GO-GARMIN-GPX

GPX parsing library for the Go language which also support all Garmin extensions #gpx #gpx-library #go #golang

What is GPX

GPX is an XML schema defined as a common data format for software applications. You can find more about it on Wikipedia. The schema itself can be found here.

Give me more details about GPX

As of v1.1 (released on Aug 9, 2004), each GPX file has the following:

• wptType (WayPoint) which lists each individual waypoint
• rteType (Route) is a list of points leading to a waypoint which suggests where a person should or might go
• trkType (Track) is a list of points which explains the path that the person took
• extensions to handle data which isn't part of the main spec

What is the Garmin Extension Spec

The Garmin extension spec details how to handle the data for Waypoint, Route, RoutePoint, Track and TrackPoint Extensions

What all does this library cover

It can handle the following

• Metadata
• Bounds
• WayPoints
• Routes
• TrackSegments
• TrackPoints
• PointSegments
• Point
• Latitude
• Longitude
• Degrees
• Fix
• DGPSStation
• Copyright
• Person
• Link
• Email

It can handle the following from the Garmin Extension spec

• Waypoint Extensions
• Route Extensions
• RoutePoint Extensions
• Track Extensions
• TrackPoint Extensions

Getting Started

You can install it into your project using

dep ensure -add github.com/sudhanshuraheja/go-garmin-gpx

If you would like to run the automated tests for the complete package, run this

make coverage
open ./coverage.html

We use the default golang coding conventions. Run the following to test for those

make fmt
make vet
make lint

Usage

file := "./samples/mapbox.gpx"
g, err := gpx.ParseFile(file)

if err != nil {
    return err
}

fmt.Println(g.Metadata.Timestamp)

Samples

You can find some samples of GPX files in the /samples folder

Roadmap

• Avoid reading the complete file into memory

Contributing

Please read CONTRIBUTING.md for details on our code of conduct, and the process for submitting pull requests to us.

License

This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0 - see the LICENSE file for details