Comments on: What is GPX and what can you do with it in Locus?

By: Michal, Locus team

Michal, Locus team — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 06:30:46 +0000

In reply to Alecs. Hi, yes, select CSV format when exporting the points.

By: Alecs

Alecs — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 09:50:28 +0000

Hi! Is it possible to export the points with all their data from locus map to excel?

By: Michal, Locus team

Michal, Locus team — Mon, 01 Aug 2022 08:00:23 +0000

In reply to massimo del guasta. Hi, check the option "including attachments" in the GPX export dialog.

By: massimo del guasta

massimo del guasta — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 14:42:10 +0000

Hi! I own Locusmap PRO, and I just wish to save my points WITH the pictures taken at each point (I must record gps point+photo of special features of the vegetation) for further analysis on the pc. When exporting my points in .gpx , apparently the link to the pictures is lost: should I use a different export format? Thanks!

By: Carlos Allado

Carlos Allado — Tue, 01 Mar 2022 10:14:02 +0000

Thank you for this information, it helped me a lot.

By: Locus team

Locus team — Mon, 29 Aug 2016 05:57:11 +0000

In reply to sl91.

Could you please send your issue to locus.map@asamm.com including the GPX file for analysis? We’ll try to help you.

By: sl91

sl91 — Fri, 26 Aug 2016 12:29:16 +0000

Just tried to upload in bikenet.com a gpx exported from Locus 3.18.6, including data from ant+ sensors. I get a big error message. Other tools are able to handle this file.

Regards

sl91

By: sl91

sl91 — Fri, 26 Aug 2016 12:23:08 +0000

Nothing about handling extra data recorded from various sensors (ant+, BT,…) such as speed, cadence, …

Regards

sl91

By: Locus team

Locus team — Fri, 26 Aug 2016 05:27:15 +0000

In reply to Ondřej Schreiber.

The GPX format is an XML data format designed for lossless storage and transfer of data for GPS devices. As such, it can contain a vast array of very detailed data (such as GPS signal strength, number of visible satellites, etc). The format is extensible by using a special extension keyword in its XML. It is used by programs that can match GPS data to events (such as geocoding photos) and is the best choice when you need to move data between GPS devices or when you have needs other than presentation. The format has explicit formats for Routes, Waypoints, and Tracks as distinct data types.

The KML format is a presentation language which was designed for annotating maps. It was originally defined by Keyhole (now Google) and is now a an OGC standards.

Which file format you use is dependent upon what you’re trying to do. For people who are looking to preserve the maximum amount of data, make sure you get a GPX file, since they’re going to contain all of the information that we downloaded from the device. If you only need the tracks for Google Earth, then you can just grab the KML. However, it is suggested that if you have any doubt, you get the GPX and the KML (LoadMyTracks will happily convert from GPX to KML, but can’t do the other way around) and save the GPX for archival purposes.

By: Ondřej Schreiber

Ondřej Schreiber — Thu, 25 Aug 2016 18:44:20 +0000

Can you tell me what is the advance in using GPX than KML? What is the difference between them and when to use which one. Thanks 🙂