[OSM-talk] gpx format problem?

[Frank O'Dwyer]

The problem seems to be that if the tracklog is saved under a filename 
on the device itself, the timestamps are discarded. If I retrieve the 
active log using mapsource, the timestamps are there. Pretty annoying! 
This is a garmin device (gpsmap 60csx).

Next question is are the timestamps actually used for anything? I could 
put in dummy timestamps if not.

Cheers,
Frank

Nick Black wrote:
> Hi Frank,
>
> I think the problem is that there are no time-stamps associated with 
> your trace.  The parser rejects and points that do not have an 
> associated time stamp.
>
> The OSM parser/renderer does not discard duplicate points - only ones 
> that it thinks are 'corrupt' - ie have missing elements.
>
> I think you proeduced the file using Map Source?  I didnt know that it 
> could convert to GPX.  THere may be some setting somewhere that allow 
> you to select which fields it converts - though it is a very budget 
> piece of software - so maybe not.  Have you tried GPSBabel?   It runs 
> on virtually any platform and is free.  Download it from 
> http://www.gpsbabel.org/
>
> Good luck
>
>
> Nick
>
> On 5/13/06, *Frank O'Dwyer* < fod at opencycleroute.org 
> <mailto:fod at opencycleroute.org>> wrote:
>
>     Hi,
>
>     I uploaded a GPX trace yesterday and it only registered as having 1
>     point despite having about 300 odd.
>
>     Does openstreetmap discard points it has already or does the GPX file
>     have an error in the format?
>
>     This was in central london so I could understand if a lot of the
>     points
>     were already known - although it is a bike route so goes down a lot of
>     twisty side streets etc.
>
>     Also, if it matters, the trace was done on auto so it registers more
>     points when turning etc.
>
>     The GPX is here:
>     http://www.openstreetmap.org/traces/user/Frank/3684/download
>
>     Cheers,
>     Frank
>
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