GPX Versions 1.1 vs 1.2 for Garmin Visually Explained

[Simon James Hancock]

I thought so, I just wanted to make sure.
Again I want to thank everyone who has helped.

[Steve Jarrell]

@Simon-James-Hancock You're very welcome. Everyone has been extremely helpful in this thread and I'm grateful as well!

[Simon James Hancock]

Just to summarize what I have learned.
Make a route in MRA with Here map using shape points.
Making sure to have the first point when leaving a bit further down the road to make sure that the route starts.
Widen the and colour the track with the garmin settings.
Save as 1.2
Question: When using shaping points and I place one next to a petrol station and name it Petrol and add a symbol of a petrol station, will it appear and can I select it when navigating or do I have to make a via point?

[Carl Lee]

@simon-james-hancock I think with your petrol station, the symbol you have added on MRA will only appear there and not on your Zumo. If you want a symbol on the Zumo, you can add a POI on MRA and that will appear - but it will only show as a flag and with the name you have given it (default is POI) so further editing is required on the Zumo if you want to see a petrol pump. If you want a mileage and/or time countdown to the petrol station, change the shaping point to a via point which you can name and that will be retained on the Zumo (also as a flag).

Just to recap, shaping points will not show on your Zumo using GPX1.2 but via points will.

I'm happy to be corrected and to learn if there is a different way.

[Simon James Hancock]

Has anyone tried the trip repair tool by FrankB
Here is the link
https://www.javawa.nl/triprepair.html

[Steve Jarrell]

@Simon-James-Hancock You would have to make it a via point. Shaping points simply shape the route. There are no shaping points in the route section of a 1.2 .gpx file. There are just gpx lat/lon coordinates.

[Simon James Hancock]

As I understand it if I make it a via point I will have to stop there otherwise will be rerouted back.
I just want to add the location of petrol stations for referance when I might need them along the route.

[Stevedo 6 0]

@Simon-James-Hancock

Trip Manager by FrankB is brilliant. Too much to go into detail here. Best bet is to go to https://zumouserforums.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=3150 which has a full discussion on the features, functions, links, documentation etc. for Trip Manager.

[John S Parry]

@Simon-James-Hancock said:

Just to summarize what I have learned.
Make a route in MRA with Here map using shape points.
Making sure to have the first point when leaving a bit further down the road to make sure that the route starts.
Widen the and colour the track with the garmin settings.
Save as 1.2
Question: When using shaping points and I place one next to a petrol station and name it Petrol and add a symbol of a petrol station, will it appear and can I select it when navigating or do I have to make a via point?

There is no specific need for using HERE as the base map when creating a GPX. It doesn't matter at all for 1.2, and if you have enough shaping points, it shouldn't make a difference using 1.1.

HERE can be troublesome unless you actually need it for the NN app, where it's required. I've been using OSM exclusively for some time now, and it's a solid choice.

[Marinus van Deudekom]

@John-S-Parry said:

There is no specific need for using HERE as the base map when creating a GPX. It doesn't matter at all for 1.2, and if you have enough shaping points, it shouldn't make a difference using 1.1.

That's not true. If you want to use the 1.2 file Here map is mandatory.
Since there is quite a difference between Here and TomTom you will certainly have a bad route using OSM of TomTom for you planning.
On top of that all Garmin systems are Here based