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 2006-2021 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_20.3.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_20.3.jar --lang=DE
33 The following fixes and additions were made since version 20.2:
34 - If a waypoint is selected, the distances function should use it
35 - If a point list has been pasted, closing should prompt about unsaved data
36 - Some additional translations
37 - Switching SRTM downloads to use kurviger.de instead of usgs.gov (thanks, kurviger.de!)
41 The following fixes and additions were made since version 20.1:
42 - Fix for intermittent startup problems
43 - Addition of Swedish (erikiiofph7)
44 - Allow four digits for adding day offsets (fperrin)
48 The following fixes and additions were made since version 20:
49 - Starting with an empty map (fperrin)
50 - Reading and writing <cmt> tags from gpx files (Willy)
51 - Add option to use GTK look-and-feel (fperrin)
52 - Translation updates (Carlos, Tche333)
53 - Solve issue #29/973910 regarding missing tile cache (Peter Gervai)
54 - Remove "Download SRTM" function and just do it automatically
55 - Tweak waypoint icons
56 - Fix problem with a recently-used file which has disappeared
57 - Fix problem with moving / renaming downloaded tile files
61 The following fixes and additions were made since version 19:
62 - Add option to use Nimbus look-and-feel (wishlist 77)
63 - Extend the marker waypoints function to include half the distance, half the climb and half the descent
64 - Remove Ukrainian language
65 - Add support for entering Pluscodes
66 - Add way to copy point details or range details to clipboard (wishlist 76)
67 - Project point using bearing and distance (wishlist 35)
68 - Possibility to paste a list of coordinates instead of just one
69 - Removal of Gpsies functions (both download and upload)
73 The following fixes and additions were made since version 18:
74 - Wikipedia search now also includes galleries from wikimedia
75 - Photo popup window now gets updated when the track selection changes
76 - Function to add waypoints along the track at intervals of distance or time (eg every 5 km)
77 - Optionally draw arrows on the track lines to show direction of travel
78 - Waypoint rendering using icons (wishlist 71)
79 - Allow user to select timezone in which timestamps are displayed (wishlist 61)
80 - Provide call to geonames.org's OSM node search function, to find amenities (like bus stops) close to the current point
81 - Debian and Ubuntu packages no longer rely on external libmetadata jar
82 - Keyboard shortcut to access point edit dialog (part of Github issue #10)
83 - Online services Inlinemap.net and Graphhopper.com (routing)
84 - Cardinals in java3d view get billboard behaviour to always face camera (thanks, PeHar)
85 - Lighting of 3d views from the northwest (thanks, PeHar)
86 - Remember the name tag from a loaded gpx file, suggest it again for gpx export
90 The following features were added since version 17:
91 - New search options using opencaching.de and mapillary
92 - New web options using peakfinder, geohack and panoramio
93 - Autoplay function for automatically scrolling through the track
94 - Marking uphill lift sections of skiing / snowboarding tracks
95 - Configurable anti-aliasing for map view and profile view
96 - Allow showing just the lines between track points but not the track points
100 The following features were added since version 16:
101 - Colouring the track points according to various criteria (such as altitude,
102 speed, segment, file) in both the regular map view and the image export
103 - Marking points for deletion according to their date
104 - Select the current segment
105 - Adding an altitude tolerance to the climb and descent calculations
106 - Sorting waypoints by name or by timestamp
110 The following features were added since version 15:
111 - Extend povray output using terrain and/or map image
112 - Extend java3d output using terrain and/or map image
114 - Splitting a track into segments based on distance or time
115 - Sewing track segments together
116 - Function to download and save SRTM tiles
120 The following features were added since version 14:
121 - Extend povray output using map image on base plane
122 - Export an image of the map and track at a selected zoom level
123 - Estimation of hiking times and learning of parameter values
124 - Allow altitude / speed profile to show any arbitrary field
125 - Accept files dragged and dropped onto the GpsPrune window
126 - Take account of timezone if present in track timestamps
127 - Allow timestamp exports in KML using gx extensions
129 - Improved wikipedia name lookup
130 - Allow loading of speeds and vertical speeds from text files
134 The following features were added since version 13:
135 - Dragging of existing points
136 - Creation of new points by dragging the halfway point between two points
137 - Nautical miles option including knots
138 - Full range details dialog
139 - Extension of interpolation function
140 - Selecting points within a rectangle to delete
144 The following features were added since version 12:
145 - Name change from Prune to GpsPrune
146 - Handling of description field for waypoints
147 - Opening of images from within kmz files, zip files and from http links
148 - Compression using Douglas-Peucker algorithm
149 - Option to save settings automatically on exit
150 - Dialog to show the local tile cache, report sizes and allow deletion
151 of tiles, either deleting whole tilesets or individual tiles older than
152 a specified number of days
153 - Checkbox on GPX export to specify UTF-8 rather than default system encoding
154 - Importing of files through GPSBabel
155 - List of recently used files in the menu
156 - Display of bearing at which a photo was taken (display only)
157 - Allow edit of custom map sources
158 - Russian translation
162 The following features were added since version 11:
163 - Options to load audio files, play them, connect to points and auto-correlate them
164 - Extend Gpx export to include links to photos and audio files
165 - Extend Gpx load to also load referenced photos, audio files
166 - Function to search for places in Wikipedia by name
