Option to export as GPX Route or Track

[caledavis]

BRouter currently allows the export of GPX files containing track points (<trkpt...>).

Track points cannot be used for turn-by-turn navigation on GPS devices.

Please consider allowing exports of only the Via points as route points (<rtept...>), such as:

 <rte>
    <rtept lat="XX.XXXXXX" lon="X.XXXXXXX">
    </rtept>
    <rtept lat="XX.XXXXXX" lon="X.XXXXXXX">
    </rtept>
  </rte>

This relatively simple addition would add significant functionality for people who rely on standalone GPS units by allowing the routing to be handled by the GPS unit itself.

[zod]

What's the point of using BRouter if you only want a GPX with the via points you specified? BRouters job is to calculate a more detailed route with those vias.

[caledavis]

The use case is for people who need to plan a route (such as a cycling trip) but need to rely on the GPS unit (such as a Garmin GPSMAP series device) for the actual turn-by-turn navigation. Tracks unfortunately do not allow for this.

The benefit of planning the route in Brouter (and then exporting the GPX route) is that you can see a very good approximation of the detailed route that the GPS unit will itself produce, and avoid the problem of having to plan the route on the GPS unit itself (which is often slow, tedious, and very difficult to edit).

Further, there is currently no free tool that can do this, since Garmin’s own BaseCamp has been effectively abandoned for many years.

[devemux86]

Further, there is currently no free tool that can do this, since Garmin’s own BaseCamp has been effectively abandoned for many years.

You could try Cruiser on Android or Desktop: https://github.com/devemux86/cruiser

It works with BRouter and has many profiles and export options.

[caledavis]

Incredible. Thanks so much! Cruiser can indeed export GPX Route files and does exactly what I need it to do!