GPX/FIT file comparison

Bluefish, thought I'd continue the discussion here.

There does seem to be an element of elevation smoothing adding to this

Using Garmin Basecamp to compare the FIT and GPX

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iLikePotatoes over 3 years ago +2

GPX file is GPS plots, FIT file is GPS plots plus Garmin magic. If you have good GPS signal and Garmin magic is on your side - distances will be same or difference will be very small.

If GPS signal is…
Simone.01 over 3 years ago in reply to Dr Phil +2

Dr Phil said:
If GC sends the GPX file to Strava why then do I rarely see any difference in distance?
Ɛpsilon said:
Like you I’m not seeing it. I think strava gets a FIT file but I’d happily be corrected…
Ɛpsilon over 3 years ago +1

Fit file says

Gpx says

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0 Lost in the Wild over 3 years ago in reply to Ɛpsilon

Greatly appreciated. Thanks for taking the time.

Both vast improvements.

The GB Open Map definitely more detailed however so I think my £'s will be heading that direction.

0 Ɛpsilon over 3 years ago in reply to Lost in the Wild

What I like about GBOM is the Rights of Way.... As long as the local authority has released the data, they're there. The map is SLIGHTLY less up to date than Topo Light (I know that as there's a major highway near me undergoing serious work and so it's easy to see the changes), but there's a lot more data on woods etc.

Plus both have contours!

0 Ɛpsilon over 3 years ago in reply to Ɛpsilon

Oh BTW The two topo active maps on the watch are around 3.2Gb each so you'll know if you have the right ones!

0 Lost in the Wild over 3 years ago in reply to Ɛpsilon

Ɛpsilon said:
Oh BTW The two topo active maps on the watch are around 3.2Gb each so you'll know if you have the right ones!

Don't have either of those on my device. Found in the 'Custom Maps' folder? I only have D6185100A.img at 3.34gb.

Basecamp says "Valid Chart Product Not Found" also in the map list. I only have SkiView 2021.10 and CourseView Worldwide DEM.

Maps work fine on watch as I used them yesterday.

Will have to reinstall maps with Express and see what happens.

Going down a rabbit hole here!

0 Ɛpsilon over 3 years ago in reply to Lost in the Wild

Let me nose, perhaps they're the older filenames you have. I have them cached on my PC so I'll look

But on my watch is

Worldwide DEM Basemap

Topoactive Europe 2021.11 NE AND SW

Skyview 2021.10

Topo Light V9
GBOpen Map

0 Ɛpsilon over 3 years ago in reply to Ɛpsilon

Ooops I may have given you wrong file names... Bloody PC!

I think the top two are TopoActive Europe... Going to recopy to my SD card to check

0 Ɛpsilon over 3 years ago in reply to Ɛpsilon

Looks like the maps in the download cache have different names

https://shop.talkytoaster.me.uk/how-to-identify-and-or-remove-garmin-pre-installed-maps-on-a-fenix-etc

gmaptz,img – TimeZone map
gmapski.img – Garmin Ski Map 2.0
gmapsup1.img – Courseview Intermediate Americas (Golf map)
gmapsup2.img – Courseview Intermediate EMEA (Golf map)
gmapsup3.img – Courseview Intermediate Pacific (Golf map)
gmapdem.img – Garmin DEM Map EU 2020.10
gmapdem1.img – CourseView Worldwide DEM
gmapbmap.img – Worldwide Basemap (NR)
gmaprda,img – TopoActive RDA Europe 2020.20 (“Road Drawing Accelerator”)

0 Ɛpsilon over 3 years ago in reply to Lost in the Wild

Lost in the Wild said:
I only have D6185100A.img at 3.34gb

Thats TA SouthEast - for the UK that's the one (that's the newer one then the links above)

0 Lost in the Wild over 3 years ago in reply to Ɛpsilon

That file is found in a different folder though called 'Custom Maps' not in the 'GARMIN' folder. its the only file in that folder.

I have all the files listed in the your screen grab bar the D618... & D441... files.

Currently got Express reinstalling Topoactive Europe 2021.10. Hopefully.

This is what I'm seeing in Basecamp. No response though. Might have to message support and see what they say.

www.reddit.com/.../

0 Ɛpsilon over 3 years ago in reply to Lost in the Wild

Hopefully once Express finishes you can copy them - Mac right? Express locally caches downloads in ~/Application Support/Garmin/Connect IIRC somewhere in there so once the reinstall to the watch is done you should be able to copy them to a SD card for basecamp.....