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GPSBabel is a cross-platform, free software to transfer routes, tracks, and waypoint data to and from consumer GPS units, and to convert between GPS data formats. [2] It has a command-line interface and a graphical interface for Windows, macOS, and Linux users.
A GPX file's main components include waypoints, routes, and tracks: A waypoint (wptType) consists of the WGS 84 (GPS) coordinates of a point and possibly other descriptive information. A route (rteType) is an ordered list of routepoints (or waypoints representing a series of significant turn or stage points) leading to a destination. [ 3 ]
Training Center XML (TCX) is a data exchange format introduced in 2007 as part of Garmin's Training Center product. The XML is similar to GPX since it exchanges GPS tracks, but treats a track as an Activity rather than simply a series of GPS points.
ITN, is a file format designed as an itinerary data format for TomTom devices. It can be used to describe itineraries using support waypoints. The format is proprietary for TomTom. Its data store location, name, and waypoint type and can in this way be used to interchange data between GPS devices and software packages.
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Some smartphone applications also allow you to view these files (IGC Viewer & Browser on Android for example). There are also tools to convert IGC files to tracks in GPX or KML with extension gx:Track format. [1] They allow you to view the track made (but lose a lot of information present in the original IGC file such as the circuit declaration).
The Garmin .img format is what Garmin devices use to store the maps for its GPS units. The img files contain a header and many subfiles. Img's filestore is based on FAT system. [1] Some old GPS units are not able to work with multiple img files so they need to be merged into one file called gmapsupp.img using programs like Mapsource. [2]
OpenStreetMap was created by Steve Coast in response to the Ordnance Survey, the United Kingdom's national mapping agency, failing to release its data to the public under free licences in 2004. Initially, maps were created only via GPS traces , but it was quickly populated by importing public domain geographical data such as the U.S. TIGER and ...