Please update import routine
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If the website is going to be renewed, please developers consider to update import routines too.
Currently, we have the big separation between Tracklogs and Routes. If it's still developers decision, to save in area "Tracklogs" only the own recorded logs from rides - I will accept it.
And if it's still developers decision, to save in area "Routes" self created or imported routes - I will accept it.
So, in accordance with this preliminary remarks, I upload gpx files, which contains routes in this "Routes" area - as Route. If the gpx file contains a track, I upload in same area as Route-track.Basically ok, but:
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if the gpx file contains a route with <rte>, <rtept> and <wpt> - the import routine of MRA imports the route (as expected), the routepoints (as expected), and the <wpt> also as routepoint (as not expected). This destroys often the route, because it doesn't make sense, to include all <wpt> POI in the route line.
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if the gpx file contains a track with <trk>, <trkpt> and <wpt> - the import routine of MRA imports the track as Route-track (as expected), the trackpoints (invisible as expected), and the <wpt> not at all (as not expected).
Waypoints <wpt> are in accordance with the official GPS format, only coordinates of a point; not necessarily connected to a route for navigation.
MRA calls it therefore Points of interest (POI) and offers a big list of different POI (Hotels, Restaurants, Gas stations, etc.) which can be selected and entered. But with the differentiation: such points can be embedded in the map (like as remark), or added to the route for navigation.Because of different algorithms in navigation devices/tools, many public routes are published not as route - but as track. Of course with POI for sightseeing, restaurants, etc. We want to get it in MRA too.
So please please consider to renew the imported routine, to load also existing <wpt> POI of a gpx file. I think, it shouldn't be a problem, because in MRA area "Waypoints" it's differentiated between tab "Search" (list of offered POI) and tab "Manage" which contains only selected ones from the big list, and self created ones. Into this tab, the imported ones from an uploaded gpx file could be loaded.
Ideally - during the import procedure - a question could popup, if you want to get included POI as it is, or also as route point. -
