iGO8 (.kml, .trk)
iGO8 is NNG's PDA/PND car-navigation software, released in 2008. RouteConverter handles its two file types: a KML-based route format and a GPSBabel-backed track format, both named after the extension iGO8 itself uses.
At a glance
| Extension | .kml, .trk |
| Encoding | xml |
| Invented | 2008 |
| By | NNG (formerly Nav N Go) |
| Current version | iGO 8 |
History
NNG (Hungary, founded 2004 as Nav N Go, renamed NNG in December 2010) released iGO 8 for PDA and PND devices in April 2008. It succeeded the earlier "iGO My Way" and was followed by the "iGO Primo" product line from 2010 onward, which is NNG's current navigation software.
Where it is used
iGO8 shipped preinstalled or on microSD cards with PNDs and PDAs from manufacturers including Mio, Sony and LG, among others. Its routes and tracks are read from the device's storage card.
Structure
The route format (.kml) is standard KML 2.2 XML, with iGO8's routes placed in a Document named "iGO-Route" — RouteConverter reads this convention but, per its own source, no longer writes it. The track format (.trk) is a simple list of coordinates at one-second resolution, handled via the bundled GPSBabel.
How widespread
iGO8 itself is a specific, now-superseded release from the PDA/PND era; NNG's current navigation line is "iGO Primo". Files in either of these formats typically originate from an iGO8-era device rather than a currently-sold one.
RouteConverter support
| Reads | iGO8 Route, iGO8 Track |
| Writes | iGO8 Route, iGO8 Track |
RouteConverter reads both the iGO8 route (.kml) and track (.trk) formats; the route format has a write path in the code but it throws an error whenever invoked, so writing a route back to iGO8 does not currently work in practice.