A collection of command line tools for using GPX files written in C++. The specification of the GPX file format is listed here.
List the contents of GPX-files
Usage: gpxls [OPTION].. [FILE]..
List summary or full information from GPX-files.
-?, --help display this help and exit
--version display version and exit
-s, --summary display summary information
-f, --full display full information
Examples:
gpxls track.gpx Display a summary of the track.gpx file: the waypoints, routes, tracks and track segments information. gpxls -f track.gpx Display full information of the track.gpx file: the waypoints, routes, route points, tracks, track segments and track points.
Convert the waypoints, routes and/or tracks in a GPX-file to a GeoJson-file
Usage: gpxjson [OPTION].. [FILE]
Convert a GPX-file to GeoJson.
-?, --help display this help and exit
--version display version and exit
-w, --waypoints convert the waypoints
-t, --tracks convert the tracks
-r, --routes convert the routes
-m, --mode\=compact|normal set the output mode (def:normal)
-p, --points\=NUMBER set the number of points per line in normal mode (def:4)
-o, --output\=FILE set the output file
Examples:
gpxjson -w -m compact track.gpx >output.json Convert the waypoins in the track.gpx file to Multipoints in the output.json file. All points are on the same line (compact mode). gpxjson -t -m normal -n 6 track.gpx >output.json Convert the track points in the track.gpx to MultiLinestrings in the output.json file. All points are grouped by 6 per line (normal mode). gpxjson -r -m normal Read the route points from standard in and convert them to MultiLinestrings that are written to standard out in normal mode (4 points per line).
Show all formats for gps coordinates and optional the location in the browser.
Usage: gpxcoord [OPTION].. [LAT LON]..
Display the LAT LON gps coordinate in different formats.
-?, --help display this help and exit
--version display version and exit
-b, --browser\=BROWSER set the browser
Examples for gps coordinate formats:
51.90540, 4.46660
-51.90540, -4.46660
N 51 54.324, E 4 27.996
51 54.324 S, 4 27.996 W
N 51 54 19.4, E 4 27 59.8
51 54 19.4 S, 4 27 59.8 W
Examples:
gpxcoord 51.90540 4.46660 Show all formats for the gps coordinates 51.90540,4.46660. gpxcoord -b firefox "51 54.324 N" "4 27.996 E" Show all formats for the gps coordinates 51 54.324 N,4 27.996 E and show the location in the browser. gpxcoord -- -51.90540 -4.46660 Show all formats for the gps coordinates -51.90540,-4.46660 (use -- to prevent parsing -51.90540 as parameter).
Generate a GnuPlot command file from the distance, elevation, speed and time in a GPX-file on standard output.
Usage: gpxplot [OPTION].. [FILE]
Generate a GnuPlot command file from a GPX-file on standard output.
-?, --help display this help and exit
--version display version and exit
-t, --title\=TITLE set the title of the plot
-x, --x\=SOURCE set the x-axis source (distance, time) (def:time)
-y, --y\=SOURCE set the y-axis source (elevation, distance, speed) (def:speed)
-p, --plot\=STYLE set the plot style (lines,..) (def:lines)
-c, --color\=COLOR set the line color
-m, --term\=x11|qt|.. set the output device and options
-w, --width\=WIDTH set the width of the plot
-h, --height\=HEIGHT set the height of the plot
-o, --output\=FILE set the output file of the plot
Examples:
gpxplot -t "Track" -c "red" -o track.png -w 1024 -h 512 track.gpx | gnuplot Generate a command file for GnuPlot which will display a plot with time and speed from track.gpx in a red line in a PNG image with the size 1024 x 512. gpxplot -t "Track" -y elevation track.gpx >track.plt gnuplot track.plt Generate a command file for GnuPlot which will display a plot with time and elevation from track.gpx in the default viewer. gpxplot -t "Track" -o track.png -m "pngcairo enhanced font'Verdana,10'" -w 1024 -h 512 track.gpx | gnuplot Generate a command file for GnuPlot which will display a plot with time and speed from track.gpx in a PNG image with the size 1024 x 512 using a specific terminal and its options.
