The Problem: Too many incompatible GPS file formats
- The Solution
- 1. Getting or Building GPSBabel
- Downloading - the easy way.
- Building from source.
- 2. Usage
- Invocation
- Suboptions
- Advanced Usage
- Route and Track Modes
- Working with predefined options
- Realtime tracking
- Batch mode (command files)
- List of Options
- 3. The Formats
- ? Character Separated Values (xcsv)
- All database fields on one tab-separated line (tabsep)
- Brauniger IQ Series Barograph Download (baroiq)
- Cambridge/Winpilot glider software (cambridge)
- Columbus/Visiontac V900 files (.csv) (v900)
- Comma separated values (csv)
- Custom "Everything" Style (custom)
- Data Logger iBlue747 csv (iblue747)
- Data Logger iBlue757 csv (iblue757)
- DeLorme GPL (gpl)
- DeLorme Street Atlas Plus (saplus)
- DeLorme Street Atlas Route (saroute)
- Destinator Itineraries (.dat) (destinator_itn)
- Destinator Points of Interest (.dat) (destinator_poi)
- Destinator TrackLogs (.dat) (destinator_trl)
- EasyGPS binary format (easygps)
- Embedded Exif-GPS data (.jpg) (exif)
- Energympro GPS training watch (energympro)
- Enigma binary waypoint file (.ert) (enigma)
- ESRI shapefile (shape)
- F90G Automobile DVR GPS log file (f90g)
- FAI/IGC Flight Recorder Data Format (igc)
- Flexible and Interoperable Data Transfer (FIT) Activity file (garmin_fit)
- FlySight GPS File (flysight)
- Franson GPSGate Simulation (gpssim)
- Fugawi (fugawi)
- Garmin 301 Custom position and heartrate (garmin301)
- Garmin G1000 datalog input filter file (garmin_g1000)
- Garmin Logbook XML (glogbook)
- Garmin MapSource - gdb (gdb)
- Garmin MapSource - txt (tab delimited) (garmin_txt)
- Garmin POI database (garmin_poi)
- Garmin Points of Interest (.gpi) (garmin_gpi)
- Garmin serial/USB protocol (garmin)
- Garmin Training Center (.tcx/.crs/.hst/.xml) (gtrnctr)
- Geocaching.com .loc (geo)
- Geogrid-Viewer ascii overlay file (.ovl) (ggv_ovl)
- Geogrid-Viewer binary overlay file (.ovl) (ggv_bin)
- Geogrid-Viewer tracklogs (.log) (ggv_log)
- GeoJson (geojson)
- GEOnet Names Server (GNS) (geonet)
- GlobalSat DG-100/BT-335 Download (dg-100)
- GlobalSat DG-200 Download (dg-200)
- GlobalSat GH625XT GPS training watch (globalsat)
- Google Directions XML (googledir)
- Google Earth (Keyhole) Markup Language (kml)
- Google Navigator Tracklines (.trl) (gnav_trl)
- GPS Tracking Key Pro text (land_air_sea)
- GPS TrackMaker (gtm)
- GPSBabel arc filter file (arc)
- GpsDrive Format (gpsdrive)
- GpsDrive Format for Tracks (gpsdrivetrack)
- GPX XML (gpx)
- HikeTech (hiketech)
- Holux (gm-100) .wpo Format (holux)
- Holux M-241 (MTK based) Binary File Format (m241-bin)
- Holux M-241 (MTK based) download (m241)
- HTML Output (html)
- Humminbird tracks (.ht) (humminbird_ht)
- Humminbird waypoints and routes (.hwr) (humminbird)
- IGN Rando track files (ignrando)
- iGo Primo points of interest (.upoi) (igoprimo_poi)
- iGO2008 points of interest (.upoi) (igo2008_poi)
- IGO8 .trk (igo8)
- Kompass (DAV) Track (.tk) (kompass_tk)
- Kompass (DAV) Waypoints (.wp) (kompass_wp)
- Lowrance USR (lowranceusr)
- Magellan SD files (as for eXplorist) (magellanx)
- Magellan SD files (as for Meridian) (magellan)
- Magellan serial protocol (magellan)
- MagicMaps IK3D project file (.ikt) (ik3d)
- Mainnav (mainnav)
- Map&Guide 'TourExchangeFormat' XML (tef)
- MapAsia track file (.tr7) (mapasia_tr7)
- Mapbar (China) navigation track for Sonim Xp3300 (mapbar)
- Mapfactor Navigator (mapfactor)
- Mapopolis.com Mapconverter CSV (mapconverter)
- MapTech Exchange Format (mxf)
- MediaTek Locus (mtk_locus)
- Memory-Map Navigator overlay files (.mmo) (mmo)
- Microsoft Streets and Trips 2002-2007 (s_and_t)
- MiniHomer, a skyTraq Venus 6 based logger (download tracks, waypoints and get/set POI) (miniHomer)
- Mobile Garmin XT Track files (garmin_xt)
- Motoactiv CSV (motoactv)
- Motorrad Routenplaner (Map&Guide) .bcr files (bcr)
- MTK Logger (iBlue 747,...) Binary File Format (mtk-bin)
