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Merging sections of 2 GPS/GPX files???

Former Member over 12 years ago

All,

I opened the 2 GPX files in notepad as a txt file did some editing and merging of trackpoints and can't convert these back to GPX. Is there any easier way to combine sections of 2 GPX files that a novice such as myself is unfamiliar or completely clueless too?

Please help me out with some suggestions here?

0 Former Member over 12 years ago

I suggest using Garmin Basecamp. You can download it for free.

Then import both GPX files into Basecamp,
Select both tracks in the list, and go to Edit menu -> Advanced -> Join the selected tracks.
Then you can export as a GPX file.

0 GabeEggplant over 10 years ago

thank you!

that did the trick

I took at a break at a café and accidently hit save on the garmin - so kind of annoying but fixed.

0 Former Member over 10 years ago

I tried to do this but there is no Advanced option on the Edit menu in Basecamp. I am using v 4.4.6 Basecamp on a Mac.

0 SUSSAMB over 10 years ago

Basecamp is slightly different on a Mac. If you get no help here try posting your query in the BaseCamp Mac forum .... But try searching there first as the question might already have been asked/answered.

0 Former Member over 10 years ago

This may do the trick. Import the multiple GPX files into BaseCamp (Mac). Select the new items within the Transfer field while holding down Command. Then right-click on one of the highlighted items and choose Join Tracks. Next, highlight the new item BaseCamp just created, choose File > Export "Transfer". That should give you one single GPX file.

0 Former Member over 9 years ago

I had trouble with this for a long time but got it figured out a while ago and have been using BaseCamp for some time to edit my tracks. I wrote a tutorial on my blog that could help. I also covered a few other problems like file sizes being too big and how to cut unwanted parts off of an activity.

http://outdooroutlier.blogspot.com/2015/05/how-to-edit-gpx-data-to-make-useable.html