[Freegis-list] [off-topic]GPS files-format: is there any standard specification?

[Amaury Jacquot]

Eduardo Patto Kanegae wrote:
> Hi folks,

hi there

> - is there any standard and common file-format specification for the
> files generated by GPS's? Or each manufacturer has its own format?

each manufacturer has it's own format.
the GPS devices usually store in some form of binary inside
then you extract the data with some software running on your computer.

> - is it TEXT or BINARY data?

depends :D
there is an interchange format though, which is XML, called GPX
Use GPSbabel to translate between format

PS:
these answers are probably in an FAQ somewhere :D