[Freegis-list] GPS data processing

[Jens Oberender]

Hi

> > If there would be a way to generate shape files for Thuban from GPS data
> > that could be edited (split, merged and annotated) within Thuban, then
> > Thuban would be the application of choice for my work!
> 
> When you have shapefiles, you can also use many other packages.
> I will answer the more involved Thuban questions on the thuban-devel list
> (and send you a copy). 
> 
> > Sadly I am no Python programmer at all so your Python shapelib extension
> > is no use for me. But the GPS-Babel approach seems promising!
> > 
> > If I understand you correctly if gpsbabel would have an output module
> > for shapefiles, which could itself be implemented by using shapelib,
> > then those shapes could be imported and managed/edited by Thuban?
> 
> Thuban currently cannot do the more involved GIS operations like
> merging, editing and writing out shapefiles. There are some experimental
> extensions and having one using gpsbabel to create a shapefile looks
> like a short hack. That would enable someone to produce maps.

QGIS has a plugin and also an external program to convert GPS data to
shapefiles.
It understands GPX and LOC formats which are outputformats of gpsbabel or
plain TXT files.
I didn't use the plugin yet (as I don't have a GPS), but if you have
questions come to #QGIS on irc.freenode.net.

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Ciao
	Jens Oberender
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