GPS Formats supported:

 

1)       Cambridge/Winpilot glider software:

 

This format is derived from the xcsv format, so it has all of the same options as that format. Support for Cambridge and Winpilot flight analysis and planning software for glider pilots

 

File Format

extension

Waypoint Read

Waypoint Write

Track Read

Track Write

Route Read

Route Write

Cambridge/Winpilot glider software

dat

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

 

2)       CarteSurTable data file:

 

CarteSurTable data file have to be seen as a mixture of a waypoints list, one route and several tracks.

 

File Format

extension

Waypoint Read

Waypoint Write

Track Read

Track Write

Route Read

Route Write

CarteSurTable data file

cst

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

 

3) Cetus for Palm/OS:

 

Cetus GPS for Palm OS is the Swiss Army Knife of GPS tracking and field data collection. It's used by advanced GIS and GPS users.

 

File Format

extension

Waypoint Read

Waypoint Write

Track Read

Track Write

Route Read

Route Write

Cetus for Palm/OS

pdb

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

 

4) CoastalExplorer XML:

 

CoastalExplorer XML is used by the Rose Point Navigation Systems which is specialized in navigation software for professional mariners.

 

File Format

extension

Waypoint Read

Waypoint Write

Track Read

Track Write

Route Read

Route Write

CoastalExplorer XML

xml

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

 

 

5) Comma separated values:

 

The CSV (comma separated values) are an ascii (i.e. plain text) representation of spead-sheet data. The values are separated by commas, to indicate the separating points for coloums. CSV data can be read by many spead sheet programs like Microsoft Excel.

 

File Format

extension

Waypoint Read

Waypoint Write

Track Read

Track Write

Route Read

Route Write

Comma separated values

csv

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

 

 

6) CompeGPS data files:

 

CompeGPS™ data files are "character" separated text files like the pcx format. "Character" means special data lines can have their own separator.

 

File Format

extension

Waypoint Read

Waypoint Write

Track Read

Track Write

Route Read

Route Write

CompeGPS data files

wpt/trk/rte

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

7) CoPilot Flight Planner for Palm/OS:

 

CoPilot is a software application program for Palm OS handhelds that performs general aviation flight planning calculations.  CoPilot stores the data for flights so that you can refer back to previous trips (or modify them for new trips).

 

File Format

extension

Waypoint Read

Waypoint Write

Track Read

Track Write

Route Read

Route Write

CoPilot Flight Planner for Palm/OS

pdb

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

 

8) CotoGPS for Palm/OS:

 

This format supports cotoGPS™, a Palm™ GPS program. It can read both track and marker (waypoint) files. It is currently unable to write track files, so only marker files can be written.

 

File Format

extension

Waypoint Read

Waypoint Write

Track Read

Track Write

Route Read

Route Write

cotoGPS for Palm/OS

pdb

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

 

 

 

9) Dell Axim Navigation System

 

This format reads the binary (.gpb) track logs recorded on Dell Axim Navigation Systems. This is a read-only format for now as the format was reverse engineered and there are many unknown bytes.

 

File Format

extension

Waypoint Read

Waypoint Write

Track Read

Track Write

Route Read

Route Write

Dell Axim Navigation System

gpb

No

No

Yes

No

No

No

 

 

10) DeLorme .an1 drawing

 

This format supports the DeLorme ".an1" drawing file format. It can currently be used to either read or write drawing files. If you use this format to create drawing files with routes or waypoints from another source, by default it will create "Red Flag" symbols for waypoints, and thick red lines for routes or tracks.

 

File Format

extension

Waypoint Read

Waypoint Write

Track Read

Track Write

Route Read

Route Write

DeLorme .an1 drawing

an1

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

11)   DeLorme GPL

 

This is the 'gpl' format as used in Delorme mapping products. It is a track format and contains little more than the tracklog of a GPS that was attached while driving.

 

File Format

extension

Waypoint Read

Waypoint Write

Track Read

Track Write

Route Read

Route Write

DeLorme GPL

gpl

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

No

 

12)   DeLorme Street Atlas Route

This format reads route files from many Delorme mapping products. It supports the anr, rte, and rtd formats as either tracks or routes.

File Format

extension

Waypoint Read

Waypoint Write

Track Read

Track Write

Route Read

Route Write

DeLorme Street Atlas Route

txt

No

No

Yes

No

No

No

 

 

13)   DeLorme XMap HH Native

This format is derived from the xcsv format, so it has all of the same options as that format. Delorme TopoUSA/XMap Conduit is one of the bazillion CSV variants variants mentioned above. It's just like Delorme Streets & Atlas with the addition of a completely pointless line at the beginning and end of the file.

 

File Format

extension

Waypoint Read

Waypoint Write

Track Read

Track Write

Route Read

Route Write

DeLorme XMap HH Native

wpt

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

 

14)   DeLorme XMap/SAHH 2006 Native

This format is derived from the xcsv format, so it has all of the same options as that format. Delorme XMap2006 Conduit is just like XMap , except there are no spaces between fields and the coordinate format is slightly different.

 

File Format

extension

Waypoint Read

Waypoint Write

Track Read

Track Write

Route Read

Route Write

DeLorme XMap/SAHH 2006 Native

txt

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

 

 

 

15)   DeLorme XMat HH Street Atlas USA (PPC)

This format is derived from the xcsv format, so it has all of the same options as that format. Delorme XMapHandHeld Street Atlas USA is another of the billion CSV variants. This is the format used by XmapHH SA USA on (at least) PocketPC O/S.

 

File Format

extension

Waypoint Read

Waypoint Write

Track Read

Track Write

Route Read

Route Write

DeLorme XMat HH Street Atlas USA (PPC)

wpt

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

 

 

16)   EasyGPS binary format

 

This is the binary file format used by EasyGPS format is seemingly being phased out in favor of GPX in newer versions of EasyGPS, but this allows conversions to and from the old binary .loc format.