KML error, filename bug, and some feedback about 1.34

[whiskers]

That is weird: the file you've sent me contains a Track encoded like this

Code:

            <gx:Track>
                <when>2009-07-25T17:45:25Z</when>
                <when>2009-07-25T17:50:49Z</when>
                <gx:coord>-72.93847 42.721797 335.0000000000001</gx:coord>
                <gx:coord>-72.938855 42.72168 327</gx:coord>
            </gx:Track>

But this not defined in Google's XML Schema Extension http://code.google.com/apis/kml/schema/kml22gx.xsd

Did you produce that file with Google Earth?

Yes, from an imported GPX file. Then I just went to export the track into KML and Google Earth gave me that file. I'm not sure if they changed anything... I will try some other random GPX files at some point.

I have a lot of users from Germany - do you have an idea how to increase the visibility in other parts of the world?

My problems started by attempting to import a GPX file into IGO8 so that I could follow a hike and not get lost. Unfortunately, IGO8 only recognized the TRK format and after a bit of searching and not finding anything about the format, I found your RouteConverter and was amazed at how many features it had, given how niche GPS stuff like this is.
With that said, most people are not as geeky as I am and will not be interested in logging their hikes and gathering statistics about them, although the marketing in regards of "track your running/training progress" is increasing. For importing tracks into a GPS there's no other way than converting using your program.

Everytrail is starting to become more popular and in several of the cases I had much trouble getting it to accept my tracks without using your reduction features - there would be just too many points. Also, RouteConverter is great for getting elevation - I have not found any other easy way to complement elevation. Perhaps, try to get into the Everytrail community.

Photo geotagging has not taken off very well, but I imagine that it will get a bit more popular with more built-in GPSs in cameras. I've been using Microsoft Pro Photo Tools to align the photos from my camera to my tracks and let me say, that program is nowhere near "pro". This requires lots of work, but maybe adding the ability to sync/geotag pictures would draw users to the program.

But how does all this relate to other parts of the world and how to expose the program to potential users? Perhaps, start a blog in which you document features or show how to perform certain tasks in tutorials so that if users search for things like "convert gps path", they may be lead to the blog post about using GPS converter to do that.