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Re: [Gpsbabel-misc] Error with gpsbabel and Garmin GPSmap 78s

[Don H. <har...@at...>]

If you know what you are doing you can put you GPS so that it presents a 
file system to your computer.  Then you can delete and add in files.  
But garmin is not always so forthcoming on what the format of those 
files are, and what they do.  But we do know that there is a POI 
directory in which POI files go.

On 4/15/24 1:45 PM, Eric Martinson wrote:
> Sorry, I must be too thick to troubleshoot this. I have a lot of 
> experience with GIS software, but am clueless here.
> FYI, I was looking to read the device contents, delete some of it, and 
> replace it with updated gpx data exported out of GIS software (QGIS). 
> I have done this many times using Basecamp, but as I mentioned, I was 
> looking for a better application.
> Here's a screenshot of my latest attempt:
>
> image.png
>
> But this is far from urgent, and I do not want to take up you guys' 
> time with an effort to educate me.
> Eric
>
> On Mon, Apr 15, 2024 at 1:37 PM Robert Lipe <rob...@gp...> 
> wrote:
>
>     This model is in footnote 2. Use the USB device.
>
>     It's also unlikely that you intended to both read and write the
>     same device. I think that will actually work, but it's not exactly
>     productive.
>
>
>
>
>     On Mon, Apr 15, 2024, 12:14 PM tsteven4 <tst...@gm...> wrote:
>
>         Did you set the interface format on your garmin device to
>         "GARMIN"?
>
>         Is your device connected to COM1 or some other com port?
>
>         What garmin device are you trying to connect to? Is it listed
>         in the gpsbabel documentation (GPSBabel development:Garmin
>         serial/USB protocol (garmin)
>         <https://www.gpsbabel.org/htmldoc-development/fmt_garmin.html>)?
>
>         On 4/15/2024 8:31 AM, Eric Martinson wrote:
>>         Hello Bob and Co:
>>         I was happy to find gpsbabel this morning as a possible
>>         alternative to Garmin's lamentable Basecamp. But I'm getting
>>         an error on my first attempt to use it:
>>
>>         gpsbabel -w -r -t -i garmin -f COM1 -o garmin -F COM1
>>         [ERROR] GPS_Packet_Read: Timeout.  No data received.
>>         GARMIN:Can't init COM1
>>
>>         Error running gpsbabel: Process exited unsuccessfully with code 1
>>
>>         Can anyone shed any light on this? The computer and Basecamp
>>         are reading the Garmin normally.
>>         Thanks in advance.
>>         Eric
>>         Windows 10 on desktop
>>
>>
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Re: [Gpsbabel-misc] Error with gpsbabel and Garmin GPSmap 78s

[Eric M. <mar...@gm...>]

Sorry, I must be too thick to troubleshoot this. I have a lot of experience
with GIS software, but am clueless here.
FYI, I was looking to read the device contents, delete some of it, and
replace it with updated gpx data exported out of GIS software (QGIS). I
have done this many times using Basecamp, but as I mentioned, I was looking
for a better application.
Here's a screenshot of my latest attempt:

[image: image.png]

But this is far from urgent, and I do not want to take up you guys' time
with an effort to educate me.
Eric

On Mon, Apr 15, 2024 at 1:37 PM Robert Lipe <rob...@gp...> wrote:

