GPX/TO CSV

I use POI Edit.

hey thanks for the help.. i will give it a try!!

OK, i am not the most tech savoy person, i have d/l the poi edit i have clicked on the gpx i wont to convert it loaded into poi edit now how do i convert it?! to csv

thanks again

what type of csv do i use i have a garmin but when i go to convert it from gpx to the garmin it works fine in the software but when i go to open the new file it cant open it and say to try navman csv to open it??

HELP

What I do is...

Open the gpx file in POI Edit, then do a "save as" and then change "Save as Type" to be "Garmin csv"

I have two different ways to convert.

1) I used GPS Visualizer (www.gpsvisualizer.com) for a whole bunch of functions, one of which is a conversion of GPX to POI/CSV or vise-versa. It is a free site that asks for donations, which I have done on occasion. I love the GEOCODE an ADDRESS function. Single or multiple addresses converted to LAT/LON and then that can be overlaid on a Google map, which helps verifying coordinates.

2) Also there is a little free program I picked up, "GPXtoPOI". It can do the same as GPS Visualizer, convert both ways. Do a Goggle on "GPXtoPOI" and it will pop up.

HTH! S4TP ...

thanks to all for the great help

When I convert from GPX to CSV I lose all the Address and Phone# info, is there anyway to get it all in CSV?

If you are using GPS Visualizer http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/convert for converting a file scroll down a litle below browse and look for Plain text delimiter and click on comma then convert file.

Are gpx files better to use than csv files? If so why???

Thanks

Would like to know too.!

From what I know GPX is propriety to Garmin only, while CSV can be used by most all brands

I prefer GPX format myself.

This FAQ gives a good explanation of both formats:
http://www.poi-factory.com/node/6664

CSV formats vary by manufacturer. Garmin has 4 fields in theirs: longitude, latitude, POI Name, and comment.

GPX is what the industry is trying to settle on for a standard. It allows for more fields and will someday be more interchangeable between manufacturers.

See this thread and it should answer your question.

http://www.poi-factory.com/node/6203

its is clear now.
thanks

Ok,
so most CSV files only have four fields (lat, long, name, comments)

But,
GPX files (I believe) can have a lot more "info" attached to the POI. Does this info actually get into my Nuvi GPS; I'd like to create POIs with as much data as possible.
*** Namely, if I have the data, isn't it good to capture that in my CSV spreadsheet?

The mapping of the data fields is as follows
Internal - GPS eXchange
Latitude - *
Longitude - *
Date - *
Time - *
Altitude - *
Name - *
Description - *
Comment - *
Proximity -
Symbol -
Symbol text - *
Route/Track name - "Point data"#, +
Colour -
* from , or
+ from or
# for

I don't think that it's quite that simple to just put the data in the CSV and then convert it to GPX. But Phil's the resident GPX expert, so check out his pages.

http://geepeeex.googlepages.com/

Is it possible to set proximity alerts or speed alerts for the pre-loaded POI or only for custom alerts?

No, you can't set alerts for the pre-loaded POIs.

If one uses column heading names as recommended by GeePeeEx, it will import and recognize many GPX specific fields. This is Phil's page on that subject:
http://geepeeex.googlepages.com/importingmulti-columncsvfile...