[OSM-talk] Uploading GPX files converted from shapefiles

[Andy Robinson]

Rahkonen Jukka wrote:
>Sent: 08 June 2007 5:21 PM
>To: talk at openstreetmap.org
>Subject: [OSM-talk] Uploading GPX files converted from shapefiles
>
>Hi,
>
>I have about 1000 kilometers old routes recorded directly to shapefiles
>with a commercial data collector software.  It was easy to convert them to
>GPX files, but it is impossible to upload them with success.  It seems that
>my GPX points are missing some compulsory data and the points do not get
>uploaded.  I had some data recorded into pure NMEA files as well, and those
>upload OK after conversion to GPX.  JOSM reads all my GPX files and I can
>utilise those in editing so that's not a problem.  What can I do if I still
>would like to send the original data to the database as well as
>verification?
>

Would I be correct in assuming the files are missing the timestamp for each
point? OSM currently must have a timestamp on each point to be valid.

Cheers,

Andy

Andy Robinson
Andy_J_Robinson at blueyonder.co.uk 


>Jukka Rahkonen
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