> This model is in footnote 2. Use the USB device.
>
> It's also unlikely that you intended to both read and write the same
> device. I think that will actually work, but it's not exactly productive.
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 15, 2024, 12:14 PM tsteven4 <tst...@gm...> wrote:
>
>> Did you set the interface format on your garmin device to "GARMIN"?
>>
>> Is your device connected to COM1 or some other com port?
>>
>> What garmin device are you trying to connect to?  Is it listed in the
>> gpsbabel documentation (GPSBabel development:Garmin serial/USB protocol
>> (garmin) <https://www.gpsbabel.org/htmldoc-development/fmt_garmin.html>)?
>> On 4/15/2024 8:31 AM, Eric Martinson wrote:
>>
>> Hello Bob and Co:
>> I was happy to find gpsbabel this morning as a possible alternative to
>> Garmin's lamentable Basecamp. But I'm getting an error on my first attempt
>> to use it:
>>
>> gpsbabel -w -r -t -i garmin -f COM1 -o garmin -F COM1
>> [ERROR] GPS_Packet_Read: Timeout.  No data received.
>> GARMIN:Can't init COM1
>>
>> Error running gpsbabel: Process exited unsuccessfully with code 1
>>
>> Can anyone shed any light on this? The computer and Basecamp are reading
>> the Garmin normally.
>> Thanks in advance.
>> Eric
>> Windows 10 on desktop
>>
>>
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Re: [Gpsbabel-misc] Error with gpsbabel and Garmin GPSmap 78s

[Robert L. <rob...@gp...>]

This model is in footnote 2. Use the USB device.

It's also unlikely that you intended to both read and write the same
device. I think that will actually work, but it's not exactly productive.




On Mon, Apr 15, 2024, 12:14 PM tsteven4 <tst...@gm...> wrote:

> Did you set the interface format on your garmin device to "GARMIN"?
>
> Is your device connected to COM1 or some other com port?
>
> What garmin device are you trying to connect to?  Is it listed in the
> gpsbabel documentation (GPSBabel development:Garmin serial/USB protocol
> (garmin) <https://www.gpsbabel.org/htmldoc-development/fmt_garmin.html>)?
> On 4/15/2024 8:31 AM, Eric Martinson wrote:
>
> Hello Bob and Co:
> I was happy to find gpsbabel this morning as a possible alternative to
> Garmin's lamentable Basecamp. But I'm getting an error on my first attempt
> to use it:
>
> gpsbabel -w -r -t -i garmin -f COM1 -o garmin -F COM1
> [ERROR] GPS_Packet_Read: Timeout.  No data received.
> GARMIN:Can't init COM1
>
> Error running gpsbabel: Process exited unsuccessfully with code 1
>
> Can anyone shed any light on this? The computer and Basecamp are reading
> the Garmin normally.
> Thanks in advance.
> Eric
> Windows 10 on desktop
>
>
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Re: [Gpsbabel-misc] Error with gpsbabel and Garmin GPSmap 78s

[tsteven4 <tst...@gm...>]

Did you set the interface format on your garmin device to "GARMIN"?

Is your device connected to COM1 or some other com port?

What garmin device are you trying to connect to?  Is it listed in the 
gpsbabel documentation (GPSBabel development:Garmin serial/USB protocol 
(garmin) <https://www.gpsbabel.org/htmldoc-development/fmt_garmin.html>)?

On 4/15/2024 8:31 AM, Eric Martinson wrote:
> Hello Bob and Co:
> I was happy to find gpsbabel this morning as a possible alternative to 
> Garmin's lamentable Basecamp. But I'm getting an error on my first 
> attempt to use it:
>
> gpsbabel -w -r -t -i garmin -f COM1 -o garmin -F COM1
> [ERROR] GPS_Packet_Read: Timeout.  No data received.
> GARMIN:Can't init COM1
>
> Error running gpsbabel: Process exited unsuccessfully with code 1
>
> Can anyone shed any light on this? The computer and Basecamp are 
> reading the Garmin normally.
> Thanks in advance.
> Eric
> Windows 10 on desktop
>
>
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[Gpsbabel-misc] Error with gpsbabel and Garmin GPSmap 78s

[Eric M. <mar...@gm...>]

Hello Bob and Co:
I was happy to find gpsbabel this morning as a possible alternative to
Garmin's lamentable Basecamp. But I'm getting an error on my first attempt
to use it:

gpsbabel -w -r -t -i garmin -f COM1 -o garmin -F COM1
[ERROR] GPS_Packet_Read: Timeout.  No data received.
GARMIN:Can't init COM1

Error running gpsbabel: Process exited unsuccessfully with code 1

Can anyone shed any light on this? The computer and Basecamp are reading
the Garmin normally.
Thanks in advance.
Eric
Windows 10 on desktop

Re: [Gpsbabel-misc] GPSBabel : Track only show on Google Maps not on Google Earth Pro Satellite image.