- MTK Logger (iBlue 747,Qstarz BT-1000,...) download (mtk)
- MyNav TRC format (mynav)
- National Geographic Topo .tpg (waypoints) (tpg)
- National Geographic Topo 2.x .tpo (tpo2)
- National Geographic Topo 3.x/4.x .tpo (tpo3)
- Navigon Waypoints (navigonwpt)
- NaviGPS GT-11/BGT-11 Download (navilink)
- NaviGPS GT-31/BGT-31 datalogger (.sbp) (sbp)
- NaviGPS GT-31/BGT-31 SiRF binary logfile (.sbn) (sbn)
- Navitel binary track (.bin) (navitel_trk)
- Navitrak DNA marker format (dna)
- NIMA/GNIS Geographic Names File (nima)
- NMEA 0183 sentences (nmea)
- Nokia Landmark Exchange (lmx)
- OpenStreetMap data files (osm)
- OziExplorer (ozi)
- Qstarz BL-1000 (qstarz_bl-1000)
- Raymarine Waypoint File (.rwf) (raymarine)
- Ricoh GPS Log File (ricoh)
- See You flight analysis data (cup)
- SkyTraq Venus based loggers (download) (skytraq)
- SkyTraq Venus based loggers Binary File Format (skytraq-bin)
- SubRip subtitles for video mapping (.srt) (subrip)
- Swiss Map 25/50/100 (.xol) (xol)
- Tab delimited fields useful for OpenOffice (openoffice)
- Teletype [ Get Jonathon Johnson to describe (teletype)
- Textual Output (text)
- TomTom Itineraries (.itn) (tomtom_itn)
- TomTom Places Itineraries (.itn) (tomtom_itn_places)
- TomTom POI file (.asc) (tomtom_asc)
- TomTom POI file (.ov2) (tomtom)
- TrackLogs digital mapping (.trl) (dmtlog)
- Universal csv with field structure in first line (unicsv)
- Vcard Output (for iPod) (vcard)
- Wintec TES file (wintec_tes)
- Wintec WBT-100/200 Binary File Format (wbt-bin)
- Wintec WBT-100/200 GPS Download (wbt)
- Wintec WBT-201/G-Rays 2 Binary File Format (wbt-tk1)
- XAiOX iTrackU Logger (itracku)
- XAiOX iTrackU Logger Binary File Format (itracku-bin)
- 4. Data Filters
- Add points before and after bends in routes (bend)
- Include Only Points Inside Polygon (polygon)
- Include Only Points Within Distance of Arc (arc)
- Include Only Points Within Radius (radius)
- Interpolate between trackpoints (interpolate)
- Manipulate altitudes (height)
- Manipulate track lists (track)
- Rearrange waypoints, routes and/or tracks by resorting (sort)
- Remove all waypoints, tracks, or routes (nuketypes)
- Remove Duplicates (duplicate)
- Remove Points Within Distance (position)
- Remove unreliable points with high hdop or vdop (discard)
- Resample Track (resample)
- Reverse stops within routes (reverse)
- Save and restore waypoint lists (stack)
- Simplify routes (simplify)
- Swap latitude and longitude of all loaded points (swap)
- Transform waypoints into a route, tracks into routes, ... (transform)
- Validate internal data structures (validate)
- A. Supported Datums
- B. Garmin Icons
- C. GPSBabel XCSV Style Files
- Introduction to GPSBabel Styles
- Style file overview
- Internal Constants
- Global Properties of the File
- GPSBabel Behavior Directives
- Defining the Layout of the File
- Defining Fields Within the File
- Examples
- Miscellaneous Notes
- Glossary
List of Examples
- 2.1. Command showing Linux download from Magellan serial and writing to .loc file
- 2.2. Command showing Windows download from Magellan serial and writing to .loc file
- 2.3. Merging multiple files into one
- 2.4. Merging multiple files of differing types.
- 2.5. Writing the same data in multiple output formats.
- 2.6. Read realtime positioning from Garmin USB, write to Keyhole Markup
- 2.7. Read realtime positioning from Wintec WBT-201 via Bluetooth on Mac, write to Keyhole Markup
- 3.1. Conversion of a v900 csv log file to a gpx format
- 3.2. Conversion of a v900 csv log file to a gpx 1.1 format
- 3.3. Example 'csv' file
- 3.4. Example for gdb bitcategory option to put all waypoints in categories 1 and 16.
- 3.5. Using gdb option
roadbook
to create simple html roadbook - 3.6. Command showing garmin_txt output with all options
- 3.7. Command showing garmin_gpi output example
- 3.8. Read GPX file, create GPI to alert when you're 1/2 mile from a speed camera.
