Command line tools useful to manipulate GPX files.
Project description
gpxtools
Overview
Command line tools useful to manipulate GPX files.
Tools
gpx-elevation-fix
Fixes elevation (Z-axis) data in GPX file based on SRTM data.
gpx-cleanup
Removes from GPX file unnecessary data (e.g.: speed or course) stored by some GPS devices.
gpx-compress
Removes unnecessary chars (e.g.: white spaces) to decrease GPX file size.
Using
Usage: command-name [options] Options: -h, --help show this help message and exit -i FILE, --intput=FILE name of GPX input file, if not set stdin will be used -o FILE, --output=FILE name of GPX output file, if not set stdout will be used
Possible is also cascade joining of commands:
cat input.gpx | ./bin/gpx-fix-elevation | ./bin/gpx-cleanup | ./bin/gpx-compress > output.gpx
Installation
gpxtools requires GDAL python bindings. This packege uses GDAL library. You can build it form source or install from binary package. For more details see GDAL library homepage.
gpxtools requires also lxml. To build it you can use plone.recipe.lxml buildout recipe.
Installation with easy_install
Run command:
$ easy_install gpxtools
Installation with buildout
Save script in buildout.cfg file:
[buildout] develop = . parts = gpxtools-script [gpxtools-script] recipe = zc.recipe.egg eggs = gpxtools
Run commands:
$ python bootstrap.py $ ./bin/buildout
Commands will be created in bin subdirectory.
References
Author & Contact
- Author:
Wojciech Lichota <wojciech[at]lichota.pl>
Changelog
2009/07/07 0.1.0:
Initial release.
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