[Robert L. <rob...@gp...>]

Since it works for tsteven4, My guess is that you have the time slider in
Earth Pro clumped closed or otherwise excluding the data.

We include a Lookat tag in the KML that should open it , but that's not
enough for every combination of settings and previous data.

Wisely open the "throat" of the caliper-like time control.

On Mon, Apr 8, 2024, 9:13 AM Johan Wiese <jwi...@gm...> wrote:

> Good afternoon,
> When we also plot on GPSBabel it has always opened our tracks showing it
> on Google Earth Pro on the Satellite image.
>
> The problem - it still opens the tracks that we have walked - but open it
> up on Google Maps and we want it on Google satellite image.
>
> Please see the print screens below.
>
> Regards
> Johan Wiese
> South Africa
> E-mail : jwi...@gm...
>
> [image: image.png]
>
> [image: image.png]
>
>
>
>
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Re: [Gpsbabel-misc] GPSBabel : Track only show on Google Maps not on Google Earth Pro Satellite image.

[tsteven4 <tst...@gm...>]

I have verified 1.9.0 gives a Map/Satellite selection option on Windows 
11.  Gpsbabel 1.8.0 is no longer supported.  Can you please try 1.9.0, 
which is available at GPSBabel official download 
<https://www.gpsbabel.org/download.html>?

selection

Re: [Gpsbabel-misc] GPSBabel : Track only show on Google Maps not on Google Earth Pro Satellite image.

[tsteven4 <tst...@gm...>]

It works for me.  What version of gpsbabel are you running?  What 
platform?  Have you tried the latest release 1.9.0 from GPSBabel 
official download <https://www.gpsbabel.org/download.html>?

satellite map
On 4/8/2024 7:11 AM, Johan Wiese wrote:
> Good afternoon,
> When we also plot on GPSBabel it has always opened our tracks showing 
> it on Google Earth Pro on the Satellite image.
>
> The problem - it still opens the tracks that we have walked - but open 
> it up on Google Maps and we want it on Google satellite image.
>
> Please see the print screens below.
>
> Regards
> Johan Wiese
> South Africa
> E-mail : jwi...@gm...
>
> image.png
>
> image.png
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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[Gpsbabel-misc] GPSBabel : Track only show on Google Maps not on Google Earth Pro Satellite image.

[Johan W. <jwi...@gm...>]

Good afternoon,
When we also plot on GPSBabel it has always opened our tracks showing it on
Google Earth Pro on the Satellite image.

The problem - it still opens the tracks that we have walked - but open it
up on Google Maps and we want it on Google satellite image.

Please see the print screens below.

Regards
Johan Wiese
South Africa
E-mail : jwi...@gm...

[image: image.png]

[image: image.png]

[Gpsbabel-misc] Some GPS logger infos ...

[Ulf L. <ulf...@we...>]

Hi!

It was mentioned somewhere to post GPS logger infos on this list, so the
infos can be added to the corresponding gpsbabel html pages ...


Three loggers I own and use with Windows 11:

- Transystem Inc. (TSI) - photoMate 887
mtk based, Bluetooth
https://www.gpsbabel.org/htmldoc-development/fmt_mtk.html
http://www.transystem.com.tw/www/product.php?b=G&m=pe&cid=4&sid=21&id=58
No longer available for purchase
Worked flawlessly until the internal battery got very weak after several
years of usage.

