.GPX file for a Scenic Route is "strange"

#1 · 28.10.2024, 02:23

I ignore where the fault is, but today I decided to try to use a different navigator because I thought that some of the "route warps" are constructed by the Navigator and not by the Route Planner.

So, I generated a short route (128 Km) in Scenic 4.03, this is what it looks

I exported its .gpx to Wikiloc, (www.wikiloc.com), and this is what I've got

which, is, of course, unusable. (route length is now 353.63 Km), it seems going back and forth

So, I loaded the .gpx in another app for mac

gpx editor

Developed by

Modesitt Software

and I get this

and, if I selected Disable I got only the blue lines and if I selected Show track points, I got this

Your comments? has anyone found this, or do you use Scenic in closed circuit (aka. without gpx export)

BTW, this is the link to the exported gpx https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/066k6o7y8rbrw1mrf9l6e/20241028_084903_piera.gpx?rlkey=hmbbyqv5exauahoyih8wnimqe&dl=0

#2 · 28.10.2024, 06:01

The GPX file is OK.

Scenic exports the route in 3 ways: A track (the many coordinates) and 2 routes which only contains the start, end and stop, or all waypoints respectively.

A route is for devices/apps who can calculate the route between the route points. It looks like Wikilocs and GPX editor do not calculate the route, but just connect the points with a a straight line.

Apps should give you the choice which element you want to import if they don’t you’ll get this mix of the two routes and the track

In the future in adding an option in Acrnic so that you can choose which elements to include in the GPX

here’s more info in these elements if you are interested. : https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPS_Exchange_Format

If you're enjoying Scenic and are happy with the support, please leave a nice rating in the App Store. It would mean a lot to me ❤️

#3 · 28.10.2024, 06:32

Thks for your fast reply! My mistake, I've thought that a .gpx route was a list of waypoints.