167 - Function to search for places in Wikipedia near the current point
168 - Function to download OSM data using the XAPI and save to osm file
169 - New drawing mode to add points with one click each
170 - Hungarian translations thanks to György
171 - Korean translations thanks to HooAU
175 The following features were added since version 10:
176 - Option to select which of the named tracks to load out of a gpx file or gps
177 - Function to delete all values of a single field (eg all altitudes, all timestamps)
178 - Export of 3d view to svg file
179 - Function to upload current track to gpsies.com
180 - Option to hide sidebars (left panel, right panel and lower panel) to just show map
181 - Various bugfixes, especially with gpx export, track compression and scale bar
182 - Dutch and Czech translations thanks to generous volunteers
186 The following features were added since version 9:
187 - Function to lookup altitudes using SRTM data from the Space Shuttle
188 - Choice between altitude profile and speed profile in main view
189 - Caching of map tiles to disk for faster access
190 - Offline mode where maps are only retrieved from disk
191 - Storage of multiple custom map sources, not just one custom one
192 - Use of maps with multiple layers (like maps-for-free)
193 - Use of cloudmade maps
197 The following features were added since version 8:
198 - Ability to paste coordinates (eg from wikipedia or geocaching sites) to create new points
199 - Configurable colour settings
200 - Function to convert waypoint names into timestamps
201 - Function to reorganise and sort photos either by filename or time
202 - Ability to load gzipped xml files
203 - New "full range details" dialog including pace and average gradient
204 - Preservation of unrecognised gpx tags by copying source xml
205 - Improved photo handling and ability to rotate photos
206 - Japanese, Portuguese and Turkish languages thanks to generous user input
210 The following features were added since version 7:
211 - Loading of NMEA files (with suffix .nmea)
212 - Loading of nearby tracks from gpsies.com
213 - Function for finding waypoints by name
214 - Language-sensitive keyboard shortcuts
216 - Display of pace (time per km or time per mile)
217 - Ability to display and save configuration settings
218 - Configurable program paths and KMZ image sizes
219 - Chinese language thanks to generous user input
223 The following features were added since version 6:
224 - Loading of KMZ files and zipped GPX
225 - Improved compression functions with four configurable algorithms
226 - New function to call gpsbabel to send data directly to GPS receiver
227 - Charting functions (eg altitude or speed against distance) using gnuplot
228 - Map view can now use other OpenStreetMap images such as OpenCycleMap or any other tile server
229 - New function to create an average position from a track section
230 - Display of straight line distances between waypoints
234 The following features were added since version 5:
235 - Map view using OpenStreetMap images is now integrated in the main window, with control for map transparency
236 - Pov export has new option to use sphere sweeps for better appearance
237 - New function to check online for a newer version of Prune
238 - New function to take a section of track and cut/paste it to another position
239 - New function to add or subtract a time offset from point timestamps
240 - New function to call gpsbabel to load data directly from GPS receiver
241 - Additional file filter options on load and save
242 - Italian language thanks to generous user input
246 The following features were added since version 4:
247 - New map window in the View menu, showing points overlaid on OpenStreetMap images
248 - New function to launch a browser showing the area in either Google Maps or OpenStreetMap
249 - Handling of track segments, including loading, saving and exporting, and preservation during edits and undos
250 - New function to merge track segments for the current selection, to make one single segment
251 - Display of current and average speed on details panel
252 - Statusbar showing confirmation of actions
253 - Much improved French texts thanks to generous user input
257 The following features were added since version 3:
258 - Automatic correlation of photos with points based on timestamps
259 - Manual disconnection of photos from points
260 - Reading of photo thumbnails from exif data (speeds up photo loading)
261 - Export to GPX format
262 - KML and KMZ export now includes altitudes option for airborne tracks
263 - Track points in map can be connected by lines
264 - On loading a text file, fields are now guessed according to data or column headings
269 The following features were added since version 2:
270 - Loading of GPX and KML files
271 - Loading of jpeg photos with or without coordinate data
272 - Manual correlation of photos with points
273 - Saving of coordinates in exif data of jpegs
274 - Exporting to KMZ format including thumbnails of photos
275 - Four-panel layout with toolbar
280 The following features were added since version 1:
281 - Display of data in 3d view using Java3D library
282 - Export of 3d model to POV format for rendering by povray
283 - Point edit dialog, waypoint name edit dialog
287 Features of version 1
288 =====================
289 The following features were included in version 1:
290 - Loading of text files, display in overhead and profile views
291 - Display of track details such as distances, speeds
292 - Deletion of points and ranges, and variable compression
293 - Export to KML format
294 - English, German and Swiss German languages
297 Further information and updates
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300 To obtain the source code (if it wasn't included in your jar file), or for further information,
301 please visit the website: https://gpsprune.activityworkshop.net/
303 You will find there user guides, screenshots and demo videos illustrating the major features.
304 As GpsPrune is further developed, subsequent versions of the program will also be made freely
305 available at this website.
307 You can also provide feedback on GpsPrune, and find out more about contributing to the development,
308 especially with regard to language translations.