- Bluemax - GPS-4044
mtk based, Bluetooth
https://www.gpsbabel.org/htmldoc-development/fmt_mtk.html
https://www.amazon.de/Blumax-50131-GPS-4044-Bluetooth-Datalogger/dp/B002B7L9UA/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_bdcrb_top?ie=UTF8
No longer available for purchase
Works fine, but after several years of usage the USB connector starts to
get connection problems.

- Renkforce - GT-730FL-S
Sirf 4 based (works with "skytraq"), no Bluetooth, seems to be a
rebranded Canmore GT-730FL-S
https://www.gpsbabel.org/htmldoc-development/fmt_skytraq.html
https://www.conrad.de/de/p/renkforce-gt-730fl-s-gps-logger-schwarz-373686.html?refresh=true
Still available from Conrad Elektronik here in germany.
Seems to sometimes "forget" parts of the recorded track, which makes it
basically unusable as you cannot depend on it :-(
As I wasn't sure if this issue is caused by the logger itself or maybe
gpsbabel, I've tried to read out the logger with the provided "CanWay"
Software which showed the exact same problem.


If you need any further infos, just let me know.

Keep up the good work!

Best regards, ULFL

Re: [Gpsbabel-misc] gpsbabel not extracting all info from kml file

[Juan N. <jna...@gm...>]

I'll try that (with gpsbabel 1.9.0). Thanks!

On Fri, Mar 29, 2024 at 9:39 AM tsteven4 <tst...@gm...> wrote:

> If you use the googletakeout format I think the first and last points of a
> track will get the begin and end times from the timespan.
> On 3/29/2024 10:35 AM, Juan Navarro wrote:
>
>
>> The problem with using this kml as a source for geotagging is that all
>> these unnamed points don't contain any information about _when_ you were
>> at each point, they just define the shape of the line.  You can see this
>> by editing your kml file, and you'll see the shape defined like this:
>>
>> <coordinates>-55.0285248,-34.87916,0 -55.0285243,-34.8791599,
>>
>> so that's latitude, longitude and elevation for each point, but not the
>> timestamp at which you were at each point.  So if you were hoping to do
>>
>>
> Actually, each set of unnamed points does have timing info (for the whole
> set, though, not for each individual point):
>
>
> <TimeSpan><begin>2024-02-13T13:52:23.000Z</begin><end>2024-02-13T15:49:13.000Z</end></TimeSpan>
>
> Unfortunately, that info is lost in the gpx file.
>
>
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Re: [Gpsbabel-misc] gpsbabel not extracting all info from kml file

[tsteven4 <tst...@gm...>]

If you use the googletakeout format I think the first and last points of 
a track will get the begin and end times from the timespan.

On 3/29/2024 10:35 AM, Juan Navarro wrote:
>
>
>     The problem with using this kml as a source for geotagging is that
>     all
>     these unnamed points don't contain any information about _when_
>     you were
>     at each point, they just define the shape of the line.  You can
>     see this
>     by editing your kml file, and you'll see the shape defined like this:
>
>     <coordinates>-55.0285248,-34.87916,0 -55.0285243,-34.8791599,
>
>     so that's latitude, longitude and elevation for each point, but
>     not the
>     timestamp at which you were at each point.  So if you were hoping
>     to do
>
> Actually, each set of unnamed points does have timing info (for the 
> whole set, though, not for each individual point):
>
> <TimeSpan><begin>2024-02-13T13:52:23.000Z</begin><end>2024-02-13T15:49:13.000Z</end></TimeSpan>
>
> Unfortunately, that info is lost in the gpx file.
>
>
>
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Re: [Gpsbabel-misc] gpsbabel not extracting all info from kml file

[Juan N. <jna...@gm...>]

>
>
> The problem with using this kml as a source for geotagging is that all
> these unnamed points don't contain any information about _when_ you were
> at each point, they just define the shape of the line.  You can see this
> by editing your kml file, and you'll see the shape defined like this:
>
> <coordinates>-55.0285248,-34.87916,0 -55.0285243,-34.8791599,
>
> so that's latitude, longitude and elevation for each point, but not the
> timestamp at which you were at each point.  So if you were hoping to do
>
>
Actually, each set of unnamed points does have timing info (for the whole
set, though, not for each individual point):

<TimeSpan><begin>2024-02-13T13:52:23.000Z</begin><end>2024-02-13T15:49:13.000Z</end></TimeSpan>

Unfortunately, that info is lost in the gpx file.

