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GPS Mapping Software - Export GPS files - Tutorial

Introduction

The Eye4Software GPS Mapping Studio software is capable of exporting various GPS data formats (tracks, waypoints or routes). This function can be used to export GPS data downloaded from a GPS device, created by hand, recorded from your own position data or imported GPS data.

At this moment, the following GPS data formats can be exported:

• GPS Exchange (GPX) files;
• Garmin Database (GDB) files;
• Keyhole Markup Language (KML) files;
• Lowrance USR format files;
• MapTech Route (RXF) files;
• MapTech Track (TXF) files;
• MapTech Waypoint (MXF) files;
• OziExplorer Route (RTE) files;
• OziExplorer Track (PLT) files;
• OziExplorer Waypoint (WPT) files;

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Exporting GPS Files

To start exporting GPS data files, you will have to start the "Export GPS Data" tool, which can be used to export the GPS formats as mentioned above. The dialog can be opened by selecting "File" => "Export" => "Export GPS Data..." from the main menu. The following dialog will appear:

Export GPS Data Tool
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GPS output format

Exporting a GPS file is pretty straight forward. First, you have to select the GPS output format you want to use. You can choose the format by selecting it from the selection box at the top of the screen.

The following options are supported:

• Garmin Database File (*.gdb)
• GPX GPS Exchange Format (*.gpx)
• Keyhole Markup Language (*.kml)
• Lowrance USR File (*.usr)
• MapTech Route File (*.rxf)
• MapTech Track File (*.txf)
• MapTech Waypoint File (*.mxf)
• OziExplorer Track File (*.plt)
• OziExplorer Route File (*.rte)
• OziExplorer Waypoint File (*.wpt)

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Selecting the output file

Secondly, you have to select the output file. Click the "Browse..." button to select a file. Only files of the choosen format are displayed. When selecting an existing filename, this file will be overwritten.

File Selection Dialog
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Select data types

Next, you can select which data types you want to export. Which options can be selected, depends on the selected output format. By default, routes, waypoint and tracks will be exported. By (un)checking the "Export Waypoints", "Export Routes" and "Export Tracks" options, you can change the selection. Please note: In case you select to export routes only, the waypoints used by this route are also exported.

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Selecting items to export

Finally, you can select (optional) which items (routes, tracks or waypoints) are written to the file. Click the "Select Items..." button to make a selection. Only items that have the checkbox checked will be included in the output file.

You can select the items you want to export in the "Select Items" dialog.
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Multiple Files

In case you want to output multiple tracks, routes or waypoints using a file format that doesn't support multiple items per file, additional files will be created autmatically. For instance, when you want to save three tracks as MapTech Track File, and the filename "Track.txf" has been specified, the files "Track_01.txf", "Track_02.txf" and "Track_03.txf" will be created in the same folder.

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Exporting the file

Just click "OK" to start writing the file. This should take only a couple of seconds. When writing was successful, the "Export GPS Data" dialog will close.

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