Re: [Gpsbabel-misc] trouble loading route from Google Maps to eTrex
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From: Robert L. <rob...@us...> - 2006-12-27 23:22:50
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Jerry Davis wrote: > when I paste the url in firefox, google gives me back 7 items in the driving > directions. From = 510 S Extension Rd, Mesa AZ 85210. To = Florence, AZ > > when I do gpsbabel to convert from google to gpx, I get 97 rtept items > is it supposed to do that? You have only five places that you actually turn, but to draw the map with reasonable resolution, you need 95 interim points. > I haven't tried dl'ing it to the garmen yet, but I suspect there will be 97 > waypoints in my route? Yes. So unless your Garmin supports 97 routepoints in a route (and I don't know of any Garmin product that does) you might find the route simplifier useful. See: http://www.gpsbabel.org/htmldoc-development/filter_simplify.html RJL |