Re: [Gpsbabel-misc] gpsbabel not extracting all info from kml file

[Juan N. <jna...@gm...>]

Yes, thank you, that helps! (And thanks to the other people who responded
too).

And I now have a better understanding of the issue... which was just
confusion on my part. The command
  gpsbabel -i kml -f history-2024-02-13.kml
only outputs the named points
34.879970S 55.026819W Rancho Vida Loca/Ranch from 2024-02-13T15:49:13.000Z
to 2024-02-13T16:59:58.000Z. Distance 0m 0.000000
34.877410S 55.095517W Chihuahua Beach/Beach from 2024-02-13T17:23:08.000Z
to 2024-02-13T19:38:42.000Z. Distance 0m 0.000000
34.881186S 55.027451W Los Corchos/from 2024-02-13T20:00:07.000Z to
2024-02-13T20:54:10.000Z. Distance 0m 0.000000
34.967467S 54.954998W Las Mesitas/Scenic spot from 2024-02-13T22:20:57.000Z
to 2024-02-13T22:37:04.000Z. Distance 0m 0.000000
34.964576S 54.946181W Heladeria Arlecchino/Ice Cream from
2024-02-13T22:50:44.000Z to 2024-02-13T23:17:01.000Z. Distance 0m 0.000000
34.887852S 54.978901W Espiga Dorada/Supermarket from
2024-02-13T23:50:13.000Z to 2024-02-14T00:24:45.000Z. Distance 0m 0.000000
34.878850S 55.031013W Cabañas Los Coronillas/Lodging from
2024-02-14T00:32:00.000Z to 2024-02-14T15:08:35.000Z. Distance 0m 0.000000

...and that's what threw me off. But the gpx file (with '-o gpx') does have
the unnamed point, so all's good.

Thanks again.

Juan


On Fri, Mar 29, 2024 at 1:44 AM mail <ma...@ac...> wrote:

> Hi Juan,
>
> To convert all the points into a new file in Gpx format:
>
>      gpsbabel -i kml -f history-2024-02-13.kml -o gpx -F result.gpx
>
> (-o for output format gpx, -F to specify the output filename).
>
> This will give you a new file containing not only the seven _named_
> points, but also the 200+ unnamed points along the way.
>
> The problem with using this kml as a source for geotagging is that all
> these unnamed points don't contain any information about _when_ you were
> at each point, they just define the shape of the line.  You can see this
> by editing your kml file, and you'll see the shape defined like this:
>
> <coordinates>-55.0285248,-34.87916,0 -55.0285243,-34.8791599,
>
> so that's latitude, longitude and elevation for each point, but not the
> timestamp at which you were at each point.  So if you were hoping to do
> the geotagging automatically based on the timestamp of the photo, you
> will find that this input data is not ideal.  Or if you just want to
> manually select which points are which, then it should be fine.
>
> Hope that helps!
> activityworkshop
>
>
> On 29/03/2024 00:22, Juan Navarro wrote:
> > Hi all. I'm new to gpslabel. I'm trying to use it to convert kml data
> > from google timeline to gpx format so that I can feed gpx data to
> > darktable for geotagging pictures taken with a gps-less camera.
> >
> > If I run
> >   gpsbabel -i kml -f history-2024-02-13.kml
> > (see attached kml file), I only get 6 points, but the input file has
> > more than 100 coordinates.
>
>
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Re: [Gpsbabel-misc] gpsbabel not extracting all info from kml file

[tsteven4 <tst...@gm...>]

You probably would be better off using the googletakeout format to read 
your data directly from your google takeout location history.  This 
format was first releases in gpsbabel 1.9.0.

https://www.gpsbabel.org/htmldoc-1.9.0/fmt_googletakeout.html

ubuntu noble will have gpsbabel 1.9.0.  Alternatively you can build from 
source.

