4 GpsPrune is an application for viewing, editing and managing coordinate data from GPS systems,
5 including format conversion, charting, 3d visualisation, audio and photo correlation, and online resource lookup.
6 Full details can be found at https://gpsprune.activityworkshop.net/
8 GpsPrune is copyright 2006-2020 activityworkshop.net and distributed under the terms of the Gnu GPL version 2.
9 You may freely use the software, and may help others to freely use it too. For further information
10 on your rights and how they are protected, see the included license.txt file.
12 GpsPrune comes without warranty and without guarantee - the authors cannot be held responsible
13 for losses incurred through use of the program, however caused.
19 To run GpsPrune from the jar file, simply call it from a command prompt or shell:
20 java -jar gpsprune_20.jar
22 If the jar file is saved in a different directory, you will need to include the path.
23 Depending on your system settings, you may be able to click or double-click on the jar file
24 in a file manager window to execute it. A shortcut, menu item, alias, desktop icon
25 or other link can of course be made should you wish.
27 To specify a language other than the default, use an additional parameter, eg:
28 java -jar gpsprune_20.jar --lang=DE
33 The following fixes and additions were made since version 19:
34 - Add option to use Nimbus look-and-feel (wishlist 77)
35 - Extend the marker waypoints function to include half the distance, half the climb and half the descent
36 - Remove Ukrainian language
37 - Add support for entering Pluscodes
38 - Add way to copy point details or range details to clipboard (wishlist 76)
39 - Project point using bearing and distance (wishlist 35)
40 - Possibility to paste a list of coordinates instead of just one
41 - Removal of Gpsies functions (both download and upload)
45 The following fixes and additions were made since version 18:
46 - Wikipedia search now also includes galleries from wikimedia
47 - Photo popup window now gets updated when the track selection changes
48 - Function to add waypoints along the track at intervals of distance or time (eg every 5 km)
49 - Optionally draw arrows on the track lines to show direction of travel
50 - Waypoint rendering using icons (wishlist 71)
51 - Allow user to select timezone in which timestamps are displayed (wishlist 61)
52 - Provide call to geonames.org's OSM node search function, to find amenities (like bus stops) close to the current point
53 - Debian and Ubuntu packages no longer rely on external libmetadata jar
54 - Keyboard shortcut to access point edit dialog (part of Github issue #10)
55 - Online services Inlinemap.net and Graphhopper.com (routing)
56 - Cardinals in java3d view get billboard behaviour to always face camera (thanks, PeHar)
57 - Lighting of 3d views from the northwest (thanks, PeHar)
58 - Remember the name tag from a loaded gpx file, suggest it again for gpx export
62 The following features were added since version 17:
63 - New search options using opencaching.de and mapillary
64 - New web options using peakfinder, geohack and panoramio
65 - Autoplay function for automatically scrolling through the track
66 - Marking uphill lift sections of skiing / snowboarding tracks
67 - Configurable anti-aliasing for map view and profile view
68 - Allow showing just the lines between track points but not the track points
72 The following features were added since version 16:
73 - Colouring the track points according to various criteria (such as altitude,
74 speed, segment, file) in both the regular map view and the image export
75 - Marking points for deletion according to their date
76 - Select the current segment
77 - Adding an altitude tolerance to the climb and descent calculations
78 - Sorting waypoints by name or by timestamp
82 The following features were added since version 15:
83 - Extend povray output using terrain and/or map image
84 - Extend java3d output using terrain and/or map image
86 - Splitting a track into segments based on distance or time
87 - Sewing track segments together
88 - Function to download and save SRTM tiles
92 The following features were added since version 14:
93 - Extend povray output using map image on base plane
94 - Export an image of the map and track at a selected zoom level
95 - Estimation of hiking times and learning of parameter values
96 - Allow altitude / speed profile to show any arbitrary field
97 - Accept files dragged and dropped onto the GpsPrune window
98 - Take account of timezone if present in track timestamps
99 - Allow timestamp exports in KML using gx extensions
101 - Improved wikipedia name lookup
102 - Allow loading of speeds and vertical speeds from text files
106 The following features were added since version 13:
107 - Dragging of existing points
108 - Creation of new points by dragging the halfway point between two points
109 - Nautical miles option including knots
110 - Full range details dialog
111 - Extension of interpolation function
112 - Selecting points within a rectangle to delete
116 The following features were added since version 12:
117 - Name change from Prune to GpsPrune
118 - Handling of description field for waypoints
119 - Opening of images from within kmz files, zip files and from http links
120 - Compression using Douglas-Peucker algorithm
121 - Option to save settings automatically on exit
122 - Dialog to show the local tile cache, report sizes and allow deletion
123 of tiles, either deleting whole tilesets or individual tiles older than
124 a specified number of days
125 - Checkbox on GPX export to specify UTF-8 rather than default system encoding
126 - Importing of files through GPSBabel
127 - List of recently used files in the menu
128 - Display of bearing at which a photo was taken (display only)
129 - Allow edit of custom map sources
130 - Russian translation
134 The following features were added since version 11:
135 - Options to load audio files, play them, connect to points and auto-correlate them
136 - Extend Gpx export to include links to photos and audio files
137 - Extend Gpx load to also load referenced photos, audio files
138 - Function to search for places in Wikipedia by name
139 - Function to search for places in Wikipedia near the current point
