Re: Appeal for GPS tracks

Skyewalk wrote:
On 30 Jun, 07:43, ted <tedfer...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I find sites like mine are useful to find a new walk, but I would
not rely purely on the GPX track, as if the person got lost on the
walk you will be blindly following their tracks.

Indeed. And if they lost reception the GPS could create that "spider's web"
nonsense too.

I agree, I don't think GPX tracks of peoples walks on their own are
particularly useful. I use the tracks to create a 'route file' GPX
that has been cleaned up and contains what I think is the most useful
combination of waypoints for actually loading into your GPS and
walking the route.

Absolutely. Either correct the obvious track errors, or trace it and create
a completely new track, or route. I'd never want to submit an actual track
of mine. I've never walked what I consider to be a "perfect" track. Even if
reception is not a problem I often wander off track to take photos or simply
wander around a small area to find the best viewpoint. I wouldn't want all
those tiny meanderings to be included.

I think a published downloadable route/track should be an "ideal"
route/track that doesn't include all the usual zig-zags and meanderings that
invariably occur. I don't think it needs to be absolutely perfect, provided
that the key points (junctions, summits, etc.) are. I think a corrected
tracing of an actual track is probably best, combined with accurate key
waypoints. Alternatively, a route based on an actual track.

Paul
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