On 3/28/2024 5:22 PM, Juan Navarro wrote:
> Hi all. I'm new to gpslabel. I'm trying to use it to convert kml data 
> from google timeline to gpx format so that I can feed gpx data to 
> darktable for geotagging pictures taken with a gps-less camera.
>
> If I run
>   gpsbabel -i kml -f history-2024-02-13.kml
> (see attached kml file), I only get 6 points, but the input file has 
> more than 100 coordinates.
>
> How do I get them all? I've tried all I can think of from reading the 
> manual, including '-t' and '-i kml,track=1', to no avail.
>
> GPSBabel 1.8.0, Ubuntu 23.10
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Juan
>
>
>
>
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Re: [Gpsbabel-misc] gpsbabel not extracting all info from kml file

[mail <ma...@ac...>]

Hi Juan,

To convert all the points into a new file in Gpx format:

     gpsbabel -i kml -f history-2024-02-13.kml -o gpx -F result.gpx

(-o for output format gpx, -F to specify the output filename).

This will give you a new file containing not only the seven _named_ 
points, but also the 200+ unnamed points along the way.

The problem with using this kml as a source for geotagging is that all 
these unnamed points don't contain any information about _when_ you were 
at each point, they just define the shape of the line.  You can see this 
by editing your kml file, and you'll see the shape defined like this:

<coordinates>-55.0285248,-34.87916,0 -55.0285243,-34.8791599,

so that's latitude, longitude and elevation for each point, but not the 
timestamp at which you were at each point.  So if you were hoping to do 
the geotagging automatically based on the timestamp of the photo, you 
will find that this input data is not ideal.  Or if you just want to 
manually select which points are which, then it should be fine.

Hope that helps!
activityworkshop


On 29/03/2024 00:22, Juan Navarro wrote:
> Hi all. I'm new to gpslabel. I'm trying to use it to convert kml data 
> from google timeline to gpx format so that I can feed gpx data to 
> darktable for geotagging pictures taken with a gps-less camera.
>
> If I run
>   gpsbabel -i kml -f history-2024-02-13.kml
> (see attached kml file), I only get 6 points, but the input file has 
> more than 100 coordinates.

Re: [Gpsbabel-misc] gpsbabel not extracting all info from kml file

[Robert L. <rob...@gp...>]

Hi, Juan.

For help with whatever Ubuntu shipped, please contact Ubuntu. We can't be
responsible for any changes they introduce.

"Quickly" spot-checking the current version (admittedly not on Linux at
all) I don't see any surprises. Your input has 7 points:

 xmllint --pretty 1  ~/Downloads/history-2024-02-13.kml | grep /Point | wc
-l
       7

We capture 7 points:

./gpsbabel -i kml -f ~/Downloads/history-2024-02-13.kml -o gpx -F - | grep
 /wpt | wc -
l
       7

It has nine linestrings:

xmllint --pretty 1  ~/Downloads/history-2024-02-13.kml | grep /LineString |
wc -l
       9

We capture nine tracks;

./gpsbabel -i kml -f ~/Downloads/history-2024-02-13.kml -o gpx -F - | grep
 '</trk>' | wc -l
       9

It's possible there's an issue with the old version that we replaced quite
some time back. (Ubuntu also breaks our upgrade check, trapping you on the
old version.) but I dont' see a problem. If there's a specific point that
isn't being captured, please be much more specific.

If I take that file and make GPX out of it and feed that to Earth, which
will use its internal GPSBabel to conert back to KML internally, the map
view looks pretty much the same as when I pull in that KML directly and the
points all match believable locations on the map.

