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Works with routes, tracks and waypoints
To understand how RouteConverter works and how it displays GPS data, it is essential to understand the differences of
Please take your time to read the Wikipedia pages given above.
If you're in a hurry, here is a short summary:
- a track is the record of a driven/walked/flown trip
- a route is a list of waypoints that, given a street map and a routing algorithm, give a tour to drive or walk; if you log the waypoints during this, you get a track
- a waypoint list is an aggregation of waypoints, used for points of interest (POI) data collections, which may be used for routes
The generic term position list is used for tracks as well as for routes and waypoint lists. The following examples show how RouteConverter displays the same position list as route, track and waypoints on a map:
Route on map
Track on map
Waypoints on map
