Thread: [Gpsbabel-misc] TPO to Mapsource
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From: <mik...@co...> - 2008-06-29 14:49:02
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Hello, I have a rather urgent need to take a set of National Geographic TPO files and get them into a Mapsource file. I've used Mapsource for years but this is the first time I've had a need to use non-Mapsource data formats. Can someone tell me whether the current version of GPSBabel can do this? If not, can you tell me what (if anything) can? The provider of these particular TPO files says the best way to work with them is with NG's "Backroads Explorer" program, of which the current version happens to be "Backroads Explorer 3D." However, I don't believe these TPO files are particularly new, so they may not have been created in that version. If I need to purchase that program in order to facilitate this conversion, I will do so, but having no other need for it (for now), I'd prefer not to. Thank you so much for any help or advice! -- Mike |
From: Robert L. <rob...@gp...> - 2008-06-29 17:57:33
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On Sun, Jun 29, 2008 at 9:49 AM, Mike <mik...@co...> wrote: > Hello, > > I have a rather urgent need to take a set of National Geographic TPO files > and get them into a Mapsource file. I've used Mapsource for years but this > is the first time I've had a need to use non-Mapsource data formats. Can > someone tell me whether the current version of GPSBabel can do this? If > not, can you tell me what (if anything) can? Depending on the version of TPO in question, we can read them with differing degrees of success. It's a pretty weird format - for example, waypoints spanning state boundaries can cause odd things, IIRC. http://www.gpsbabel.org/htmldoc-1.3.5/fmt_tpo2.html http://www.gpsbabel.org/htmldoc-1.3.5/fmt_tpo3.html Our Mapsource module is pretty solid. Definitely try GPSBabel. |