We place tracks and waypoints in separate folders. Ours is more attractive,
IMO, but I'm surely biased having babysat that for almost 20 years...They
do better in preserving folder names (our KML writer doesn't know what
folder the reader found anything in) and there's a disagreement in timezone
parsing, but that's not the bugreport here...

[image: Screen Shot 2024-03-29 at 1.17.23 AM.png]



So if you're reporting missing data, please be much more specific about
which feature[s] is/are missing. Include the full command issued, confirm
that the problem remains in 1.9.0, and either be super specific on the
missign data or produce a reduced set of 1-3 points that will make it
obvious (but bonus points for identifying it and marking it up) which one
is missing.

Also, please keep the conversation on the list. Perhaps another Ubuntu user
has something more to add and I'll be AFK quite a bit in upcoming days.
Sometimes people try to convert things to personal support conversations,
but in doing so, reduce the number of helpers available to help solve the
reported problem.

RJL

On Thu, Mar 28, 2024 at 6:24 PM Juan Navarro <jna...@gm...> wrote:

> Hi all. I'm new to gpslabel. I'm trying to use it to convert kml data from
> google timeline to gpx format so that I can feed gpx data to darktable for
> geotagging pictures taken with a gps-less camera.
>
> If I run
>   gpsbabel -i kml -f history-2024-02-13.kml
> (see attached kml file), I only get 6 points, but the input file has more
> than 100 coordinates.
>
> How do I get them all? I've tried all I can think of from reading the
> manual, including '-t' and '-i kml,track=1', to no avail.
>
> GPSBabel 1.8.0, Ubuntu 23.10
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Juan
>
>
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[Gpsbabel-misc] gpsbabel not extracting all info from kml file

[Juan N. <jna...@gm...>]

Hi all. I'm new to gpslabel. I'm trying to use it to convert kml data from
google timeline to gpx format so that I can feed gpx data to darktable for
geotagging pictures taken with a gps-less camera.

If I run
  gpsbabel -i kml -f history-2024-02-13.kml
(see attached kml file), I only get 6 points, but the input file has more
than 100 coordinates.

How do I get them all? I've tried all I can think of from reading the
manual, including '-t' and '-i kml,track=1', to no avail.

GPSBabel 1.8.0, Ubuntu 23.10

Thanks in advance.

Juan

Re: [Gpsbabel-misc] Seeing the duplicate waypoints

[Robert L. <rob...@gp...>]

Either modify the duplicate to do it or write the output before and after
the duplicate filter and diff them.

Something approximately like:
gpsbabel -i whatever -f blah -o unicsv -F unfiltered -x duplicate -F
filtered
diff unfiltered filtered

More or less.

There may be a way to do it with the stack filter, but diff is the tool I'd
reach for first, personally.

RJL

On Tue, Mar 19, 2024 at 1:31 AM Sutripta <sut...@gm...> wrote:

> Hi,
> I want to see the duplicate waypoints which have been removed using the -x
> duplicate filter, not the ones which remain. How does one do that?
>
> TIA.
>
> Regards
> Sutripta
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[Gpsbabel-misc] Seeing the duplicate waypoints

[Sutripta <sut...@gm...>]

Hi,
I want to see the duplicate waypoints which have been removed using the -x
duplicate filter, not the ones which remain. How does one do that?

TIA.

Regards
Sutripta

Re: [Gpsbabel-misc] Magellan and serial

[Robert L. <rob...@gp...>]

Probably. It's clearly not a recently tested combination and you may have
to debug it... But that going to be true if anything.

I can't, however, recommend buying a 1990s era tech device, though. Any
modern Garmin is going to give you a better experience.

If you absolutely adore that and want to keep that cable,. I'd at least go
for the 2000 or 2001 model of that device, the Map 330. OTOH, all. The maps
you can get for it are going to be windows only and from about 2005 at
best. It is, however a better receiver in the same form factor.

