What is a .GPX file?
GPX is the standard GPS exchange format, storing tracks, routes and waypoints as XML. Read by Strava, Garmin and mapping apps.
- Did you know
- GPX was released in 2002 as a universal, open way to share GPS data between devices and apps.
- GPX was created by Dan Foster of the company TopoGrafix as an open, vendor-neutral way to move GPS data between devices and software.
- A GPX file distinguishes three kinds of data: tracks of where you actually went, routes you plan to follow, and standalone waypoints.
- The widely used GPX 1.1 schema tightened validation and element ordering over the original 1.0, while staying backward compatible with older files.
- A .GPX file is plain text, so you can open and edit it in any text editor.
- What Analyser shows you
- Parse GPX tracks, KML placemarks, and GeoJSON features - counts, distance, elevation, time span, and bounds - plotted on an OpenStreetMap map.
- Open a .GPX file
- Drag a .GPX file onto the Analyser home page (or tap to pick one). It opens entirely in your browser - nothing is uploaded, there is no account, and it works offline once installed.
- Related formats
- .KML · .GeoJSON. See all supported file types.