No timestamps in KML file?

[routeconverter]

Of course KML files support timestamps!

Hi Terry,

I've just uploaded a new prerelease version of RouteConverter that uses the KML 2.2 track extensions for the format labeled "Google Earth 5" during saving. Thus timestamps are preserved and Google Earth offers a special display for tracks. Please test and report problems.

[Jens]

Of course KML files support timestamps!

Hi Terry,

I've just uploaded a new prerelease version of RouteConverter that uses the KML 2.2 track extensions for the format labeled "Google Earth 5" during saving. Thus timestamps are preserved and Google Earth offers a special display for tracks. Please test and report problems.

Hi,

is there a plan to support those timestamps also when reading KML with the extensions? Currently, when reading output from Google Latitude, timestamps are not imported.

(Sorry if this topic was already discussed elsewhere; I looked for it but didn't find it.)

Jens

[routeconverter]

is there a plan to support those timestamps also when reading KML with the extensions? Currently, when reading output from Google Latitude, timestamps are not imported.

Hi Jens,

if there are timestamps in the KML, they should be read. Please send me a sample of Google Latitudes output and I'll check what the problem is.

[Jens]

if there are timestamps in the KML, they should be read. Please send me a sample of Google Latitudes output and I'll check what the problem is.

Hi,

I've sent a sample file as a private message.

Jens

[routeconverter]

if there are timestamps in the KML, they should be read. Please send me a sample of Google Latitudes output and I'll check what the problem is.

I've sent a sample file as a private message.

Hi Jens,

thank you very much. I found the reason: ISO8601 dates with negative time zone offsets were not supported.

Please try the latest prerelease, it showed the timestamp of the sample file you've sent me.

[Jens]

Hi Christian,

yes, that works great. Thank you!

Jens

[Jens]

Hi Christian,

I noticed a new issue: When I imported the Google Latitude KML file, timestamps were displayed correctly. But when I saved the files as GPX, timestamps were rolled back by eight hours. Can you reproduce that, too?

Jens

[routeconverter]

I noticed a new issue: When I imported the Google Latitude KML file, timestamps were displayed correctly.

The 2.5 version recalculates times to the local time zone of the machine - this may be changed with Extras/Options/Display in timezone.

But when I saved the files as GPX, timestamps were rolled back by eight hours. Can you reproduce that, too?

Yes, sounds reasonable to me since the timestamp in the KML file has a -08:00 timezone information attached to it:

<when>2011-11-18T00:21:18.448-08:00</when>

And for GPX it's defined that timestamps have to be in GMT.

[hiviking]

Hi Terry,

I've just uploaded a new prerelease version of RouteConverter that uses the KML 2.2 track extensions for the format labeled "Google Earth 5" during saving. Thus timestamps are preserved and Google Earth offers a special display for tracks. Please test and report problems.

I have just tried the prerelease to convert a KML file with "when" tags and I do get the timestamps in the GPX file. I get two copies of the track, one called "Track" and another called "Path (Track)". This is due to the fact that Google Earth saves the track as points with time information and as a track with coordinates and elevation only. It is only the latter that can be edited in GE. When I remove the "Track" from RouteConverter and save the "Path (Track)" as a GPX file I get time stamps on all the points except the ones that I moved in GE.

Is it possible to keep the timestamps for the moved points like you do when moving points in RouteConverter? I much prefer to edit my tracks in GE where I can look at it in 3D and see the elevation at the mouse position.

[routeconverter]

Is it possible to keep the timestamps for the moved points like you do when moving points in RouteConverter? I much prefer to edit my tracks in GE where I can look at it in 3D and see the elevation at the mouse position.

Sorry, I don't know GE that good. RouteConverter offers a hidden option to clean timestamp and elevation on moves, but GE?