No timestamps in KML file?

[routeconverter]

Time and speed are recorded and shown very well in original *.itn format.
Time and speed are lost when saving the data via RC as *.kml.

Now, I understand the problem. You might call it a bug or a feature. The reason for this behaviour is, that RouteConverter stores a Track or Route in KML as a LineString where there is no possibility to store a timestamp:

<LineString>
<coordinates>10.07341,53.76129,24.1 10.07162,53.76708,23.0 10.07011,53.77909,35.2 10.0541,53.76915,22.4 10.04943,53.77269,21.7 10.039,53.79359,61.9 10.03064,53.79567,45.2 10.01436,53.80204,47.5 10.01281,53.80697,54.5 </coordinates>
</LineString>

If you're using Waypoint List, a Placemark is used and the timestamp is preserved:

Code:

<Placemark>
                <name>Wakendorf II; K79 Wilstedter Straße</name>
                <visibility>false</visibility>
                <TimeStamp>
                    <when>2011-06-04T07:09:11Z</when>
                </TimeStamp>
                <Point>
                    <coordinates>10.07162,53.76708,23.0</coordinates>
                </Point>
            </Placemark>

So the workaround to keep timestamps is: change the type of the position list to "Waypoint List" before saving as KML.

Does this help? Any ideas how to improve this?