Frequently Asked Questions
| What are GPS tracks? |
| GPS allows recording of tracks (eng. tracks). When you turn on track recording on your GPS, the GPS records the latitude and longitude of the points where you have walked (e.g., one point is saved for every 10m you walk). GPS tracks can later also be recorded on a personal computer and published on the Hribi.net websites via a web form, or you can send them by email to info@hribi.net, so that the tracks can be used by others as well. Tracks published on the websites can be downloaded to your GPS, which will then show you the direction you need to walk to reach your destination. |
| My GPS does not support the format in which the GPS tracks are stored. |
| On the websites, GPS tracks are published in ".gpx" and/or ".plt" (OziExplorer) format files; if your GPS does not support this format, you can use the GPSBabel program, which allows conversion between different formats. You can get it at: http://www.gpsbabel.org/download.html (free program). |
| How accurate are GPS tracks? |
| Usually the accuracy is around 10 meters. In forests and near high walls, the accuracy is usually somewhat worse. |
| Display of format conversion in the GPSBabel program |
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