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R RouteConverter

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Start with a guide — the longer pieces that explain how GPS data, offline maps and routing actually work. The reference below answers one screen at a time; it is what F1 and the ? button open from inside the program.

F1 in any dialog opens that dialog’s page

Guides

13

Read these once and the rest of the program makes sense.

How things work

Automatic file format detection How RouteConverter detects the format of any GPS file automatically: open a file by drag and drop and see its format, position lists, distance and ascent. Read →
Converting between waypoints, tracks and routes How RouteConverter converts between waypoints, tracks and routes: simplify a track into a route, freeze a route as a track, merge and split. Read →
Elevation data explained Where SRTM, Ferranti's DEM, Sonny's LiDAR data and GeoNames elevation actually come from, and how they differ. Read →
GeoJSON explained: points, lines and polygons as JSON What GeoJSON is, where it is used, which applications support it and how a GeoJSON file is structured, from points and lines to polygons. Read →
Maximum zoom levels How the maximum zoom level differs for online tile maps, offline vector maps (level 22) and offline MBTiles, and why zooming further adds no detail. Read →
Understanding the big three: waypoints, tracks and routes What waypoints, tracks and routes are, how RouteConverter handles each one, and which to use for hikes, cycling tours and motorcycle trips. Read →

Set up and connect

Reference

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One page per screen, grouped the way the program is.

First steps 10

The main panels 2

Dialogs 13

Route catalog 3

Photos and POI 2

Outside services 2

When something is wrong 4

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