[ gpsdrive ] need something to plan a route????

[Hamish]

> Deric:
> > Ok, i am stuck here in Homedale, idaho and need to get back
> > to Boise. Is there anything i can use to find my way?

Hamish:
> http://maps.google.com/
> 
> search/zoom to one end.
> right click, select "Directions to/from"
> 
> search/zoom to other end.
> right click, select "Directions to/from"
> 
> 
> do some magic to export that route as a KML file. (.... I'm pretty sure
> that's possible to do that, but I lack the exact recipe)

add "&output=kml" to the end of the "Link" URL and "Save As..."

> if gpsdrive (latest svn) won't load that directly as a route (import GPX
> route) use gpsbabel or ogr2ogr to convert KML->GPX)
> 
> (AFAIR KML is highly GPX-like)


Using ogr2ogr from GDAL:
  ogr2ogr -f gpx -dsco "GPX_USE_EXTENSIONS=YES" \
      -lco "FORCE_GPX_ROUTE=YES" route_map.gpx maps.kml

that writes out a WPT file not a RTE :(

let's try gpsbabel:
  gpsbabel -r -i kml -f maps.kml -o gpx -F rte_map.gpx

mmmph something similar, still saved as WPTs.

ok, save as gpsdrive way.txt format:
  gpsbabel -i kml -f maps.kml -o gpsdrive -F way-gmdir.txt

still not a route, but you can create that in gpsdrive's Find menu.

probably some simple way...


> A nice thing to add to the wiki if you can figure it out...

https://apps.sourceforge.net/mediawiki/gpsdrive/index.php?title=Driving_directions

please improve/refine....


Hamish