GPX – Import & Export

GPX Import GPX Export

Here's how to import rides into calimoto!

GPX, short for GPS Exchange Format, is the go-to language for many navigation systems and devices. It is an open file format for storing geo-data for rides. calimoto recognizes and processes uploaded GPX files to optimally display the rides with the appropriate file types.

GPX Import

You can import GPX files via the Android app, the iOS app, and our website.

Android:

  1. Open the "Rides" view
  2. Tap on "Planned"
  3. Tap on the 3-dot menu in the top right corner
  4. Select "Import GPX"
  5. Choose the downloaded file to open the tour on the calimoto map

iOS:

  1. Download the GPX file you would like to work with and open it
  2. Select calimoto as the app to open the file
  3. The file will open as a ride on the map

Website:

  1. Open the Trip Planner on the website (don't forget to log in 😉)
  2. Click the GPX Import button (it's the one with the upward arrow next to the settings)
  3. Choose whether you want to import the ride as planned or completed
  4. Use drag & drop to move the file(s) into the upload space, or opt for a traditional upload. You can upload up to 50 files with a total size of 1 GB
  5. Confirm by clicking "Import now"
  6. Tada! After the upload, you can view your imported files under My Rides

Please note:

calimoto does its best to make your ride smooth, but GPX is an open file format, and we unfortunately cannot rule out the possibility of deviations from the original ride during import. You can find more information in our blog.

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  • It’s vague and unhelpful.  There are GPX standards and versions of those. Say which you support. 

    GPX can be route, track or both. What do you support?

    My experience is that when trying to import a v1.1 route, track and POI GPX is that  calimoto will say that it could not import the GPX. Then it will display it on the map.

    But if I then try to navigate, it calculates a route. So presumably it’s ignoring the track and using the POIs only. This is not clear at all.

    The end result is that it LOOKS like Calimoto has imported the track and looking at the route on the map may look good.  But the actual route it then navigates could be very different as it will also keep recalculating for “twisties” thereby erasing any benefit of a preplanned route.

    Of course your raison d’être then steps in and tries to find “twisty” alternatives to a route I’ve already carefully planned - and buggers it all up.

     

     

     

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  • Agreed. I just subscribed after hearing good things and tried to import a previously recorded GPX, but because it contained "off-road" sections Calimoto recalculates it and it becomes completely unusable. I couldn't find any options to adjust the behaviour and I ended up here. Disappointed. Should've done my homework first.

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  • @Stuart & @Paul

    Sorry to read about your frustration and disappointment!

    In the past, we exported Planned Rides as if they had already been completed, which is why the so-called waypoints were included in the exported files. Some riders found this helpful, but others ran into problems. We've since adjusted this, which is why some users are noticing a difference now.

    If you haven't actually ridden and completed a route yet, there's a workaround on our website (https://calimoto.com/de/motorrad-routenplaner) on how you can still export the file with waypoints:

    1. Export the Planned Ride as a GPX file.
    2. Re-import this GPX file as "Completed."
    3. Export the imported, "completed" ride again.

    We're continuously working to fine-tune our importing and exporting possibilities, and feedback like yours is always welcome and helpful!

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  • So, you have a year to consider the feedback and then carefully craft a reply which has NOTHING to do with my comment or the other comment. Our issue was with simply trying to plan a route (possibly not on Calimoto) and import it. All you talk about is exporting. Couldn't make it up. Fortunately I ditched Calimoto after I tried to get a slightly more interesting route to where I was staying 10 miles away and it put me on an 87 mile detour. Thanks but no thanks.

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  • Hey @Stuart First off, you’re right – we’ve been a bit slow on keeping up with the comments here, so thanks for calling us out! We’re working on it now and making sure things stay more up-to-date (better late than never, right?). Apologies for not quite hitting the mark with the previous response – we missed the point on that one.

    If anything else comes up, the “Submit a Request” button at the top is the fast track to our support team, who can help with more specific questions.

    Take care and thanks for your patience!

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