GPSBabel/gpsbabel

GPSBabel: convert, manipulate, and transfer data from GPS programs or GPS receivers. Open Source and supported on MacOS, Windows, Linux, and more. Pointy clicky GUI or a command line version...

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GPSBabel: Convert, upload, download data from GPS and Map programs	1	Sep 11, 2023
> Garmin, Polar, Suunto, Apple - you name it. I'm not a web health app developer, I'm a wearable developer: I name "Open Smartwatch GPS" [1] (currently in development). There's not a lot of data yet, but how could I (or, more importantly, future users of Open Smartwatch, or future users of phone… on Launch HN: Terra (YC W21) – API to easily connect wearables to apps	0	Nov 5, 2021
(I hope I understood the feature correctly. It’s hard to tell from watching the video on a small screen) https://www.gpsbabel.org/htmldoc-development/filter_simplify... (C++, GPLv2 or later) https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/GPSBabel/Using_filters#S... mentions potlach (ActionScript, WTFPL) can… on Any free alternative to ArcGIS polygon simplification (like in the video)?	0	May 13, 2021
I've recently started processing the GPX data from my (oldish) Garmin watch myself, thanks to https://www.gpsbabel.org. on Garmin services and production go down after ransomware attack	0	Jul 23, 2020
Probably yes - GPSBabel is your friend for all kinds of location data conversions: https://www.gpsbabel.org/ on Google – My Location History	0	May 30, 2019
I have a Garmin Forerunner FR220. When plugged into a Windows 7 computer by the USB device, it shows up as a USB Mass Storage Device, initializing a "Garmin FR620 Flash USB Device", and connects as FAT formatted Flash storage. Seeing 620 does cause me a bit of annoyance, as I know that my 220,… on Ask HN: Is there a fitness wristband that is hackable?	0	Dec 1, 2017

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GPSBabel

This is the source code for GPSBabel, the free software project to manage GPS data (waypoints, tracks, routes) in your GPSes or in related programs.

Welcome new open source contributors. We have a GPSBabel contributor guide.

Current status of the master branch build is:

Passing is good. We like passing.

The latest official release is available at http://www.gpsbabel.org/download.html.

We are proud of our rating on Codacy:

If you aren't a programmer or a writer, we need help with gear, hosting costs, tool license prices, answering questions on the mailing lists, etc. Please support GPSBabel any way you can.

Chief Babel-Head @robertlipe

command-line-app

gps

gpsbabel

gps-coordinates

gps-data

gps-data-logging

gps-device

gps-tracking

gui

hacktoberfest

linux

macos

qt-gui

windows

Project health

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6.4/10

Maintained

10/10

Code review

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Conrad Meyer

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Björn Rabenstein

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Gregory P. Smith

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