tracks/points/gpx in V2: cannot accomplish basic use cases
Posted: Tue May 10, 2016 1:13 pm
i'm trying to keep an open mind with AQ V2, as i know many things have changed and there are perhaps good reasons. however, i am finding it difficult to accomplish my primary use cases (with regard to GPX files and new tracks/waypoints).
could anyone please help walk me through how to accomplish the 2 use cases below, or suggest changes to my approach that would still satisfy the primary goal?
my main goal is to be able to save the tracks and waypoints from a trip into a GPX file for my own use later and to share with others. i use a separate GPX file for all of the tracks/waypoint associated with any single trip, trail, or general area of recreation. this a commonly accepted way of storing and sharing location information for everyone i've ever encountered regardless of their type of recreation (hiking, backpacking, overland/expedition, 4x4, ATV, equestrian, adventure bike, etc.). nearly every trail sharing website is built around exchanging GPX (or KML) files.
with all that in mind, the 2 specific use cases that i am having trouble with are:
#1) i re-visit a trail that i have an existing GPX file for, and wish to store some new areas in that GPX file. so i need to A) display the existing GPX, and B) record one or more new tracks and create new waypoints in the displayed GPX.
-- i understand that part A is done now by "importing" a GPX into an LDK file.
-- i also understand that to have the original file's content plus any new content in GPX format, i have to eventually "export" the LDK file to a new GPX file, delete the original GPX, and then rename the new GPX to be the same name as the original. this seems overly complex.
-- how do i save new waypoints into the imported LDK (see here: viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2480)
-- how do i save recorded tracks into the imported LDK or to an existing GPX? (i can only seem to export each recorded track to a separate new GPX file and cannot even choose a name for it!)
#2) if if visit a new area, then i would not have an existing GPX to display/edit, but instead need to save all new waypoints and tracks from the trip into a new GPX file.
-- i can create a new LDK file and save waypoints into it for eventual export, but how do i get recorded tracks into the LDK or the final GPX?
thanks in advance,
Kristoffer
could anyone please help walk me through how to accomplish the 2 use cases below, or suggest changes to my approach that would still satisfy the primary goal?
my main goal is to be able to save the tracks and waypoints from a trip into a GPX file for my own use later and to share with others. i use a separate GPX file for all of the tracks/waypoint associated with any single trip, trail, or general area of recreation. this a commonly accepted way of storing and sharing location information for everyone i've ever encountered regardless of their type of recreation (hiking, backpacking, overland/expedition, 4x4, ATV, equestrian, adventure bike, etc.). nearly every trail sharing website is built around exchanging GPX (or KML) files.
with all that in mind, the 2 specific use cases that i am having trouble with are:
#1) i re-visit a trail that i have an existing GPX file for, and wish to store some new areas in that GPX file. so i need to A) display the existing GPX, and B) record one or more new tracks and create new waypoints in the displayed GPX.
-- i understand that part A is done now by "importing" a GPX into an LDK file.
-- i also understand that to have the original file's content plus any new content in GPX format, i have to eventually "export" the LDK file to a new GPX file, delete the original GPX, and then rename the new GPX to be the same name as the original. this seems overly complex.
-- how do i save new waypoints into the imported LDK (see here: viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2480)
-- how do i save recorded tracks into the imported LDK or to an existing GPX? (i can only seem to export each recorded track to a separate new GPX file and cannot even choose a name for it!)
#2) if if visit a new area, then i would not have an existing GPX to display/edit, but instead need to save all new waypoints and tracks from the trip into a new GPX file.
-- i can create a new LDK file and save waypoints into it for eventual export, but how do i get recorded tracks into the LDK or the final GPX?
thanks in advance,
Kristoffer