[GRASS-user] v.in.gpsbabel, Garmin USB and Macintosh

[Hamish]

Dave Kent wrote:
> I had thought (and hoped) from the documentation that track data would
> import as an arc.

Yes, tracks and routes should import as an arc.

You need to add a flag to gpsbabel to get a track, not points, did you use
the gpsbabel "-t" flag?


from the script:

# How to do it
#
# gpsbabel [options] -i INTYPE -f INFILE -o OUTTYPE -F OUTFILE
# gpsbabel [options] -i INTYPE -o OUTTYPE INFILE [OUTFILE]
#
#(GPX file example):
# gpsbabel -w -i gpx -o xcsv,style=grass_write_ascii.style outfile.csv

...

if [ $CREATE_POINTS -eq 1 ] ; then
    echo "Downloading Waypoints from GPS" 1>&2
    gpsbabel -w -i $GIS_OPT_FORMAT $GPSdevice $PROGVERBOSE -o xcsv,style="$STYLE" -F "$TMP".gpst
    EXITCODE=$?
else
    if [ $RTE -eq 1 ] ; then
        echo "Downloading Routes from GPS" 1>&2
        gpsbabel -r -i $GIS_OPT_FORMAT $GPSdevice $PROGVERBOSE -o gpx,style="$STYLE" -F "$TMP".gpx
        EXITCODE=$?
    fi
    if [ $TRK -eq 1 ] ; then
        echo "Downloading Tracks from GPS" 1>&2
        gpsbabel -t -i $GIS_OPT_FORMAT $GPSdevice $PROGVERBOSE -o gpx,style="$STYLE" -F "$TMP".gpx
        EXITCODE=$?
    fi
fi



Hamish