Is there any plan to allow the stitching together of tracks?
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Whilst it is very easy to convert a track into a route and then check that the route offered up, matches the line of the track. I was wondering if there is any plan by the developers to allow the stitching together of tracks.
Whilst I long ago gave up using BaseCamp or MapSource, switching entirely to MyRoute, the stitching together of tracks was a useful feature that both MapSource and BaseCamp offered.
Here’s good example of where it might be useful. I want to ride some (hopefully all) of the 8,000 miles (22,900 km) of the German Motorcycle Route. The Motorrad Strassen website (very helpfully) proves GPX track files for each of the four 2,000 mile routes. But, the track files are themselves broken down into short sections. For example, the northern section is divided into 18 individual sections. I can download each of the 18 sections of track, but I cannot (in MyRoute) join them together. The only workaround I know of is to convert each of the 18 tracks into 18 individual routes. Then check that the routes offered up match the tracks. Then correct any anomalies. Then stitch the 18 individual routes together. I’d have to repeat this process four times. OK, it’s not hard to do but it does take time.
Is there any easier and reliable way or, better still, any way to stitch tracks together now or in the future?
Look forward to news or views.
Thanks.
Richard
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Stitching tracks has little to do with planning routes. There is a whole lot of stuff you can look for on the internet though:
https://www.google.com/search?q=merge+gpx+tracks -
Whilst it is very easy to convert a track into a route and then check that the route offered up, matches the line of the track. I was wondering if there is any plan by the developers to allow the stitching together of tracks.
Whilst I long ago gave up using BaseCamp or MapSource, switching entirely to MyRoute, the stitching together of tracks was a useful feature that both MapSource and BaseCamp offered.
Here’s good example of where it might be useful. I want to ride some (hopefully all) of the 8,000 miles (22,900 km) of the German Motorcycle Route. The Motorrad Strassen website (very helpfully) proves GPX track files for each of the four 2,000 mile routes. But, the track files are themselves broken down into short sections. For example, the northern section is divided into 18 individual sections. I can download each of the 18 sections of track, but I cannot (in MyRoute) join them together. The only workaround I know of is to convert each of the 18 tracks into 18 individual routes. Then check that the routes offered up match the tracks. Then correct any anomalies. Then stitch the 18 individual routes together. I’d have to repeat this process four times. OK, it’s not hard to do but it does take time.
Is there any easier and reliable way or, better still, any way to stitch tracks together now or in the future?
Look forward to news or views.
Thanks.
Richard
I'd suggest GPX Studio for this job, where you can easily
- open all tracks in one go
- select all
- merge
- export
Where did you get the MSD tracks from? Is there a more convenient way than opening every single one in Kurviger and exporting as a track?
