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plotaroute admin Wednesday 11 Jan 2023 08:25:52
Thanks for that insight.
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Lasse Lasse Tuesday 10 Jan 2023 18:51:38
Following up on this, I checked what Garmin Connect is doing when a course is saved as GPX file: They are simply using the internal name of the FIT SDK CoursePoint type enum (looks like the Java implementation, it's an all uppercase string like FOOD or WATER). I definitely prefer your approach over Garmin's, it's much closer to what I've seen around the internet in terms of symbol naming.
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Lasse Lasse Sunday 25 Dec 2022 15:24:38
Yes, unfortunately there does not seem to be a GPX standard for waypoint symbols.
That being said, you do have the freedom to add the missing waypoint types, which I would especially welcome for store and transportation waypoints.
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plotaroute admin Tuesday 06 Dec 2022 08:58:32
Thanks for that feedback. We'll look into that when we get chance. I don't think that GPX has the same standards as FIT though for point types.
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Lasse Lasse Saturday 03 Dec 2022 20:32:36
Plotaroute recently added support for most waypoint symbols to be exported as corresponding FIT course point types. When saving as GPX, a few of them are not yet supported (meaning the wpt/sym element is always the default "Flag, Blue").
These are the specific wpt/sym values I find to be supported:
- Shower
- Information
- Restroom
- Pin Blue
- Summit
- Campground
- Scenic Area
- Picnic Area
- Danger Area
- Drinking Water
- Medical Facility
- Restaurant
- Lodging
- Gas Station
- Straight
- U-Turn
- Right
- Right_slight
- Right_sharp
- Left
- Left_slight
- Left_sharp
These are the important waypoint symbols currently missing in GPX compared to FIT:
- Shop/Supermarket
- Paths crossing
- Steep descent
- Steep ascent
- Fence/obstacle
- Time marker
- Meeting point
- Train station
- Bus station
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