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Garmin Connect and GPX

Former Member over 15 years ago

Now that GC supports GPX - Has anyone been able to manually upload a GPX file successfully?

I continually get the vague error message:
"An error occurred with your upload. Please try again."

If you have manually uploaded a GPX file, could you attach it to this thread? I'd like to compare it to mine to find key differences.

0 Former Member over 15 years ago

Still doesn't work as far as I can tell

No success, in fact I was just going to post a message about this. I have a few tracks from other devices, such as iPhone (iTrail) and my Moto Razr (Bones In Motion) and their GPX files will not upload.

I have confirmed using an online XML validator that the files conform to the proper GPX format. For example go here: http://www.validome.org/xml/validate/, upload a file, and click "Validate".

Time to call Garmin, because I sent an email a while back and got no response, same as the last time I sent an email on a previous issue :( Didn't even get a confirmation.

0 Former Member over 15 years ago

Solution found

It looks like Garmin Connect will not take GPX v1.0 files, but will take GPX v1.1 files.

I use gpsbabel from the command line, so the following output option works for me:

-o gpx,gpxver=1.1

Try converting your gpx files to v1.1 format - you can use this web interface:
http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/gpsbabel/

Select input/output file format to GPX, then select "advanced options". Change "Target GPX version for output" to 1.1 (from 1.0).

I suspect that will work for you.

0 Former Member over 15 years ago

Re: Solution found - SUCCESS!

GPX 1.1 works, or at least it accepts the track. I needed to fill in the details, but I can live with that. You rock, thanks much for the solution!