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

[strk]

On Tue, Jun 21, 2005 at 08:01:34PM +0200, Amaury Jacquot wrote:
> 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

It would be nice to link them it in the documentation section
of freegis.org (if anyone finds it).
I've been told NMEA is also an open format, but I know nothing
about it and would like to (just got a garmin device).

--strk;