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GPX seems to be supported by a big bunch of software, including
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OpenStreetMaps, GPSbabel (cross-plateform tool) and a lot professional
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apps like GRASS GIS (using itself gpsbabel)
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So I propose to use GPX as in seems to be a de-facto
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standard.
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So I propose to use GPX as in seems to be a de-facto standard.
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## GPX - how does it look like
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GPX is a simple format to put down what our GPS received, or to store info on routes that could by used by a navigation tool to navigate us. The format can be extend at almost any XML field, so along co-ordinates from the GPS we could also store data coming from other sensors (e.g. pressure).
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## GPX - format
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GPX is a simple format to put down what our GPS received, or to store
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info on routes that could by used by a navigation tool to navigate us.
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The format can be extend at almost any XML field, so along co-ordinates
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from the GPS we could also store data coming from other sensors (e.g.
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pressure).
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GPX consists of two main parts:
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