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GPX to FIT format

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Former Member over 5 years ago

On the internet portals the tracks are usually provided in GPX format. In connection with Basecamp and Oregon I got along well with it. I have now read that the files can be transferred to the Edge 1030 via Garmin Connect in GPX format. This data is then converted into the FIT format in the next step. I also read that the files in FIT format can contain a maximum of 200 points. Now my question: how can I estimate whether a GPX file can be transformed into an Edge compatible size? Since the FIT formats are similar to the routes in Basecamp, I am interested in how it is ensured that the original GPX routing is preserved when converting into the FIT format?

  • 0 over 5 years ago

    Coursepoints are not the same as waypoints.

    course points : coordinates where you get directions

    waypoints : coordinates that make up your track

    So if your trakc has more than 200 directions, they'll probably won't all show, but the track should still be visible on the screen. After 200 turn coursepoints you will not have turn notifications but the navigation will work correctly. There is also a setting for turning off the turn by turn alert. So don't be afraid of the 200 coursepoint limit.   

  • 0 over 5 years ago

    There are usually many more than 200 track points in whatever format (FIT, TCX, or GPX).

    GPX files don't contain course points (only TCX or FIT files do).

    Outside of course points, it doesn't matter what format you use (as long as the file contains a track).

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    If you are using routes in BaseCamp, you need to convert the route to a track and export that to load onto your Edge.

    BaseCamp doesn't produce course points.

  • 0 over 5 years ago in reply to Microkid
    waypoints : coordinates that make up your track

    No, not exactly.

    In navigation, the term "waypoint" is used for places/locations you definitely want to visit (pass through). There are (typically) a limited number of these places (this is why the 200 point limit is not unreasonable).

    Historically, tracks (and track points) were the result of recording your path (activity). When you are creating a route, you are creating a synthetic track (you are faking an activity).

    Some GPS devices can use a list of waypoints to generate (calculate) a route. (Confusingly, this list is often called a "route". That's what RWGPS does.)

    The Edges can't use a list of waypoints. The Edges can only use tracks.

    Course points are kind-of like waypoints (except they are a list of special points in the track).