Import gpz (zipped gpx) files

[0709wiwiwi]

Add support for gpz (zipped gpx) files.

• Smaller total file size saves storage space.
• Associate gpz files with your favorite GPS app.
• Transfer 100% faithfull gpx TBT gpx navigation tracks.
• Transfer gpx sym associated icon png images plus linked full size photos.
• By the gpx sym will autodisplay the associated transfered icon png images
• By a manual trigger can show map thumbnails of the transfered photos.

Document: Icon and image transfer by gpz

[devemux86]

@0709wiwiwi thanks for the interesting idea!

We may consider it for the future depending on the other features and if it is popular with users. 🙂

[0709wiwiwi]

Update.
File gpz.

• Gpx viewer 1.47 - Support for loading symbol icons for waypoints directly from gpz file plus attachments. NEW.

• Locus map 4.26 - Support for loading symbol icons for waypoints directly from gpz file plus attachments. NEW

  By a manual trigger both apps can also use linked photo images as map thumbnails.

5r_wpt_navtrk-Cruiser-logo.gpz.txt

[Ciutnik]

Thanks for the nice explanation. It's always good to learn more about something that interests us all 👍

[Logiqx]

FYI - Dan Foster (Topografix / GPX standard) is strongly in favor of a GPZ/GPX proposal that exactly mirrors the KMZ/KML behavior.

I also believe a GPZ container format (mimicking KMZ) has many pracitcal applications, so I have adapted Google's description of KMZ and tweaked it to describe GPZ. The GPZ description mimicks KMZ exactly, just referring to GPX and using GPZ examples. You can find my description of GPZ at https://logiqx.github.io/gpx-ideas/usage/gpz/.

A discussion about icons and the GPZ container format can be found in the GPX developer forum at https://groups.io/g/gpx/message/222. You'll need to sign up to groups.io to access the icon and GPZ discussion but if you think it's a worthwhile idea, feel free to add your thoughts to the existing message in the GPX developer forum.

Dan mentioned in another thread that he would be busy over the holiday period, but I suspect he'll be able to respond to the GPZ discussion in the near future.

Regards, Mike

[devemux86]

@Logiqx thanks for the interesting information!

I also follow the GPX forum and read all the discussions there.

[devemux86]

Import gpz (zipped gpx) files in routing and favorites will be available in the next update.

[devemux86]

Import gpz (zipped gpx) files is available in Cruiser 4.0.0.