GPS PC tools - Revision history

Rich h at 10:30, 9 January 2010

2010-01-09T10:30:28Z

Rich h: /* Free GPS tools */

2010-01-09T10:28:58Z

‎Free GPS tools

Rich h: added gpsdump

2008-04-17T06:07:01Z

added gpsdump

Rich h: Corrected link

2007-05-23T17:31:24Z

Corrected link

Rich h: IGC specification no longer existed, pointed to official one

2007-01-21T17:48:01Z

IGC specification no longer existed, pointed to official one

Rich h: Created

2006-11-07T17:53:17Z

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== Free GPS tools ==

[http://www.oziexplorer.com OziExplorer]
* A lot of the usual stuff but can also convert to and from Google Earth formats. For example, can load Google Earth placemarks in and save them as waypoints.

[http://www.gpsinformation.org/ronh/ G7ToWin]
* Does data transfer between GPS and PC

[http://www.mycloudbase/com/google/ IGC2KML]
* Tool to collate igc traces, analyse and extract some statistics, and generate a kml and kmz file for viewing in Google Earth. The SCFHGC XC traces are generated using this.

[http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/gpsbabel/ gps bable]
* Handy tool for converting alsorts of different files including .gbd :-)

== Pay for GPS tools ==

[http://www.compegps.com CompeGPS]
* Can do most things!
* Animated tracklogs

[http://www.seeyou.ws/ SeeYou]
* Unique to SeeYou is ability to check for airspace infringement
* SeeYou can also find your best triangle or out and return from a given igc trace
* Animated tracklogs

Airspace feature:-
This feature is very accurate. One of our pilots has a trace of a nice triangle flight in Annecy. Using google with airspace overlay it is apparent that airspace was NOT infringed. (phew that was close). Useing Seeyou and its a different story. Alarm bells ring, screen flashes and the SAS comandos from the caa come banging on my door... (whoops). "YOU AGAIN!")

'''MapSource'''

Supplied with Garmin units, uses its own propietary formats which makes it difficult to speak with the rest of the world (igc, kml ...)

== File Formats ==

'''.igc''' - All programs (except Garmin) save and load in this format. It's text based so can view and edit it, however there is a security checksum at end so you would invalidate any record breaking flights if you did! Basically, it's the industry standard, for more information refer to the [http://soaring.aerobatics.ws/SOARING/results/USA/flight_logs/fvu-1.html specification].

'''.mps''' - Garmin's own propietary mapsource format

'''.gbd''' - Garmin's own propietary mapsource format

== Essential GPS Reading ==
Oliver Moffets GPS paper [http://www.theleague.force9.co.uk/document/gps_v9.zip GPS pdf]

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	* Handy tool for converting alsorts of different files including .gbd :-)		* Handy tool for converting alsorts of different files including .gbd :-)

		+	[http://www.gethome.no/stein.sorensen/ GPS Dump]
		+	* Download from GPS and much more

	== Pay for GPS tools ==		== Pay for GPS tools ==

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 == Free GPS tools ==
 [http://www.maxpunkte.de/competition.html MaxPunkte]
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 Airspace feature:-
 This feature is very accurate. One of our pilots has a trace of a nice triangle flight in Annecy. Using google with airspace overlay it is apparent that airspace was NOT infringed. (phew that was close). Useing Seeyou and its a different story. Alarm bells ring, screen flashes and the SAS comandos from the caa come banging on my door... (whoops). "YOU AGAIN!")
 '''MapSource'''

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 [http://www.oziexplorer.com OziExplorer]
 * A lot of the usual stuff but can also convert to and from Google Earth formats. For example, can load Google Earth placemarks in and save them as waypoints.
 [http://www.gpsinformation.org/ronh/ G7ToWin]

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 * Does data transfer between GPS and PC
-[http://www.mycloudbase/com/google/ IGC2KML]
+[http://www.mycloudbase.com/google/ IGC2KML]
 * Tool to collate igc traces, analyse and extract some statistics, and generate a kml and kmz file for viewing in Google Earth.  The SCFHGC XC traces are generated using this.

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 == File Formats ==
-'''.igc''' - All programs (except Garmin) save and load in this format.  It's text based so can view and edit it, however there is a security checksum at end so you would invalidate any record breaking flights if you did!  Basically, it's the industry standard, for more information refer to the [http://soaring.aerobatics.ws/SOARING/results/USA/flight_logs/fvu-1.html specification].
+'''.igc''' - All programs (except Garmin) save and load in this format.  It's text based so can view and edit it, however there is a security checksum at end so you would invalidate any record breaking flights if you did!  Basically, it's the industry standard, for more information refer to the [http://www.fai.org:81/gliding/gnss/tech_spec_gnss.pdf specification].
 '''.mps''' - Garmin's own propietary mapsource format