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The Eye4Software GPS Mapping Studio software is capable of reading most data formats exported by the MapTech Software. In MapTech, separate CSV files are used to store waypoints, tracks and routes.
To store tracks, MapTech uses a CSV format. Each line in the file hold a single track point. The file extension used for track files is ".TXF". Below is an example of a MapTech track file:
52.161596, 6.717164, "05-SEP-09", 0 52.161596, 6.717164, "05-SEP-09", 0 52.161496, 6.717885, "05-SEP-09", 0 52.161354, 6.717725, "05-SEP-09", 0 52.161343, 6.717708, "05-SEP-09", 0 52.161341, 6.717675, "05-SEP-09", 0 52.161323, 6.717599, "05-SEP-09", 0 52.161224, 6.717699, "05-SEP-09", 0 52.160919, 6.717668, "05-SEP-09", 0 52.160048, 6.716809, "05-SEP-09", 0 52.159765, 6.716568, "05-SEP-09", 0 52.159138, 6.716721, "05-SEP-09", 0 52.158850, 6.717334, "05-SEP-09", 0 52.158746, 6.717645, "05-SEP-09", 0 52.158497, 6.717674, "05-SEP-09", 0 52.158369, 6.717493, "05-SEP-09", 0 52.157870, 6.717182, "05-SEP-09", 0 52.157922, 6.716910, "05-SEP-09", 0
The records always contain four fields:
To store waypoints, MapTech uses a single CSV formatted file. The file extension used for waypoint files is ".MXF". Below is an example of a MapTech waypoint file:
35.97203, -87.13470, "Mountain Bike Heaven by susy1313", "GCEBB", "Mountain Bike Heaven by susy1313", ff0000, 47 36.09068, -86.67955, "The Troll by a182pilot & Family", "GC1A37", "The Troll by a182pilot & Family", ff0000, 47 35.99627, -86.62012, "Dive Bomber by JoGPS & family", "GC1C2B", "Dive Bomber by JoGPS & family", ff0000, 47 36.03848, -86.64862, "FOSTER by JoGPS & Family", "GC25A9", "FOSTER by JoGPS & Family", ff0000, 47 36.11218, -86.74177, "Logan Lighthouse by JoGps & Family", "GC2723", "Logan Lighthouse by JoGps & Family", ff0000, 47 36.06408, -86.79052, "Ganier Cache by Susy1313", "GC2B71", "Ganier Cache by Susy1313", ff0000, 47 36.08777, -86.80973, "Shy's Hill by FireFighterEng33", "GC309F", "Shy's Hill by FireFighterEng33", ff0000, 47 36.05750, -86.89200, "GittyUp by JoGPS / Warner Parks", "GC317A", "GittyUp by JoGPS / Warner Parks", ff0000, 47 36.08280, -86.86728, "Inlighting by JoGPS / Warner Parks", "GC317D", "Inlighting by JoGPS / Warner Parks", ff0000, 47
The records contain the following fields:
To store routes, MapTech uses a single CSV formatted file. The file extension used for route files is ".RXF". Below is an example of a MapTech route file:
43.7721633, -071.2655753, "Lodge", "Lodge", "Lock door", "Brook Trail", 800000, ff0000, 11 43.7711296, -071.2749506, "Pick up trail", "Pckptr", "", "Brook Trail", 800000, ff0000, 0 43.7685800, -071.2792148, "Water stop", "Wtrstp", "", "Brook Trail", 800000, ff00ff, 11 43.7669951, -071.2849459, "Lunch", "Lunch", "", "Brook Trail", 800000, ff0000, 11 43.7655480, -071.2871729, "Good view", "Gdvw", "", "Brook Trail", 800000, ff0000, 11 43.7638597, -071.2940883, "Switchback", "Swtchb", "", "Brook Trail", ffff, ff0000, 11 43.7577270, -071.2985914, "Cabin", "Cabin", "", "Brook Trail", 800000, ff0000, 11
The records contain the following fields:
To start importing GPS data, you have to start the "Import GPS Data" tool, which can be used to import the most GPS formats used. The dialog can be opened by selecting "File" => "Import" => "Import GPS Data..." from the main menu. The following dialog will appear:
Import GPS Data Tool (click on the image to enlarge)
Importing an MapTech file is pretty straightforward. First, you have to select the format you want to import, which is, depending on the type of data, one of the following:
Secondly, you have to select the file to import. Click the "Browse..." button to select a file. Depending on the format you choose, only TXF, RXF or MXF files are displayed.
Just click "OK" to start reading the file. Depending on the import option you choose, new tracks, routes or waypoints will appear in the project view. If the "Project View" is not visible, you can unhide it by selecting "View" => "Project Explorer" from the main menu.
Imported GPS Data should be visible in the
"Project Explorer" (click on the image to enlarge)
All data stored in MapTech GPS Files is stored as WGS84. GPS Mapping Studio stores all GPS information in WGS84 also, so no coordinate conversion is performed during the importing process.