[Qgis-user] creation of .gpx is not straightforward

[Andre Joost]

Am 13.06.2013 16:41, schrieb Blumentrath, Stefan:
> +1 for a more user-friendly export to GPX!
>
> If I am not mistaken, export to GPX does not necessarily require
> GPX_USE_EXTENSIONS=YES GPX_EXTENSIONS_NS=YES options...
>
> The GPX format is indeed sensitive to field names and types, but
> these names and types should be supported by default: Name		Data
> type name		Text ele		Double symbol		Text comment	Text description
> Text source		Text url		Text (Where "ele" stands for elevation...)
>
> So I think you need the "GPX_EXTENSIONS" only if you want to have
> other columns/fields... (Correct me if I am wrong).

You need it whenever your layer has fields with other names as well. The
driver does not default to take what the GPX definition allows, and
ignore the rest.

Another annoying default feature is that lines will be converted to routes,
although most users want to have tracks.

Greetings,
André Joost