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Exporting Activities as GPX

6/8/2013

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Sportablet 5.2 and the Mobile Uploader for Garmin 3.9 can now export activities from their "native" TCX / FIT format to GPX. This had become a frequent request, so I hope it will make some of you guys happy :-).

Please note that GPX is not a true replacement for FIT or TCX. GPX was born to capture GPS coordinates, not to model fitness activities. There is no direct / reversible mapping from a TCX to a GPX, and most of the data inside a FIT file won't fit :-) in a GPX file.

The approach I've adopted in my apps is basically the same approach adopted in Garmin Connect: export only GPS and time coordinates. This is what you really need  to use mapping / geocaching apps. 

If you want all the data, stick with the native format :-)


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rachael
7/8/2013 05:29:12

Is this why when I use the export gpx instead of emailing the file to myself, the laps don't transfer over to strava?

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carlo pescio
7/8/2013 23:56:18

Rachel, it shouldn't be necessary to email yourself a file to transfer to Strava, you can send the file directly using the "Strava (email)" button.

If, for any reason, you want to transfer files manually to other apps, I recommend that you do *not* use GPX, but the native Garmin file format. Use the "SD Card" button, you'll get a TCX or FIT file depending on your Garmin model. Most sport/fitness apps are fine with that (including Strava of course).

GPX wasn't born to store sport / fitness activities. It lacks many of the structures and fields of a TCX or FIT file. I've added export to GPX because quite a few of you guys wanted to use offline (or online) mapping apps which could only read GPX, but it's not a good substitute for the native format...

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rachael
7/9/2013 00:36:13

Thankyou for your explanation. I am a technical spaz and it makes much more sense now!

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