- 3.9. Example with unspecified language and a garmin points of interest dual language file.
- 3.10. Example for specifying language with a garmin points of interest dual language file.
- 3.11. Example for garmin bitcategory option to put all waypoints in categories 1 and 16.
- 3.12. Command showing DG-100 download and erase on Linux
- 3.13. Command showing DG-100 erase_only option on Linux
- 3.14. Command showing DG-200 download and erase on Linux
- 3.15. Command showing DG-200 erase_only option on Linux
- 3.16. Command showing list of tracks on device
- 3.17. Command track can be used to fetch a single track, default is all tracks
- 3.18. Command showing list of tracks on device
- 3.19. Command track can be used to fetch a single track, default is all tracks
- 3.20. Lowrance GPX Export Data
- 3.21. Forcing creation of old Mobile Mapper files
- 3.22. Command showing miniHomer download of tracks and erasing the logger on Linux
- 3.23. Command showing miniHomer erasing the logger without download on Linux
- 3.24. Command showing miniHomer setting Car and Home POI
- 3.25. Command showing how to read data from an erased device
- 3.26. Set the target location of the miniHomer Home POI
- 3.27. Set the target location of the miniHomer Car POI
- 3.28. Set the target location of the miniHomer Boat POI
- 3.29. Set the target location of the miniHomer Heart POI
- 3.30. Set the target location of the miniHomer Bar POI
- 3.31. Sample BCR command with all options
- 3.32. Convert MTK binary trackpoints to GPX
- 3.33. Command showing MTK download track and waypoints and erase on Linux
- 3.34. Command showing skytraq download of tracks and erasing the logger on Linux
- 3.35. Command showing skytraq erasing the logger without download on Linux
- 3.36. Command showing skytraq download tracks via bluetooth on Linux
- 3.37. Set the target location of the Skytraq location finder
- 3.38. Set the logging parameters for Skytraq device
- 3.39. Command showing how to read data from an erased device
- 3.40. Example for splitoutput option to text format
- 3.41. CSV input for UK data with XY coordinates
- 3.42. CSV input for UK data with alphanumeric coordinates
- 3.43. Example for unicsv format option to write names of input formats.
- 3.44. Example for unicsv filename option to write filenames of input formats.
- 3.45. Example for unicsv fields option to describe input file.
- 3.46. Command showing conversion of a Wintec binary file to GPX
- 3.47. Command showing WBT-200 download and erase over Bluetooth on Mac OS X
- 3.48. Command showing conversion of a Wintec binary file to GPX
- 3.49. Command showing a download from itracku connected to com14.
- 3.50. Command showing a download from itracku with automatic port detection.
- 3.51. Download from the data logger while and append the new binary logger data to a backup file. Read the contents of the backup file.
- 3.52. Download from the data logger and append the new logger data to a backup file. Output only the new
waypoints.
- 3.53. Command showing reading an itracku data file.
- 4.1. Using the polygon filter
- 4.2. Using the polygon and arc filters to find points in or nearly in a
polygon
- 4.3. Using the arc filter
- 4.4. Using the radius filter to find points close to a given point
- 4.5. Using the interpolate filter
- 4.6. This option subtracts the WGS84 geoid height from every altitude. For GPS receivers like the iBlue747 the result is the height above mean see level.
- 4.7. This options adds a constant value to every altitude.
- 4.8. Time-shifting a track with the track filter
- 4.9. Time-shifting a track with the track filter to correct WNRO
- 4.10. Time-shifting a track with the track filter with combined units
- 4.11. Merging tracks with the track filter
- 4.12. Extracting a period of time with the track filter
- 4.13. Replace time values of a track
- 4.14. Add time values to a track
- 4.15. Merging tracks with missing timestamps with the track filter
- 4.16. Filtering data types with nuketypes
- 4.17. Using the duplicate filter to suppress points with the same
name and location
- 4.18. Using the duplicate filter to implement an "ignore list."
- 4.19. Using the duplicate filter to correct the locations of "puzzle"
geocaches
- 4.20. Using the position filter to suppress close points
- 4.21. Using the discard filter for HDOP and VDOP.
- 4.22. Using the discard filter to require at least three satellites.
- 4.23. Discarding specific point by regular expression
- 4.24. Interpolation with the resampling filter
- 4.25. Decimation with the resampling filter
- 4.26. Averaging with the resampling filter
- 4.27. Converting a track to a sequence of waypoints
- 4.28. Converting a pile of waypoints to a GPX route
- 4.29. Converting a pile of waypoints to a GPX track
- 4.30. Convert a GPX track to a GPX route, deleting the original track, using 2 digits for the generated numbers.
- 4.31. Convert a GPX track to a GPX route, deleting the original track, naming the generated points like the original track name.
- 4.32. Convert a GPX track to GPX waypoints, tossing the original track