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GIS for Operations
  • Introduction
  • How do MAGIC Support Operations?
  • GIS Technologies at BAS
    • Web Mapping
      • Layer Structure
      • Live Data
      • Tools
    • QGIS
  • QGIS for Operations
    • Vectors and Rasters
    • Working with Height data
    • Imagery
    • Making 3D Views
    • Linking documents to Spatial data
    • Working with GPS Devices
      • Working with GPS data in QGIS
      • Working with GPS data in Garmin Basecamp
      • Adding Basemaps to GPS Units
      • GPXTools
    • Useful Plug-ins
      • LatLon Tools
      • Profile Tool
  • Data bundles
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GPXTools

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There are dozens of different file formats for storing GPS data. The format that QGIS uses is called GPX (GPS eXchange format), which is a standard interchange format that can contain any number of waypoints, routes and tracks in the same file.

GPXTools is a Core Plugin, so it comes pre-installed in QGIS.

If you can't see the icon, ensure it is enabled in the "Manage and Install Plugins" Section

Using the plugin you can:

  • Load data (including GPX, shapefiles etc.)

  • Convert data to GPX

  • Upload data directed to a GPS (when plugged in)

Sources:

  • QGIS Documentation: https://docs.qgis.org/3.16/en/docs/user_manual/working_with_gps/plugins_gps.html?highlight=gps

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