[Openstreetmap] Trackpoints with no timestamps

Richard Fairhurst richard at systemeD.net
Tue Nov 15 23:16:56 GMT 2005


On 15 Nov 2005, at 21:50, Lars Aronsson wrote:

> For one thing, you should *never* use Garmin's "save track"
> function.  This compacts the storage within the receiver by
> removing the timestamps from individual trackpoints.

On my yellow eTrex, it also severely 'compresses' the track itself, 
removing the majority of trackpoints to produce a simplified and 
virtually unusable path.

If anyone knows a firmware hack that reassigns the saved track memory 
so it can be used by the main track, I'd love to see it.

Richard





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