How to extract Mobile Garmin XT Track files (garmin_xt) using GPSBabel.
This format can...
read tracks
This format has the following options: ftype, trk_header .
Garmin Mobile XT track (GARMIN_STRK.NVM and GARMIN_ATRK.NVM) files
This format is capable to read saved tracks (GARMIN_STRK.NVM) and active track (GARMIN_ATRK.NVM) files used by Garmin Mobile XT software available for some Windows Mobile, Palm OS, Blackberry and Symbian devices (
http://www8.garmin.com/mobile/mobilext/ ). It has been tested with files generated by Garmin Mobile XT v5.00.20wp on MS Windows Mobile v5.0. This format source code is derived from GMXT2GPX application source code. The original code to read this format has been written in Free Pascal and available at:
http://www.geocaching.hu/users.geo?id=9508 ;
http://sites.google.com/site/jekaeff/eng-1 as GMXT2GPX application (as per website granted OpenSource/Libre license).
Usage examples:
* Export active track from active track file: gpsbabel -i garmin_xt,ftype=ATRK -f <PATH_TO_INPUT_FILE>/GARMIN_ATRK.NVM -o gpx -F <PATH_TO_OUTPUT_FILE>/garmin_xt_atrk.gpx * Export all saved tracks from saved tracks file: gpsbabel -i garmin_xt,ftype=STRK -f <PATH_TO_INPUT_FILE>/GARMIN_STRK.NVM -o gpx -F <PATH_TO_OUTPUT_FILE>/garmin_xt_strk.gpx
Both files are kept in main application directory. Other files created by "Garmin Mobile XT":
GARMIN.NVM - General Garmin preferences including current location
GARMIN_ARTE.NVM - Active routes
GARMIN_ATRK.NVM - Active tracks
GARMIN_SRTE.NVM - Saved routes
GARMIN_STRK.NVM - Saved tracks
GARMIN_WPT.NVM - Favorites/Waypoints
GARMIN_TRIP.NVM - Trip computer data
more details:
http://www.gpsbabel.org/htmldoc-1.4.0/f ... in_xt.html