GPSBABEL

'GPSBabel' is a cross-platform, open source program to transfer routes, tracks,
and waypoint data to and from consumer GPS units, and to convert between
many types of GPS data formats^[1]. It has a command-line interface and a graphical interface for many OSes.
GPSBabel is part of Debian GNU/Linux and Fedora, and also part of the 'fink' system for getting Unix software on Mac OS X.

Contents

Applications

File formats supported

See also

External links

References

Applications

★ Many contributors to OpenStreetMap use GPSBabel to convert GPS track data from proprietary formats to the GPX format OpenStreetMap requires.

★ GPSBabel is popular in the Geocaching community because it enables people with incompatible GPS units to share data.

★ GPSBabel enables owners of many different brands of GPS units to view their GPS data in several popular consumer map programs, such as Google Earth and Microsoft Streets & Trips.

★ GPSBabel is supplied as part of Google Earth to provide format conversion and GPS interfacing.

File formats supported

★ Brauniger IQ Series Barograph

★ Cambridge/Winpilot glider software

★ CarteSurTable data file

★ Cetus (for Palm/OS)

★ CoastalExplorer XML

★ Comma-separated values

★ CompeGPS

★ CoPilot Flight Planner (for Palm/OS)

★ cotoGPS for Palm/OS

★ Dell Axim Navigation System

★ DeLorme .an1 drawing

★ DeLorme GPL

★ DeLorme Street Atlas

★ DeLorme XMap HH Native .WPT

★ DeLorme XMat HH Street Atlas USA .WPT (PPC)

★ EasyGPS

★ FAI/IGC Flight recorder

★ Fugawi

★ Garmin Logbook XML

★ Garmin Mapsource

★ Garmin PCX5

★ Garmin serial/USB protocol

★ Geocaching.com .loc

★ GeocachingDB for Palm/OS

★ GEOnet Names Server (GNS)

★ GeoNiche .pdb

★ Google Maps XML

★ Google Earth XML

★ GpilotS

★ GPS TrackMaker

★ GPSBabel arc filter file

★ GpsDrive

★ GPSman

★ GPSPilot Tracker for Palm/OS

★ gpsutil

★ GPX

★ HikeTech

★ Holux (gm-100)

★ HSA Endeavour Navigator

★ HTML Output

★ IGN Rando

★ Kartex 5

★ Keyhole Markup Language

★ KuDaTa PsiTrex text

★ Lowrance USR

★ Magellan Explorist Geocaching

★ Magellan Mapsend

★ Magellan NAV Companion for PalmOS

★ Magellan SD files (2 types)

★ Magellan serial protocol

★ Map&Guide 'TourExchangeFormat' XML

★ Mapopolis.com Mapconverter CSV

★ MapTech Exchange Format

★ Microsoft Streets and Trips 2002-2007

★ Motorrad Routenplaner (Map&Guide)

★ MS PocketStreets 2002 Pushpin

★ National Geographic Topo

★ Navicache.com XML

★ Navigon Mobile Navigator

★ Navitrak DNA marker format

★ NetStumbler Summary File

★ National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA)/GNIS Geographic Names File

★ NMEA 0183 sentences

★ OziExplorer

★ PalmDoc

★ PathAway Palm Database

★ Quovadis

★ See You flight analysis

★ Sportsim track files

★ Suunto Trek Manager

★ Text

★ TomTom POI file

★ TopoMapPro Places File

★ TrackLogs digital mapping

★ U.S. Census Bureau TIGER Mapping Service

★ Vcard Output (for iPod)

★ Vito Navigator II tracks

★ WiFiFoFum 2.0 for PocketPC XML

★ Wintec WBT-100/200 Binary file format

★ Wintec WBT-100/200 GPS Download

★ Wintec WBT-201/G-Rays2 Download

★ Yahoo Geocode API data

See also

★ Open Street Map Data Format

External links

★ GPSBabel site

★ GPSBabel wiki

★ Chapter 15, "Speak in Geotongues: GPSBabel to the Rescue", Mapping Hacks:Tips & Tools for Electronic Cartography, ISBN 0-596-00703-5, O'Reilly.

★ ''GPS For Dummies'', ISBN 0-7645-6933-3 (and author's blog)

References

★ Make Magazine v07, pages 117 - 118, ''GPS Running Log''.
1. GPSBabel Supported filetypes