Requirements: GnuPlot for plotting
Remove waypoint, track or route from GPX-file and display the resulting file on standard output.
Usage: gpxrm [OPTION].. [FILE]
Remove waypoint, track or route from GPX-file.
-?, --help display this help and exit
--version display version and exit
-w, --waypoint\=NAME remove the waypoint with NAME
-t, --track\=NAME remove the track with NAME
-s, --segment\=NR remove only segment in track with NR
-r, --route\=NAME remove the route with NAME
Note: Use gpxls to find the waypoint, track or route name.
Examples:
gpxrm -t 'Track1' track.gpx >output.gpx Remove the track 'Track1' from the track.gpx file and store the result in output.gpx file. gpxrm -t 'Track2' -s 2 track.gpx Remove the second tracksegment from the track 'Track2' in the track.gpx and display the result on standard output.
Split the track segments in a GPX-file in multiple track segments based on distance or time and display the resulting GPX on standard output.
Usage: gpxsplit [OPTION].. [FILE]
Split the track segments in a GPX-file.
-?, --help display this help and exit
--version display version and exit
-a, --analyse analyse the file for splitting
-d, --distance\=METRES split based on a distance
-t, --time\=YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS split based on a timestamp
-s, --seconds\=SEC split based on a time difference in seconds
-m, --minutes\=MIN split based on a time difference in minutes
-h, --hours\=HOURS split based on a time difference in hours
Examples:
gpxsplit -a -d 4000 track.gpx Check if the track segments in the track.gpx file can be split based on a distance of 4000 metres. gpxsplit reports the results, no GPX-file is written to standard output. gpxsplit -d 4000 track.gpx Split the track segments in the track.gpx file based on the distance between track points of 4000 metres. The resulting GPX-file is written to standard output. gpxsplit -t '2018-10-24 09:03:00' track.gpx >output.gpx Split the track segments in the track.gpx file based on the timestamps of the track points. The resulting GPX-file is written to output.gpx.
Simplify a route or track using the distance threshold and/or the Douglas-Peucker algorithm and display the resulting GPX-file on standard output.
Usage: gpxsim [OPTION].. [FILE]
Simplify a GPX-file.
-?, --help display this help and exit
--version display version and exit
-v, --verbose display the results of the simplification
-d, --distance\=METRES remove route or track points within distance of the previous point in METRES
-n, --number\=NUMBER remove route or track points until the route or track contains NUMBER points
-x, --crossTrack\=METRES remove route or track points with a cross track distance less than METRES
Examples:
gpxsim -v -d 1 track.gpx Display the result of the simplification of the track.gpx after using the distance threshold, no GPX-file is written to standard output. gpxsim -x 1 track.gpx Simplify the track.gpx file using the Douglas-Peucker algorithm. All points with a cross track distance of less than 1 metre are removed. The resulting GPX-file is written to standard output. gpxsim -n 500 track.gpx >output.gpx Simplify the track.gpx file using the Douglas-Peucker algorithm until there are 500 points remaining. The resulting GPX-file is written to output.gpx.
Concatenate the track segments in a GPX-file and display the resulting GPX-file on standard output.
Usage: gpxcat [OPTION].. [FILE]
Concat the track segments in a GPX-file.
-?, --help display this help and exit
--version display version and exit
-d, --distance\=METRES concat only if both segments are less than METRES apart
Examples:
gpxcat track.gpx >output.gpx All track segments in the track.gpx file are concatenated per track and written to output.gpx. gpxcat -d 12.0 track.gpx All track segments in the track.gpx file for which the distance between the end of the segment and the start of the next segment is smaller than 12 metres are concatenated per track. The resulting GPX-file is written to standard output.
The gpxtools depend on the STL and Expat. For gpxplot the gnuplot tool is required. You will also need CMake (>=2.8.0) for building the tools.
No packages available. See git for the source.
The tools may be freely distributed under the terms of the GPL.