[Dr.Suraj]

EXCELLENT excellent idea !

Thank you so much for starting this thread !

I extensively use & experiment with GPS on my Android phone & intend to get MMI soon too.

I have read through the posts & have already started downloading the softwares 1st.

Then will try with the routes.

& soon shall post some routes of my own !

Awesome !

Seriously !

[vu2pmc]

Originally Posted by Athani

Useless app. Its limit seems to be 250-300 kms worth of tracking data, after which it WILL force close and lose all the data. Any other app which is reliable?

Try GPS LOGGER for android. It is good for long drives.

[tsk1979]

I use oruxmaps and androzic. both can take extremely long tracklogs.
Tracklogs are created by day(year-month-date).

[Athani]

Originally Posted by vu2pmc

Try GPS LOGGER for android. It is good for long drives.

Thanks. But there are many apps on the market called GPS Logger. Can you please post link.

[Klub Class]

Originally Posted by vu2pmc

Try GPS LOGGER for android. It is good for long drives.

Are you referring to GPS Logger by Qwerty?

Thanks for the information vu2pmc and Athani. I never knew that My Tracks cannot be used to record logs which exceeds ~ 250km.

[Athani]

Originally Posted by Klub Class

Are you referring to GPS Logger by Qwerty?

Thanks for the information vu2pmc and Athani. I never knew that My Tracks cannot be used to record logs which exceeds ~ 250km.

The 250 kms limit with My Tracks is not an official limitation in the program. It is a bug that I discovered on my trip to Goa and back in October. I had emailed the Dev about it. Can someone please test the app on a long drive? Because otherwise its a beautifully simple app to use.

[vu2pmc]

Originally Posted by Athani

The 250 kms limit with My Tracks is not an official limitation in the program. It is a bug that I discovered on my trip to Goa and back in October. I had emailed the Dev about it. Can someone please test the app on a long drive? Because otherwise its a beautifully simple app to use.

Not sure if the program is from qwerty.. the link for the program is GPSLogger for Android

The best feature is the use of battery is very minimal and you can set the track recording frequency..

[vu2pmc]

Please find attached the GPS track logs .

Route.. Calicut to Hyderabad via Bangalore,
Bit of hyd darshan
Hyderabad to Calicut via Bangalore

[samarjitdhar]

Hello
I have a noob question with respect to the MMI device I own. Its Vx140s and about 3 months old. I was wondering how does one ensure that all GPS logs are saved automatically. Is there a setting to do that? Also the device allows to save it in the .kml format which one can then open with Google Earth. Is the KML format a common compliant standard across GPS devices? Thanks in advance.

[Athani]

Originally Posted by samarjitdhar

Hello
I have a noob question with respect to the MMI device I own. Its Vx140s and about 3 months old.
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Is the KML format a common compliant standard across GPS devices? Thanks in advance.

What platform is your device? And the application that you use or propose to use?

[vu2pmc]

Originally Posted by samarjitdhar

Hello
I have a noob question with respect to the MMI device I own. Its Vx140s and about 3 months old. I was wondering how does one ensure that all GPS logs are saved automatically. Is there a setting to do that? Also the device allows to save it in the .kml format which one can then open with Google Earth. Is the KML format a common compliant standard across GPS devices? Thanks in advance.

Cant comment on the device settings as I am not familiar with your device. But usually most stand alone GPS devices records track logs automatically. You can make your track log visible. You can delete your track log also.

It is normally in Menu, track options, or setup options.

KML is a standard format across all platforms. You can use a .kml file across multiple platforms like Google earth, GPS bable, CSV KML converter etc.

[samarjitdhar]

Here are some GPS log files for a trip I took to Madhya Pradesh. I converted the log files into KML files which is readable by Google Earth.

The route I took was Kolkata->Varanasi->Bandhavgarh->Bhedaghat->Khajuraho->Varanasi->Kolkata

Home-Varanasi.kml

Varanasi-Bandhavgarh-Part1.kml

Varanasi-Bandhavgarh-Part2.kml

Bandhavgarh-Bhedaghat.kml

Bhedaghat-Khajuraho.kml

Khajuraho-Varanasi.kml

Varanasi-Home.kml

A quick question. Is there any way to convert a KML file into a readable route file for an MMI device? What I mean is using a KML file can I create a trip/route in MMI?

[WMS]

I thought i will get GPS tracks for some very interesting routes in north India specially Rajasthan but this is more about GPS tech.

[ranjitp1]

Trip log of HYD-BOM via Baramati as done on 22 May 2012.

[tj123]

I have a Garmin Nuvi 50 LM which I used in the US , will I be able to update maps from India on it and how much will it cost ?