Consolidate GPX files

[+imajeep]

On some occasions, I pull caches to hunt by bookmarking those that look interesting, then running a pocket query on the bookmark list. That works, but it might be simpler if I could simply download the GPX file for each cache as I encounter it.

 

 

The problem with that approach is that I end up with a bunch of GPXs to load into my GPSr and Palm Pilot, instead of the one GPX I get from a bookmark list pocket query. And that got me wondering: Is there any software that will consolidate a folder full of GPX files into one file? Thanks!

[+Miragee]

If I understand your question correctly, GSAK (Geocaching Swiss Army Knife) can do that.

[+fratermus]

I haven't tried to use gpsbabel with wildcards, but it might take *.gpx as an infile. Worth a look.

[topografix]

The upcoming EasyGPS 2.5 release has a Merge command on the File menu to do this. It will merge GPX and .loc files into a single document which you can save in GPX format.

 

http://forums.topografix.com/index.php?showtopic=1236

[+Thrak]

I've done pocket queries along a route and then dropped the folder containing all of them into GSAK. There's a simple spot to check to upload a folder of files instead of a single file.

[rws]

GPS TrackMaker (freeware) will combine/merge gpx files.

 

In GPS TrackMaker:

click File...Open File

point to the folder with gpx files

select multiple gpx files (hold Ctrl and click with mouse)

click File...Save File as

you will now have one file with mulitiple tracks...waypoints

 

if you have more gpx files in another folder that you want to add (or gpx files to add at a later date)

(with previously saved file open)

click File...Merge File

point to folder with gpx files

select gpx files you want to add

click File...Save

Edited August 13, 2007 by rws

[+imajeep]

The upcoming EasyGPS 2.5 release has a Merge command on the File menu to do this. It will merge GPX and .loc files into a single document which you can save in GPX format.

 

http://forums.topografix.com/index.php?showtopic=1236

 

Thanks, Dan. I'm an ExpertGPS user. Will the new features show up on ExpertGPS as well? BTW, if you're looking for testing, I'm a pretty regular ExpertGPS user.

[topografix]

The Import command in ExpertGPS lets you select multiple GPX files, which will be merged.

 

GeoBuddy contains all of the same features as ExpertGPS, and adds full support for GPX pocket queries, a geocaching Web browser, and a number of additional geocaching-specific features. I'm going to try to put new geocaching features in GeoBuddy, and keep ExpertGPS a general-purpose mapping program.

[+geoSpartan]

CacheMagnet does it too. Edited August 14, 2007 by geoSpartan

[+webscouter.]

GPXSpinner and GPSBabel will both do this also.

[+imajeep]

The Import command in ExpertGPS lets you select multiple GPX files, which will be merged.

 

GeoBuddy contains all of the same features as ExpertGPS, and adds full support for GPX pocket queries, a geocaching Web browser, and a number of additional geocaching-specific features. I'm going to try to put new geocaching features in GeoBuddy, and keep ExpertGPS a general-purpose mapping program.

 

I hope ExpertGPS doesn't get left behind! I use GPS for hiking, and ExpertGPS does a nice job of manipulating GPX files. The merge feature is going to come in very handy for merging cache GPXs into hiking routes that I create. And I use it a lot to clean up bread-crumb tracks that I create while hiking.

[newellj]

I've had no trouble using Garmin's POI Loader software to load multiple files. The only trick is that they must be in the same directory.