4 GpsPrune is an application for viewing, editing and managing coordinate data from GPS systems,
5 including format conversion, charting and photo correlation.
6 Full details can be found at http://activityworkshop.net/software/gpsprune/
8 GpsPrune is copyright 2006-2014 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_16.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_16.jar --lang=DE
33 The following features were added since version 15:
34 - Extend povray output using terrain and/or map image
35 - Extend java3d output using terrain and/or map image
37 - Splitting a track into segments based on distance or time
38 - Sewing track segments together
39 - Function to download and save SRTM tiles
43 The following features were added since version 14:
44 - Extend povray output using map image on base plane
45 - Export an image of the map and track at a selected zoom level
46 - Estimation of hiking times and learining of parameter values
47 - Allow altitude / speed profile to show any arbitrary field
48 - Accept files dragged and dropped onto the GpsPrune window
49 - Take account of timezone if present in track timestamps
50 - Allow timestamp exports in KML using gx extensions
52 - Improved wikipedia name lookup
53 - Allow loading of speeds and vertical speeds from text files
57 The following features were added since version 13:
58 - Dragging of existing points
59 - Creation of new points by dragging the halfway point between two points
60 - Nautical miles option including knots
61 - Full range details dialog
62 - Extension of interpolation function
63 - Selecting points within a rectangle to delete
67 The following features were added since version 12:
68 - Name change from Prune to GpsPrune
69 - Handling of description field for waypoints
70 - Opening of images from within kmz files, zip files and from http links
71 - Compression using Douglas-Peucker algorithm
72 - Option to save settings automatically on exit
73 - Dialog to show the local tile cache, report sizes and allow deletion
74 of tiles, either deleting whole tilesets or individual tiles older than
75 a specified number of days
76 - Checkbox on GPX export to specify UTF-8 rather than default system encoding
77 - Importing of files through GPSBabel
78 - List of recently used files in the menu
79 - Display of bearing at which a photo was taken (display only)
80 - Allow edit of custom map sources
85 The following features were added since version 11:
86 - Options to load audio files, play them, connect to points and auto-correlate them
87 - Extend Gpx export to include links to photos and audio files
88 - Extend Gpx load to also load referenced photos, audio files
89 - Function to search for places in Wikipedia by name
90 - Function to search for places in Wikipedia near the current point
91 - Function to download OSM data using the XAPI and save to osm file
92 - New drawing mode to add points with one click each
93 - Hungarian translations thanks to György
94 - Korean translations thanks to HooAU
99 The following features were added since version 10:
100 - Option to select which of the named tracks to load out of a gpx file or gps
101 - Function to delete all values of a single field (eg all altitudes, all timestamps)
102 - Export of 3d view to svg file
103 - Function to upload current track to gpsies.com
104 - Option to hide sidebars (left panel, right panel and lower panel) to just show map
105 - Various bugfixes, especially with gpx export, track compression and scale bar
106 - Dutch and Czech translations thanks to generous volunteers
111 The following features were added since version 9:
112 - Function to lookup altitudes using SRTM data from the Space Shuttle
113 - Choice between altitude profile and speed profile in main view
114 - Caching of map tiles to disk for faster access
115 - Offline mode where maps are only retrieved from disk
116 - Storage of multiple custom map sources, not just one custom one
117 - Use of maps with multiple layers (like maps-for-free)
118 - Use of cloudmade maps
123 The following features were added since version 8:
124 - Ability to paste coordinates (eg from wikipedia or geocaching sites) to create new points
125 - Configurable colour settings
126 - Function to convert waypoint names into timestamps
127 - Function to reorganise and sort photos either by filename or time
128 - Ability to load gzipped xml files
129 - New "full range details" dialog including pace and average gradient
130 - Preservation of unrecognised gpx tags by copying source xml
131 - Improved photo handling and ability to rotate photos
132 - Japanese, Portuguese and Turkish languages thanks to generous user input
137 The following features were added since version 7:
138 - Loading of NMEA files (with suffix .nmea)
139 - Loading of nearby tracks from gpsies.com
140 - Function for finding waypoints by name
141 - Language-sensitive keyboard shortcuts
143 - Display of pace (time per km or time per mile)
144 - Ability to display and save configuration settings
145 - Configurable program paths and KMZ image sizes
146 - Chinese language thanks to generous user input
151 The following features were added since version 6:
152 - Loading of KMZ files and zipped GPX
153 - Improved compression functions with four configurable algorithms
154 - New function to call gpsbabel to send data directly to GPS receiver
155 - Charting functions (eg altitude or speed against distance) using gnuplot
156 - Map view can now use other OpenStreetMap images such as OpenCycleMap or any other tile server
157 - New function to create an average position from a track section
158 - Display of straight line distances between waypoints
163 The following features were added since version 5:
164 - Map view using OpenStreetMap images is now integrated in the main window, with control for map transparency
165 - Pov export has new option to use sphere sweeps for better appearance
166 - New function to check online for a newer version of Prune
167 - New function to take a section of track and cut/paste it to another position
168 - New function to add or subtract a time offset from point timestamps
169 - New function to call gpsbabel to load data directly from GPS receiver
170 - Additional file filter options on load and save
171 - Italian language thanks to generous user input
176 The following features were added since version 4.1:
177 - New map window in the View menu, showing points overlaid on OpenStreetMap images
178 - New function to launch a browser showing the area in either Google Maps or OpenStreetMap
179 - Handling of track segments, including loading, saving and exporting, and preservation during edits and undos
180 - New function to merge track segments for the current selection, to make one single segment
181 - Display of current and average speed on details panel
182 - Statusbar showing confirmation of actions
183 - Much improved French texts thanks to generous user input
188 The following features were added since version 3:
189 - Automatic correlation of photos with points based on timestamps
190 - Manual disconnection of photos from points
191 - Reading of photo thumbnails from exif data (speeds up photo loading)
192 - Export to GPX format
193 - KML and KMZ export now includes altitudes option for airborne tracks
194 - Track points in map can be connected by lines
195 - On loading a text file, fields are now guessed according to data or column headings
201 The following features were added since version 2:
202 - Loading of GPX and KML files
203 - Loading of jpeg photos with or without coordinate data
204 - Manual correlation of photos with points
205 - Saving of coordinates in exif data of jpegs
206 - Exporting to KMZ format including thumbnails of photos
207 - Four-panel layout with toolbar
213 The following features were added since version 1:
214 - Display of data in 3d view using Java3D library
215 - Export of 3d model to POV format for rendering by povray
216 - Point edit dialog, waypoint name edit dialog
220 Features of version 1
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223 The following features were included in version 1:
224 - Loading of text files, display in overhead and profile views
225 - Display of track details such as distances, speeds
226 - Deletion of points and ranges, and variable compression
227 - Export to KML format
228 - English, German and Swiss German languages
231 Further information and updates
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234 To obtain the source code (if it wasn't included in your jar file), or for further information,
235 please visit the website: http://activityworkshop.net/
237 You will find there user guides, screenshots and demo videos illustrating the major features.
238 As GpsPrune is further developed, subsequent versions of the program will also be made freely
239 available at this website.
241 You can also provide feedback on GpsPrune, and find out more about contributing to the development,
242 especially with regard to language translations.