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How to access course waypoints

Krzysiek-B
over 9 years ago
I would like to draw a the currently selected course. I found Toybox::PersistedLocations but seens it has no methods that could provide such data. Found also Toybox::ActivityRecording::Session with it's getGeometry but from the description I assume it's not what I need and also it's deprecated. See no other API i could use.
Any ideas whay can be called to get the course waypoints?
  • over 9 years ago
    I've not seen a way to read system waypoints. PersistedLocations is only available on a couple devices (not even on the va-hr which allows saved locations).

    I think the new stuff in Activity.Info you mention is for things like the new Oregon 7xx devices which support CIQ.

    What I've done in my app is add my own waypoint management, were waypoints can be marked and saved, or manually entered using app-settings.
  • over 9 years ago
    My target watch is Fenix 3. Entering more than few waypoints will be an distster. I run on courses which have 21km+ entering all those waypoints will take forever :)
    I probably need to contact someone from Garmin. I cant believe they release API which can do less their apps can do. Are they targeting another API set? Are they using some not documented API?
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    Former Member over 9 years ago
    I would like to draw a the currently selected course. I found Toybox::PersistedLocations but seens it has no methods that could provide such data. Found also Toybox::ActivityRecording::Session with it's getGeometry but from the description I assume it's not what I need and also it's deprecated. See no other API i could use.
    Any ideas whay can be called to get the course waypoints?


    I talked with a couple of groups at garmin and it seems waypoint or course point (at least) access will be coming to the Edge devices eventually. No word on wrist devices, but if more people request it maybe it will move up the list.
  • over 9 years ago
    Thank you for the update. I contacted Garmin and first they responded that will help. After a while another person responsed without any answers. They just gave me a link I could use to submit feedback :-) I wrote back and still waiting for any response regarding my questions. Seems Garmin is not willing give any information to developers. I understand the APi is fresh but the current state of the API is dissapointing. The approach Garmin has taken is also not good. If they can build some apps any dev should also be able do same and they should give any informations required to do them.

    Looking at the current treng in the software industry Garmin also should release their apps as open source so any dev can make changes/updates/fixes to them.
  • 7 months ago

    Still interested about course waypoint information, I get the distance but not the turn by turn information (the field next waypoint) any tips /news about this feature ?