On Fri, Feb 2, 2024, 1:52 PM D McC <dmc...@gm...> wrote:

>
> Hi,
>
> Years ago I had a Magellan 315 and uploaded waypoints to it via some
> Windows software, don’t remember.  This used the Magellan data cable and
> 9-pin serial port.
>
> Anyway, I liked the 315 for a few reasons and may get a “new” one on
> eBay.  I would use the same data cable, but plug the RS-232 end of that
> into a RS-232-USB adapter.  Then plug the USB end of the adapter into my PC
> (Linux).
>
> I now have a standard GPX file of waypoints, which I have used with other
> more modern devices.
>
> So, question is — with the above setup, will gpsbabel command line be able
> to upload the GPX file waypoints into a Magellan 315 ?
>
> thanks for any answers
>
>
>
> --
> Doug McCasland   <dmc...@gm...>
>
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[Gpsbabel-misc] Magellan and serial

[D M. <dmc...@gm...>]

Hi,

Years ago I had a Magellan 315 and uploaded waypoints to it via some
Windows software, don’t remember.  This used the Magellan data cable and
9-pin serial port.

Anyway, I liked the 315 for a few reasons and may get a “new” one on eBay.
I would use the same data cable, but plug the RS-232 end of that into a
RS-232-USB adapter.  Then plug the USB end of the adapter into my PC
(Linux).

I now have a standard GPX file of waypoints, which I have used with other
more modern devices.

So, question is — with the above setup, will gpsbabel command line be able
to upload the GPX file waypoints into a Magellan 315 ?

thanks for any answers



-- 
Doug McCasland   <dmc...@gm...>

[Gpsbabel-misc] version 1.8.0

[<ri...@sa...>]

Hello community,

I am after version 1.8.0 in order to convert/ create ov2 tomtom files.

Is there any way to download it either from an official link or trusted site?

Thanks in advance!

Re: [Gpsbabel-misc] garmin nuvi 500 does not recognize .gpi poi file properly

[Don H. <har...@at...>]

OK Thank you.  I had lat and long reversed form that POI factory file.  
Now I don't have to use garmin poi loader  and mess with wine.

On 1/7/24 1:52 PM, tsteven4 wrote:
> gpsbabel -i unicsv,fields=lat+lon+name+desc -f Wendys_USA_Can.csv  -o 
> garmin_gpi,category="Wendys Rest"  -F wendys.gpi

Re: [Gpsbabel-misc] garmin nuvi 500 does not recognize .gpi poi file properly

[tsteven4 <tst...@gm...>]

If you input starts like:

-149.93732,61.18088,"Wendy's-Anchorage,AK ","4407 Spenard Rd, 
Anchorage,AK, (907) 677-8890"
-149.86787,61.19424,"Wendy's-Anchorage,AK ","2927 Seward Hwy, 
Anchorage,AK, (907) 258-4239"
-149.86386,61.11842,"Wendy's-Anchorage,AK ","11310 Old Seward Hwy, 
Anchorage,AK, (907) 344-0834"
-149.83755,61.21754,"Wendy's-Anchorage,AK ","2323 E 5th Ave, 
Anchorage,AK, (907) 279-8271"

then longitude precedes latitude, so use gpsbabel  -i 
unicsv,fields=lon+lat+name+desc -f wendys.csv ...


On 1/7/2024 11:00 AM, Don Harter wrote:

> I downloaded a csv file then made a .gpi/POI file for my garmin gps.
>
> When I display it in the garmin most of the pois are not shown and the 
> few that are; are 4000 miles away.  I tried several formats for the 
> input file.  Here are my command lines.  For the latter I added a line 
> at the top for the header.
>
> gpsbabel -i csv  -f Wendys_USA_Can.csv  -o garmin_gpi,category="Wendys 
> Rest"  -F wendys.gpi
>
>
> gpsbabel  -i unicsv,fields=lat+lon+name+desc -f Wendys_USA_Can.csv  -o 
> garmin_gpi,category="Wendys Rest"  -F wendys.gpi
>
>
>
>
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