April 23, 2006 03:16
There's some excellent Java software called GPSActionReplay http://users.info.unicaen.fr/~mathet/gpsar/ that allows you to load previous GPS tracks you have recorded, together with instrument data and replay your previous sailing exploits. This is particularly useful if you're racing as you can generate polars of your yacht and work out how efficiently (or in my case in-efficiently) you're sailing.
My problem is that GPSActionReplay expects GPX files (XML format), and MacENC outputs tracks in CSV format. So my questions are:
1. Would it be possible to add GPX support for exporting tracks, waypoints and routes from MacENC?
2. In the short term, is anyone aware of a fairly straightforward method of coverting the tracks between CSV and XML GPX format. I've tried GPSBabel, but the UI doesn't appear to support import of track data in CSV format. I'm going to have a dig around the command line reference and see if I have any more luck.
My goal is to upload tracks from a days sailing to my new blog (in progress), and allow friends and crew to replay the sailing using the GPSActionReplay Java client embedded in a web page.
Then, when we're competing in the round the island race, I may even investigate hooking up a near real-time webcast!
Reeferjon
My problem is that GPSActionReplay expects GPX files (XML format), and MacENC outputs tracks in CSV format. So my questions are:
1. Would it be possible to add GPX support for exporting tracks, waypoints and routes from MacENC?
2. In the short term, is anyone aware of a fairly straightforward method of coverting the tracks between CSV and XML GPX format. I've tried GPSBabel, but the UI doesn't appear to support import of track data in CSV format. I'm going to have a dig around the command line reference and see if I have any more luck.
My goal is to upload tracks from a days sailing to my new blog (in progress), and allow friends and crew to replay the sailing using the GPSActionReplay Java client embedded in a web page.
Then, when we're competing in the round the island race, I may even investigate hooking up a near real-time webcast!
Reeferjon