140 - Function to download OSM data using the XAPI and save to osm file
141 - New drawing mode to add points with one click each
142 - Hungarian translations thanks to György
143 - Korean translations thanks to HooAU
147 The following features were added since version 10:
148 - Option to select which of the named tracks to load out of a gpx file or gps
149 - Function to delete all values of a single field (eg all altitudes, all timestamps)
150 - Export of 3d view to svg file
151 - Function to upload current track to gpsies.com
152 - Option to hide sidebars (left panel, right panel and lower panel) to just show map
153 - Various bugfixes, especially with gpx export, track compression and scale bar
154 - Dutch and Czech translations thanks to generous volunteers
158 The following features were added since version 9:
159 - Function to lookup altitudes using SRTM data from the Space Shuttle
160 - Choice between altitude profile and speed profile in main view
161 - Caching of map tiles to disk for faster access
162 - Offline mode where maps are only retrieved from disk
163 - Storage of multiple custom map sources, not just one custom one
164 - Use of maps with multiple layers (like maps-for-free)
165 - Use of cloudmade maps
169 The following features were added since version 8:
170 - Ability to paste coordinates (eg from wikipedia or geocaching sites) to create new points
171 - Configurable colour settings
172 - Function to convert waypoint names into timestamps
173 - Function to reorganise and sort photos either by filename or time
174 - Ability to load gzipped xml files
175 - New "full range details" dialog including pace and average gradient
176 - Preservation of unrecognised gpx tags by copying source xml
177 - Improved photo handling and ability to rotate photos
178 - Japanese, Portuguese and Turkish languages thanks to generous user input
182 The following features were added since version 7:
183 - Loading of NMEA files (with suffix .nmea)
184 - Loading of nearby tracks from gpsies.com
185 - Function for finding waypoints by name
186 - Language-sensitive keyboard shortcuts
188 - Display of pace (time per km or time per mile)
189 - Ability to display and save configuration settings
190 - Configurable program paths and KMZ image sizes
191 - Chinese language thanks to generous user input
195 The following features were added since version 6:
196 - Loading of KMZ files and zipped GPX
197 - Improved compression functions with four configurable algorithms
198 - New function to call gpsbabel to send data directly to GPS receiver
199 - Charting functions (eg altitude or speed against distance) using gnuplot
200 - Map view can now use other OpenStreetMap images such as OpenCycleMap or any other tile server
201 - New function to create an average position from a track section
202 - Display of straight line distances between waypoints
206 The following features were added since version 5:
207 - Map view using OpenStreetMap images is now integrated in the main window, with control for map transparency
208 - Pov export has new option to use sphere sweeps for better appearance
209 - New function to check online for a newer version of Prune
210 - New function to take a section of track and cut/paste it to another position
211 - New function to add or subtract a time offset from point timestamps
212 - New function to call gpsbabel to load data directly from GPS receiver
213 - Additional file filter options on load and save
214 - Italian language thanks to generous user input
218 The following features were added since version 4:
219 - New map window in the View menu, showing points overlaid on OpenStreetMap images
220 - New function to launch a browser showing the area in either Google Maps or OpenStreetMap
221 - Handling of track segments, including loading, saving and exporting, and preservation during edits and undos
222 - New function to merge track segments for the current selection, to make one single segment
223 - Display of current and average speed on details panel
224 - Statusbar showing confirmation of actions
225 - Much improved French texts thanks to generous user input
229 The following features were added since version 3:
230 - Automatic correlation of photos with points based on timestamps
231 - Manual disconnection of photos from points
232 - Reading of photo thumbnails from exif data (speeds up photo loading)
233 - Export to GPX format
234 - KML and KMZ export now includes altitudes option for airborne tracks
235 - Track points in map can be connected by lines
236 - On loading a text file, fields are now guessed according to data or column headings
241 The following features were added since version 2:
242 - Loading of GPX and KML files
243 - Loading of jpeg photos with or without coordinate data
244 - Manual correlation of photos with points
245 - Saving of coordinates in exif data of jpegs
246 - Exporting to KMZ format including thumbnails of photos
247 - Four-panel layout with toolbar
252 The following features were added since version 1:
253 - Display of data in 3d view using Java3D library
254 - Export of 3d model to POV format for rendering by povray
255 - Point edit dialog, waypoint name edit dialog
259 Features of version 1
260 =====================
261 The following features were included in version 1:
262 - Loading of text files, display in overhead and profile views
263 - Display of track details such as distances, speeds
264 - Deletion of points and ranges, and variable compression
265 - Export to KML format
266 - English, German and Swiss German languages
269 Further information and updates
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272 To obtain the source code (if it wasn't included in your jar file), or for further information,
273 please visit the website: https://gpsprune.activityworkshop.net/
275 You will find there user guides, screenshots and demo videos illustrating the major features.
276 As GpsPrune is further developed, subsequent versions of the program will also be made freely
277 available at this website.
279 You can also provide feedback on GpsPrune, and find out more about contributing to the development,
280 especially with regard to language translations.