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| -rw-r--r-- | tracks/README | 46 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | tracks/rename.sh | 15 |
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diff --git a/tracks/README b/tracks/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..31cf41c --- /dev/null +++ b/tracks/README @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +Firmware +======== + - Firmware will be updated automatically if device is connected to WiFi network. This doesn't work on the power cable + and batteries should be present in the system. Once firmware downloaded (on WiFi availability, no message), the update + will be performed during next restart. + +Sync +==== + - There is multiple sources of tracks, routes, and waypoints. + * Garmin/GPX folder (in earlier firmwares this was limited to tracks in GPX/Archive in the main memory + The data will be not loaded from SD and waypoints/routes were not supported. This is not fixed by using MapSource + or old version of BaseCamp. But this seems fixed in the current firmware). + * EDM database which updated when routes/waypoints are stored on device or synchronized using explore.garming.com + + - Easiest way to synchronize. + * Generate a list of .gpx files using basecamp: separate file for each track and route, but one for waypoints. + Names are non-informative and will be as bad in the device if copied as is. Rename script will fix it and organize + structure. + * Basically puts all tracks to 'GPX/Archive' folder which will ensure they are not using active memory. Waypoints + and routes go to directly under 'GPX'. Waypoints/routes goes to SD. Tracks for now should be stored in main memory + as on SD they are not archived but active even if put under 'GPX/Archive'. In the internal memory, it OK. + * Routes will still not preserve the actual path and will be recalculated on the device (but there is no way around + with other synchronization options) + + - osmand + * Single GPX is reasonably imported (and can be easily removed). However, routes are imported as small tracks (consisting + of waypoints only). There is no way to pass the routing either. So, basically best to exclude routes. + + + - Problems + * If archived, there would be no way to sort/filter tracks (they are even not alphabetically sorted). So, it is + quite inconvinient for overview. Might be better solution is to use osmand for planning and Garmin on the trail and + for routes. + + +Garmin Explore +============== + - Routes need to be loaded one by one or the naming will be lost if a single GPX with multiple routes is used. Using + kml input doesn't help either. + * Routes also include waypoints and importing routes and waypoints sequentially will result in dublicates (also on + the device). + - Tracks are not possible import at all. Web site just says 'Invalid media type'. Even if a single track is imported. + KML import results in the same error. + - Tracks/routes from 'GPX/' on the device are synchronized (but not tracks in the 'GPX/Archived'). So, thats probably + the only way to import stuff in the system. + - The web site is also anyway pretty limited in the sense of route analysis (no routing!), etc. diff --git a/tracks/rename.sh b/tracks/rename.sh new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e1504a9 --- /dev/null +++ b/tracks/rename.sh @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +#! /bin/bash + +mkdir -p GPX/Archive + +for name in $(ls Route*.gpx Track*.gpx 2>/dev/null); do + new_name=$(cat "$name" | grep -oP "(?<=<name>).*?(?=</name>)" | head -n 1 | sed -e 's/[^0-9a-zA-Z]\+/_/g').gpx + if [[ "$name" =~ ^Route ]]; then + new_name="GPX/$new_name" + else + new_name="GPX/Archive/$new_name" + fi + echo "Renaming: $name to $new_name" + mv "$name" "$new_name" +done +[ -f Waypoints.gpx ] && mv Waypoints.gpx GPX/ |