R: Import GPX (GPS track) files

readGPX {plotKML}

R Documentation

Import GPX (GPS track) files

Description

Reads various elements from a *.gpx file — metadata, waypoints, tracks and routes — and converts them to dataframes.

Usage

readGPX(gpx.file, metadata = TRUE, bounds = TRUE, 
              waypoints = TRUE, tracks = TRUE, routes = TRUE)

Arguments

`gpx.file`	location of the gpx.file
`metadata`	logical; species whether the metadata should be imported
`bounds`	logical; species whether the bounding box coordinates should be imported
`waypoints`	logical; species whether all waypoints should be imported
`tracks`	logical; species whether all tracks should be imported
`routes`	logical; species whether all routes should be imported

Details

Waypoint is a point of interest, or named feature on a map. Track is an ordered list of points describing a path. Route is an ordered list of waypoints representing a series of turn points leading to a destination.

Author(s)

Tomislav Hengl

References

GPX data format (http://www.topografix.com/gpx.asp)
XML tutorial (https://github.com/omegahat/XML)

Examples

## Not run: # read GPX file from web:
fells_loop <- readGPX("http://www.topografix.com/fells_loop.gpx")
str(fells_loop)

## End(Not run)

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