Using GPS eXchange (.gpx) file format

 

Have found several sites that offer free downloads of waypoint maps in the GPS eXchange (.gpx) file format. Can these be converted to a usable Garmin POI file?

Click this link and download

Click this link and download POI Edit . Converts between many formats and will take care of your problem.

Ray

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Garmin Streetpilot i3, Streetpilot C580 and Nuvi 265WT

Garmin POI loader will pull

Garmin POI loader will pull the poi's from a .gpx file just fine. No need to convert them. I have a mix of .csv and .gpx files in my poi directories.

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Rusty Myers Austin, TX Garmin eTrex Vista, Zumo 550

Just take care with the "&" sign

I previousely had problems with the "&" sign in the name of the poi's when converting. Just to be safe, replace "&" with "and".

gpsbabel will convert them

gpsbabel will convert them easily.

You can load .gpx to garmins via poiloader, but uploads to this site (AFAIK) require .csv.

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Just take care with the "&" sign

In a .gpx file, you're writing XML so certain characters (&, < and >) have special meanings. You need to do the same thing to them you would when writing a web page. So

& should be &amp;
< should be &lt;
> should be &gt;

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